Quadrature Decoder Design Using Microcontroller On-Chip Configurable Logic

Abstract

The US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Army Research Laboratory has developed a highly maneuverable airframe for long-range precision munitions research. This new design requires four quadrature encoders, more than the number available on the real-time microcontroller CCDC Army Research Laboratory employs for actuator control. Texas Instruments configurable logic block was used to provide a low-cost, elegant solution using on-chip configurable logic to construct an additional decoder. In addition, since microcontroller on-chip configurable logic is relatively new and outside the scope of typical microcontroller-programming expertise, this note serves as a valuable example for future designs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1105708

Entities

People

  • Mark Ilg
  • Michael Don

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Airframes
  • Central Processing Units
  • Circuits
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Diagrams
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Language
  • Microcontrollers
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Precision
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Simulations
  • Square Waves
  • Weapons

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  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.