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MD30C
30A DC Motor Driver

User's Manual
V1.4
December 2017

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Index

1. Introduction 3

2. Packing List 4

3. Product Specification and Limitations 5

4. Board Layout 6

5. Dimension 8

6. Hardware Installation 9

7. Warranty 16

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 1.0 INTRODUCTION

MD30C is the successor of MD30B which is designed to drive medium to high power DC
Brushed motor with current capacity up to 80A peak and 30A continuously. Fully NMOS
design not only provides faster switching time, it is also more efficient and no heatsink or fan
is required.

Besides, MD30C also incorporates some user friendly features such as reverse polarity
protection and onboard PWM generator which allows it to operate without a host controller.
The motor can simply be controlled with the onboard switches and speed potentiometer.
External switches and potentiometer can also be used.

Features:
● Bi-directional control for 1 brushed DC motor.
● Motor Voltage: 5V - ​25V​ 30V.
● Maximum Current: 80A peak (1 second), 30A continuously.
● Reverse polarity protection.
● 3.3V and 5V logic level input.
● Fully NMOS H-Bridge for better efficiency and no heatsink is required.
● Speed control PWM frequency up to 20KHz (Actual output frequency is same as
input frequency when external PWM is selected).
● Onboard PWM generator with switches and potentiometer for standalone operation.
● Support both locked-antiphase and sign-magnitude for external PWM operation.

MD30C is Revision 2.0 since January 2016.

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 2.0 PACKING LIST

Please check the parts and components according to the packing lists. If there are any parts
missing, please contact us at ​[email protected]​ immediately.

1. 1 x ​MD30C​ 30A DC Motor Driver

2. 2 x ​Mini Jumper
3. 1 x ​2510 PCB Connector​ - 3 Ways (Female)
4. 3 x ​2510 Terminal Pin

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 3.0 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION AND LIMITATIONS

Absolute Maximum Rating

Parameter Min Typical Max Unit

Power Input Voltage (Motor supply voltage) 5 - 30 V

I​MAX ​(Maximum Continuous Motor Current) - - 30 A

I​PEAK ​(Peak Motor Current)* - - 80 A

I​IDLE ​(Idle Current) - - 100 mA

V​IOH​ (Logic Input-High Level) 3 - 5.5 V

V​IOL​ (Logic Input - Low Level) 0 - 0.5 V

Maximum PWM Frequency** - - 20 KHz

*Must not exceed 1 second.
**Actual output frequency is same as input frequency when external PWM is selected.

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 4.0 BOARD LAYOUT

1. Power Terminal Block

Connect to power source. For high current application, please solder the wire directly to
the pad at bottom layer.

2. Input
Pin No. Pin Name Description
1 GND Ground
2 PWM *​PWM input for speed control.
3 DIR Direction Input.
*​Note this is not RC (Radio Control) PWM

3. PWM Source Selector

Select the source of the speed control PWM.
PWM Source JP4 JP6
Internal Potentiometer INT POT INT PWM
External Potentiometer EXT POT INT PWM
External PWM Signal X (Don’t Care) EXT PWM

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4. ​Internal PWM Potentiometer

Used to control the motor speed when PWM source is internal potentiometer.

5. External PWM Potentiometer Port

Connect to the external potentiometer ​(10K Ohm)​. Used to control the motor speed when
PWM source is external potentiometer.

6. Test Button A
When this button is pressed, current flows from output A to B and motor will turn CW (or
CCW depending on the connection). External switch can also be connected for the ease of
access.

7. Test Button B
When this button is pressed, current flows from output B to A and motor will turn CCW
(or CW depending on the connection). External switch can also be connected for the ease
of access.

8. Motor Terminal Block

Connect to motor. For high current application, please solder the wire directly to the pad
at bottom layer.

9. Red LED A.
Turns ON when the output B is low and output A is high. Indicates the current flows from
output A to B.

10. Red LED B

Turns ON when the output A is low and output B is high. Indicates the current flows from
output B to A.

11. Green Power LED

Turn on when the MD30C is powered up.

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 5.0 DIMENSION

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 6.0 HARDWARE INSTALLATION AND GETTING STARTED

6.1 Power and Motor Connection

We recommend to use battery as power source to MD30C. The battery and motor can be
connected to the ​MD30C either via the screw terminal block, or it can be soldered directly to
the pad at the bottom layer of the PCB. Make sure the battery and motor are connected to the
correct port. Connecting battery to the motor port will burn the MOSFETs on MD30C and
this is not covered under warranty.

NOTE:
For application where the current is > 20A, it’s recommended to solder the wire directly to
the pad at bottom layer.

Battery is connected to MD30C via terminal block

NOTE:
If Switching Power Supply is being used as power source for MD30C, we recommend
parallel it with same voltage battery. This is to absorb the re-gen power from motor. DC
brushed motor will become generator when it is slow down and rotate by external force.

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Motor is connected to MD30C via terminal block

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Battery is soldered directly to MD30C

Motor is soldered directly to MD30C

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6.2 Standalone Operation

The ​MD30C can operate in standalone mode. In this mode, the motor is controlled by the
onboard switches and speed potentiometer. Alternatively, external switches and
potentiometer can be used to control the motor. This allow the switches and potentiometer to
be mounted at easy to reach place.

Onboard Switches and Potentiometer

Set the jumpers as below:

JP4 :​ INT POT
JP6 :​ INT PWM

After that, connect the battery and motor to the MD30C. Pressing switch A will run the motor
in CW direction and pressing switch B will run the motor in CCW direction (The actual
direction is depending on the motor polarity). The speed of the motor can be controlled by the
onboard speed potentiometer.

Don’t worry if the motor does not run when the switch is pressed. This might be due to the
speed is too low for the motor to run. Try turning the on board potentiometer CW (clock
wise) for a few round while pressing down one of the switch to increase the motor speed.

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External Switches and Potentiometer

Set the jumpers as below:

JP4 :​ EXT POT
JP6 :​ INT PWM

Connect the external switches and potentiometer as below. Please note that the onboard
potentiometer will have no effect when JP4 is changed to EXT POT. The recommended
resistance for external potentiometer is ​10K Ohm​.

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External potentiometer is connected on JP5. Please use potentiometer or Variable Resistor

with value of ​10K Ohm​. It can be direct solder, just make sure the pads are clean from flux
or any solder ball.

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External switch is connected to JP7 and JP8

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6.3 Interface with Microcontroller

To control the motor with a microcontroller, set the jumpers as below:

JP4 :​ Don’t Care
JP6 :​ EXT PWM

Truth table for the control logic:

PWM DIR Output A Output B Motor State
Low X (Don’t Care) Low Low Brake
High Low High Low CW
High High Low High CCW
** Please do note that to set either DIR or PWM pin at LOW condition first when power is
on.

Picture below shows an example of connecting the ​MD30C​ to the ​SK40C​.

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 7.0 WARRANTY

● Product warranty is valid for 6 months.

● Warranty only applies to manufacturing defect.
● Damaged caused by misuse is not covered under warranty
● Warranty does not cover freight cost for both ways.

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Penang, Malaysia.
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