A drive system (300) includes a plurality of power cells (312) supplying power to one or more output phases (A, B, C), each power cell (312) having multiple switching devices (315a-d) incorporating semiconductor switches, and a control system (400) in communication with the plurality of power cells (312) and controlling operation of the plurality of power cells (312), wherein the control system (400) includes a system on chip (410) with one or more central processing units (412, 414) and a field programmable gate array (416) in communication with the one or more central processing units (412, 414).