The flexible Renesas Advanced (RA) 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) are industry-leading 32-bit MCUs with the Arm® Cortex®-M33, -M23 and -M4 processor cores and PSA certification. RA delivers key advantages compared to competitive Arm Cortex-M MCUs by providing stronger embedded security, superior CoreMark® performance and ultra-low power operation. PSA certification provides customers the confidence and assurance to quickly deploy secure IoT endpoint and edge devices, and smart factory equipment for Industry 4.0.

Renesas provides a broad portfolio of resistive and capacitive sensor signal conditioners (SSCs) that make it easy for our customers to build best-in-class sensor solutions. These integrated, high precision, reliable and robust signal conditioning circuits for sensors can operate in demanding industrial, automotive, and consumer environments with long-term stability. Supported by Renesas' decades of industry experience, advanced software and evaluation tools, our SSCs can lower total system cost and reduce time to market.

Most analog signals require some form of preparation before they can be digitized. Sensor signal conditioning is the manipulation of a sensor signal in a way that prepares it for the next stage of processing. Renesas' sensor signal conditioner ICs typically interface with two main sensor types: resistive bridges and differential capacitors. For each sensor type, further specialization allows selecting the optimal balance between price and performance for the required operating voltage and temperature range, gain, resolution, input/output format, and qualification level. Renesas' SSC ICs offer digital compensation of sensor offset, sensitivity, temperature drift, and nonlinearity in wide operational temperature ranges.

Renesas' portfolio of resistive and capacitive sensor signal conditioners are ideal for industrial applications (such as humidity sensors, flow sensors, pressure sensors, level sensors, etc.), allowing for high precision signal processing, in both system diagnostics and high-resolution output up to 24 bits.

Resistive SSCs provide flexibility in analog front-end configuration for easy sensor adaption with up to 24-bit ADC resolution, as well as various analog and digital output interfaces, enabling customers to develop complete sensor platforms. These SSCs are ideal for factory automation, consumer/white goods, and medical applications.

Capacitive SSCs enable a current consumption as low as 1.3µA at 1 sample per second. This energy-efficient solution optimizes battery-driven applications, such as HVAC systems, weather stations, and building automated climate and ventilation systems.

IO-Link connects the next generation of Industry 4.0 devices. IO-Link is an IEC standardized, serial, bi-directional point-to-point connection for signal transmission and power supply. IO-Link brings intelligence to the industrial factory by connecting the field level to the automation system. IO-Link is universal, smart and easy to install and use.

Renesas' collection of IO-Link products enables the connection of sensors and actuators at the field level into the control network. This IEC-approved protocol is powerful yet simple to install and use, making it a popular solution for industrial settings. With small packages, pin configurability to simplify designs and reduce costs, our IO-Link products support numerous sensor types.

Renesas also offers compact IO-link line drivers with high-voltage I/O channels to meet the physical layer requirements of sensor and actuator systems used in factory and process automation applications. These devices provide a wide range of configurable system features and operations in harsh environments.

About IO-Link for Embedded Sensors and Actuators

Embedded sensors and actuators are featured prominently in just about all machinery involved in the industrial automation processes. Operating and maintaining this complex web of components presents many challenges. IO-Link is an ideal solution, providing an intelligent point-to-point connection for fast, extended access to machine and equipment data. Compliant with I/O standards, IO-Link opens direct channels to the smallest components-sensors and actuators. Obtaining bottom-line data and optimizing production processes is an exercise in convenience and efficiency with this powerful new solution.

Assembling and commissioning a new production line takes time, often more than expected. IO-Link speeds up the process, helping to get the job done that much faster. In manufacturing, nothing matters more than keeping equipment line up and running. With the benefit of IO-Link, production lines require fewer different parts and run more reliably with fewer faults and failures. IO-Link maximizes transparency right down to the sensor and actuator level to boost efficiency all along the production line.

IO-Link helps optimize the production process right from the start. Factor this novel connection into the production equation and you will find it so much easier to roll out, assemble, operate, maintain, and repair equipment. Beyond that, it brings you even more benefits: Elaborate equipment and complex technology demand sophisticated skills and high-level qualifications on the part of the technical workforce. IO-Link supports your staff by improving diagnostics and simplifying maintenance and repair. This not only cuts operating costs, it also extends uptime significantly, keeping your production line rolling.

Check out the link below to learn more about our latest industrial automation solutions for drive systems, networking and sensor applications. We have a large portfolio of industrial communication devices with multi-protocol support from PROFINET, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, IO-Link, TSN, ASi-5 and OPC-UA, as well as solutions for Functional Safety, Motion Control, HMI, Security and Embedded AI Systems.

The flexible Renesas Advanced (RA) 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) are industry-leading 32-bit MCUs with the Arm® Cortex®-M33, -M23 and -M4 processor cores and PSA certification. RA delivers key advantages compared to competitive Arm Cortex-M MCUs by providing stronger embedded security, superior CoreMark® performance and ultra-low power operation. PSA certification provides customers the confidence and assurance to quickly deploy secure IoT endpoint and edge devices, and smart factory equipment for Industry 4.0.

Renesas provides a broad portfolio of resistive and capacitive sensor signal conditioners (SSCs) that make it easy for our customers to build best-in-class sensor solutions. These integrated, high precision, reliable and robust signal conditioning circuits for sensors can operate in demanding industrial, automotive, and consumer environments with long-term stability. Supported by Renesas' decades of industry experience, advanced software and evaluation tools, our SSCs can lower total system cost and reduce time to market.

Most analog signals require some form of preparation before they can be digitized. Sensor signal conditioning is the manipulation of a sensor signal in a way that prepares it for the next stage of processing. Renesas' sensor signal conditioner ICs typically interface with two main sensor types: resistive bridges and differential capacitors. For each sensor type, further specialization allows selecting the optimal balance between price and performance for the required operating voltage and temperature range, gain, resolution, input/output format, and qualification level. Renesas' SSC ICs offer digital compensation of sensor offset, sensitivity, temperature drift, and nonlinearity in wide operational temperature ranges.

Renesas' portfolio of resistive and capacitive sensor signal conditioners are ideal for industrial applications (such as humidity sensors, flow sensors, pressure sensors, level sensors, etc.), allowing for high precision signal processing, in both system diagnostics and high-resolution output up to 24 bits.

Resistive SSCs provide flexibility in analog front-end configuration for easy sensor adaption with up to 24-bit ADC resolution, as well as various analog and digital output interfaces, enabling customers to develop complete sensor platforms. These SSCs are ideal for factory automation, consumer/white goods, and medical applications.

Capacitive SSCs enable a current consumption as low as 1.3µA at 1 sample per second. This energy-efficient solution optimizes battery-driven applications, such as HVAC systems, weather stations, and building automated climate and ventilation systems.

IO-Link connects the next generation of Industry 4.0 devices. IO-Link is an IEC standardized, serial, bi-directional point-to-point connection for signal transmission and power supply. IO-Link brings intelligence to the industrial factory by connecting the field level to the automation system. IO-Link is universal, smart and easy to install and use.

Renesas' collection of IO-Link products enables the connection of sensors and actuators at the field level into the control network. This IEC-approved protocol is powerful yet simple to install and use, making it a popular solution for industrial settings. With small packages, pin configurability to simplify designs and reduce costs, our IO-Link products support numerous sensor types.

Renesas also offers compact IO-link line drivers with high-voltage I/O channels to meet the physical layer requirements of sensor and actuator systems used in factory and process automation applications. These devices provide a wide range of configurable system features and operations in harsh environments.

About IO-Link for Embedded Sensors and Actuators

Embedded sensors and actuators are featured prominently in just about all machinery involved in the industrial automation processes. Operating and maintaining this complex web of components presents many challenges. IO-Link is an ideal solution, providing an intelligent point-to-point connection for fast, extended access to machine and equipment data. Compliant with I/O standards, IO-Link opens direct channels to the smallest components-sensors and actuators. Obtaining bottom-line data and optimizing production processes is an exercise in convenience and efficiency with this powerful new solution.

Assembling and commissioning a new production line takes time, often more than expected. IO-Link speeds up the process, helping to get the job done that much faster. In manufacturing, nothing matters more than keeping equipment line up and running. With the benefit of IO-Link, production lines require fewer different parts and run more reliably with fewer faults and failures. IO-Link maximizes transparency right down to the sensor and actuator level to boost efficiency all along the production line.

IO-Link helps optimize the production process right from the start. Factor this novel connection into the production equation and you will find it so much easier to roll out, assemble, operate, maintain, and repair equipment. Beyond that, it brings you even more benefits: Elaborate equipment and complex technology demand sophisticated skills and high-level qualifications on the part of the technical workforce. IO-Link supports your staff by improving diagnostics and simplifying maintenance and repair. This not only cuts operating costs, it also extends uptime significantly, keeping your production line rolling.