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

18 October 2024 - 0 Comments

Renesas' CCE4511 Four Channel Master IC and ZSS3286 Sensor Signal Conditioner

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)