New Four-Channel Master IC and Sensor Signal Conditioner for IO-Link and Industrial Automation Applications

Renesas Electronics has introduced two new semiconductor solutions designed for the expanding IO-Link market: the CCE4511 four-channel IO-Link master IC, and the ZSSC3286 dual-channel resistive sensor signal conditioner IC. The CCE4511 Four-Channel Master IC and ZSSC3286 Signal Conditioner are industrial sensors with an IO-Link interface, enabling smart, digital sensors for energy-efficient solutions. These ICs are designed to enhance the functionality and efficiency of IO link sensors, providing smart, digital, and energy-efficient solutions for industrial and factory automation applications. 

The CCE4511 IC saves energy, reduces PCB size, and requires fewer external components, significantly reducing the load on microcontrollers (MCU). It offers a high-voltage interface with overvoltage detection and over-current protection. Also, have an integrated IO-Link Frame Handler to automate the lower-layer communication. The CCE4511 IC has an ambient operating temperature of up to 125º C for harsh industrial environments. It also supports the detection of ready pulses from IO-Link devices, which is required to fulfil the newly defined IO-Link Safety System Extension.

The ZSSC3286 is a dual path sensor signal conditioning IC (SSC) designed for highly accurate amplification, digitization, and sensor-specific correction of sensor signals, with support for IO-Link connectivity. Featuring an integrated IO-Link stack that operates the IO-Link Smart Sensor Profile, this IC enables digital measuring and switching for sensors. This device is compatible with bridge and half-bridge sensors, as well as external voltage-source ele­ments. The ZSSC3286 uses a 32-bit Arm-based math core to deliver digital compensation for sensor offset, sensitivity, temperature drift, and non-linearity, utilizing a correction algorithm with calibration coefficients stored in a non-volatile, reprogrammable memory.

Features

CCE4511 Four-Channel Master IC

• 500mA continuous driving current for each channel

• Four IO-Link-compliant master channels

• Wide voltage range 8V to 36V

• SPI interface and Standard IO Mode (SIO) and Integrated UART (COM 1-3)

• Hardware frame handler (support for all IO-Link v1.1.3 frame types)

• Fully IO-Link v1.1.3 compliant

• Automated wake-up pulse generation

• Eight status LED drivers

• -40 °C to 125°C operating temperature, pulse detection and supply voltage monitoring

• Ideal fit for 4, 8, 12, and 16-port IO-Link master application

ZSSC3286 Sensor Signal Conditioner  

• IO-Link stack embedded

• Support Smart Sensor Profile in COM3 mode

• Firmware and calibration via IO-Link

• Accurate system clock, on-chip temperature sensor and diagnostics

• Programmable 16-bit digital-to-analog converter and output (supporting "True Zero Volts (0V)" output)

• On-chip voltage regulators for sensor supply, and IC operation

• Programmable sensor signal conditioning math core

• Reprogrammable, non-volatile memory (NVM)

Applications

• Industrial sensors with IO-Link interface

• Enables smart, digital sensors for energy-efficient solutions

• Factory automation and process automation

Availability

The CCE4511 is available today in an 8mm x 8mm 56-QFN package.