PWM Protocolos compatibles

Robótica e industria

Pulse Width Modulation

¿Qué es PWM?

PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) is a digital signaling technique where information is encoded in the duty cycle (ratio of high time to total period) of a rectangular waveform. PWM is universally used in embedded systems for motor speed control, LED brightness dimming, servo positioning, power converter regulation, and DAC emulation. While PWM is not a communication protocol in the traditional sense, analyzing PWM signals is essential for verifying correct duty cycle, frequency, dead time in H-bridge configurations, and timing accuracy. Engineers debugging motor controllers, LED drivers, switching power supplies, and servo systems routinely need to measure PWM parameters and verify that the actual output matches the intended control signal.

PWM Referencia rápida

type Digital pulse
signals Single-wire
features Motor control, LED dimming, servo

Instrumentos Acute compatibles con PWM

Soluciones recomendadas

Recomendado para decodificación

TB3016F

TB3016F

Con canales analógicos

MSO2116E

MSO2116E

Todos los productos compatibles

Decodificación de protocolo
Disparo por hardware
Emulador de protocolo

Serie LA4000

Serie TravelBus

Serie TravelLogic

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¿Cómo analizar PWM con instrumentos Acute

1

Conecte su analizador lógico Acute a la señal de salida PWM en la placa objetivo.

2

Conecte un cable de tierra a la referencia de tierra de la placa objetivo.

3

En el software Acute, seleccione el PWM analysis mode y asigne la señal al canal de entrada correspondiente.

4

Configure los parametros esperados de frequency range and measurement parameters (duty cycle, frequency, period).

5

Capture and view PWM timing measurements including duty cycle percentage, frequency, high time, low time, and any deviations from the expected values.

Preguntas frecuentes

Que tasa de muestreo necesito para el análisis PWM ?
The required sample rate depends on the PWM frequency and the measurement resolution you need. For a 25 kHz PWM signal (common for motor control), sampling at 2.5 MHz gives 1% duty cycle resolution, and 25 MHz gives 0.1% resolution. For servo PWM at 50 Hz, 500 kHz is sufficient for microsecond-level timing. Higher sample rates provide finer duty cycle measurement granularity.
Por que mi medición de ciclo de trabajo PWM no coincide con lo que programe?
Discrepancies between programmed and measured PWM duty cycle can result from timer prescaler rounding errors in the microcontroller, output driver propagation delays, or loading effects on the PWM output. Use the logic analyzer to measure the actual high and low times precisely. Compare the measured period to the expected period to identify any frequency error, then check whether the duty cycle error is consistent (systematic) or varies (jitter-related).
Cuantos canales necesito para el análisis de PWM ?
A single PWM signal requires 1 channel. For H-bridge motor control with complementary PWM and dead time, you need 2 channels (high-side and low-side). For 3-phase motor control (BLDC/PMSM), 6 channels cover all three phase pairs. Adding a channel for a direction or enable signal is often useful for correlating PWM with motor control commands.

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