Date: 15/11/2010

Four new 16-bit IO link MCUs from Renesas support slave device operation

Renesas has released four 16-bit microcontroller (MCU) products that support slave device operation in the IO-Link communication standard for miniature sensors and actuators used in industrial systems.

The new MCUs combine Renesas Electronics' 16-bit MCU, the 78K0R operating at 20 MHz, and an IO-LINK transceiver in a 4 × 7 millimeter (mm) BGA (ball grid array) package, featuring a 56 percent reduction in size compared to the company's existing 8 × 8 mm QFN (quad flat package) products. The four MCUs have built-in flash memory of 32 KB (µPD78F8040F1), 64 KB (µPD78F8041F1), 96 KB (µPD78F8042F1), and 128 KB (µPD78F8043F1).

The new MCUs will make it possible to implement the sensor control circuit board inside a case the same width as the M8 connector (8 mm diameter) used with miniature sensors.

The new MCUs have been developed in cooperation with ELMOS Semiconductors AG (Germany) and the development kit has also been developed in cooperation with TMG Karlsruhe (Germany).

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