Home Appliances

The appliances of today bear little resemblance to their counterparts from even a few decades ago. Electronics have found their way into every function of modern appliances to power the host of new features consumers expect. Microcontrollers and sensors from Freescale keep up with the demands for constant improvements in reliability, cost and energy efficiency.

A Smart Kitchen survey carried out by MORI found that more than half of the consumers surveyed would rather see technology make their home lives simpler than provide more information at work. Freescale is helping simplify consumers' lives with home appliances: electric and gas cooking, dishwashers, refrigerators and freezers, washers and dryers and vacuum cleaners.

	Dishwashers Dishwashers utilize electronics to deliver reliable and energy-efficient automatic operation for consumers. Key functions of dishwashers are user interface, system control and motor control. Freescale provides solutions that address advanced ...
	Cooking Products Cooking products utilize electronics to deliver reliable and energy-efficient automatic operation for consumers. Key functions of cooking products are user interface, system control and motor control. Freescale provides solutions that ...
	Refrigerators Refrigerators can consume up to 50% of a home's energy budget and are therefore a target for improved efficiency among consumers. Freescale provides solutions that address this with advanced motor ...
	Washing Machines Washing machines utilize electronics for reliable and energy-efficient automatic operation. Freescale provides solutions to address advanced motor control for increased power efficiency and quieter operation as well as improved accuracy ...
	Dryers Clothes dryers utilize electronics to deliver reliable and energy-efficient automatic operation. Key functions of dryers include user interface, system control and motor control. Freescale provides solutions that address advanced motor ...
	Room Air Conditioning System Modern air conditioning systems use an increased amount of semiconductors to support an array of advanced functionality, ranging from energy efficient motors to interactive user interface and remote control. Freescale ...

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ID and Description Vendor ID Format Size K Rev # Order Availability Wireless Sensing Triple Axis Reference Design (ZSTAR)   The ZSTAR demo board was designed to demonstrate the latest innovations from Freescale's unique product offerings in sensors, wireless connectivity and embedded flash microcontrollers.   FREESCALE   -   -   -   434 MHz Wireless Triple Axis Accelerometer Reference Design (ESTAR)   The ESTAR demo board was designed to demonstrate Freescale's latest innovations in sensors, wireless connectivity and embedded flash microcontrollers.   FREESCALE   -   -   -   - BLDC Sensorless Reference Design using MC56F8006   This reference design DRM108 is a 3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor sensorless drive for fans, pumps and compressors. It is based on the Freescale's MC56F8006 Digital Signal Controller, dedicated motor control devices.   FREESCALE   -   -   -   - Sensorless PM Motor Drive for H-axis Washer Using MC56F80xx   Sensorless PM motor drive for H-axis washer reference design. This technique particularly targets horizontal axis (H-axis) washing machine with belt drive in fractional horsepower range.   FREESCALE   -   -   -   - Passive Infra Red (PIR) for Security Peripherals and Other Remote Networks     FREESCALE   -   -   -   - Low-Cost Accelerometer Reference Design     FREESCALE   -   -   -   - Central Heating Controller Reference Design     FREESCALE   -   -   -   - Konnex PL132 Over Power Line Based On Freescale's M68HC08 Family     FREESCALE   -   -   -   - Wireless HC08 Modem     FREESCALE   -   -   -   - 3-Phase AC Induction Motor Control with PFC     FREESCALE   -   -   -   - Direct PFC using the MC56F8013   Design of an average current mode control of Power Factor Correction (PFC) on Freescale’s MC56F8013 digital signal controller (DCS). Easy implementation of PFC into a 3ph AC induction vector control drive with single shunt current sensing.   FREESCALE   -   -   -   - 3-Phase AC Induction Vector Control Drive with Single Shunt Current Sensing   The reference design deals with the design of a vector control algorithm for a three-phase AC induction motor implemented on Freescale Semiconductor digital signal controllers MC56F8013/MC56F8023.   FREESCALE   -   -   -   - PMSM Vector Control with Single-Shunt Current-Sensing Using MC56F8013/23   The application creates a vector control PMSM drive with optional speed closed-loop, using a quadrature encoder. It serves as an example of a PMSM vector control system design based on Freescale Digital Signal Controller (DSC) MC56F80XX.   FREESCALE   -   -   -   - Sensorless PMSM Vector Control with a Sliding Mode Observer for Compressors Using MC56F8013   This is design of a 3-phase sensorless PMSM vector control drive with a sliding mode observer (SMO). The design is targeted mainly for compressor control and other consumer and industrial applications. This cost-effective solution benefits from...   FREESCALE   -   -   -   - Sensorless High Speed SR Motor Drive for Vacuum Cleaners using an MC56F8013   The Sensorless High Speed SR Motor Control Reference design deals with a 2-phase Switch Reluctance (SR) motor sensorless drive for vacuum cleaner and other air movement applications. It is based on the Freescale's low-cost MC56F8013 digital signal...   FREESCALE   -   -   -   - Single Phase Digital Power Meter Reference Design     FREESCALE   -   -   -   - Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) for Lighting Networks Reference Design     FREESCALE   -   -   -   - 3-Phase Sensorless BLDC Motor Control Using MC9S08MP16     FREESCALE   -   -   -   - Touch Panel System Using the MC33794 E-field Sensor   Touch Panel System using the MC33794 E-field Sensor is a development platform for the MC33794 E-field sensor and MC68HC908QB8 low cost 8-bit microcontroller. Touch Panel System also supports MC33993, Multiple Switch Detection Interface   FREESCALE   -   -   -   - RDMCF51CN128: Serial to Ethernet Bridge   MCF51CN128 Ethernet - Serial bridge reference design enables costumers to add Ethernet (ETH) capabilities to their products easily. It implements a low cost web server and TCP/IP socket to Serial communication in the smallest hardware possible. It...   FREESCALE   -   -   -   - MCF51EM polyphase meter reference design   The poly-phase reference design is a cost-optimized implementation of a 1-phase or 3-phase 110V and 230V smart electricity meter. The reference design contains all of the necessary hardware and software to make the development of production smart...   FREESCALE   -   -   -   -

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