ICs & Semiconductors

Microchip believes the PIC18 Q84 family is the first PIC18 microcontroller that can transmit and receive data through a controller area network flexible data rate (CAN FD) bus.

It meets the demand for increased bandwidth and flexible data rates in evolving automotive applications like safety and communication. It also supports the development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), adds Microchip Technology.

Used with an array of core independent peripherals (CIPs) that handle a variety of tasks without requiring CPU intervention, the PIC18 Q84 family reduces time and cost when connecting systems to a CAN FD network.

The microcontrollers transport sensor data to a CAN FD bus without the need for gateways or sophisticated network switching techniques. Its configurable CIPs allow users to create custom hardware-based functions for automotive and industrial designs with near-zero latency, without requiring additional code. Peripherals include a 32-bit cyclic redundancy check with scan (CRC/Scan), a windowed watchdog timer (WWDT) for functional safety capabilities, and a Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) interface to implement industry standard testing and debugging.

“CAN FD will continue to play a critical role in delivering faster data transfer rates for applications, ranging from the connected car to industrial automation and smart homes,” said Greg Robinson, associate vice president of marketing for Microchip’s 8-bit microcontroller business unit. The additon of the 8-bit PIC microcontroller family is expected to advance the adoption of the CAN FD protocol, helping designers create cost-effective network nodes at scale, he added.

The PIC18 Q84 family offers both hardware and software support. Hardware includes a Curiosity nano development board and a Curiosity high pin count (HPC) development board. A plug-in module (PIM) is also available for the automotive networking development board and for use with Microchip development boards. Software includes Microchip’s MPLAB Code Configurator (MCC).

Microchip also provides a broad family of CAN FD transceivers and CAN FD controllers.

The PIC18 Q84 family is available in volume production now.

http://www.microchip.com

Factory productivity is boosted by using the PD42-1-1243-IOLINK intelligent actuator, says Maxim Integrated, through monitoring 50 per cent more configuration and performance parameters. The Trinamic-branded intelligent actuator enables smart factories to quickly and remotely adjust an actuator’s electrical characteristics to minimise factory downtime and maximise throughput, says the company.

The PD42-1-1243-IOLINK combines a NEMA-17 stepper motor with controller and driver electronics and uses Maxim’s MAX22513 IO-Link transceiver to allow seamless configuring of all modes of Trinamic’s TMC2130-LA motor driver.

It is, says Maxim, the industry’s smallest, lowest-power NEMA-17 PANdrive actuator. It monitors 50 per cent more configuration and performance parameters to reduce commissioning times as well as to improve the quality of predictive maintenance data.

The TMC2130-LA motor driver and MAX22513 IO-Link transceiver chipset builds on the IO-Link’s two-way universal interface. The plug-and-play solution is 2.6x smaller and more than 50 per cent lower power compared to the competing solution, claims Maxim.

The MAX22513 IO-Link transceiver is supplied in a 4.2 x 2.1 WLP, which is three times smaller than the closest alternative currently available, Maxim says, making it the industry’s smallest ±1kV/500Ohm surge-protected, dual-driver IO-Link transceiver. It features high integration with a DC/DC regulator, protection diodes, auxiliary digital input, I²C or SPI control, integrated oscillator and selectable 3.3V or 5.0V LDO. It also enables four times lower power dissipation due to low 2.0 Ohm (typ) C/Q driver on-resistance compared to the nearest competing solution, according to Maxim.

The TMC2130-LA motor driver offers stall detection with no sensors necessary, to flag unwanted mechanical behaviour. It provides extremely smooth and precise motion with up to 256x microstepping compared to the 16x industry standard, resulting in accurate positioning and minimised resonance. Key integrated functions include a complete driver stage with low RDS(on) N-channel power MOSFETs configured as full H-bridges to drive the motor windings up to 1.2A RMS at 5.0 to 46V, an SPI for configuration and diagnostics, as well as a step-direction interface.

The PD42-1-1243-IOLINK increases productivity by adjusting more device parameters on-the-fly. It provides access to load values and noise reduction parameters using StealthChop technology to dynamically optimises the actuator throughout its operation.

TMC2130-LA’s CoolStep power savings feature, combined with MAX22513’s low RDS(on) N-channel power MOSFETS are claimed to provide best-in-class power savings compared to other NEMA-17 IO-Link drives on the market

Eliminating external limit switches to detect hard stop conditions results in a solution size of 82cm³, making it the smallest IO-Link intelligent actuator available today, says Maxim.

The PD42-1-1243-IOLINK is available at Trinamic’s authorised distributors.

Maxim Integrated is an engineer’s engineering company. It has a portfolio of high-performance semiconductors, combined with tools and support to deliver essential analogue solutions including efficient power, precision measurement, reliable connectivity and robust protection along with intelligent processing.

Designers in application areas such as automotive, communications, consumer, data centre, healthcare, industrial and the IoT make up the company’s customer base.

http://www.maximintegrated.com