Simulation and experimental development of a driving system and control for an axial flux permanent magnet machine has been developed. The complete system, including the machine design and construction, has been accomplished due to the collaboration among different universities in Brazil and Sweden. Final experimental setup is aimed for testing a passive levitation system, which can be used as small flywheel energy storage. Simulations have been implemented using Simulink. The design and construction of different components of the driving system are presented, in a way so they can be reproduced. Control strategy has been implemented using Labview and Compact-Rio. Results show the functionality of the complete system at a nominal speed of 2800 rpm.