Maxim's Go-IO Drives Intelligence to the Digital Factory Edge
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Designers striving to bring greater intelligence into Industry 4.0 digital factory equipment while meeting the stringent size and power demands of the programmable logic controllers (PLCs) inside can now turn to the new Go-IO reference design from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM). Go-IO, which packs 17 configurable IOs in a space one-half the size of a credit card, unleashes the full power of the industrial internet of things (IIoT), enabling productivity-enhancing self-diagnostic capabilities in automated factory subsystems.
-- Details about Go-IO: https://www.maximintegrated.com/go-io
-- Watch Go-IO video: https://www.maximintegrated.com/go-io-video
-- High-res image 1: http://bit.ly/MaximGoIO_Image
-- High-res image 2: http://bit.ly/MaximGoIO_diagram
Digital factories can dynamically adjust the manufacturing line on the fly based on new or changing requirements. To fully realize industrial convergence, automated equipment must also possess self-diagnostic and optimization capabilities. Go-IO pushes intelligence closer to the edge, enabling active monitoring and communication of equipment health and status information as well as higher throughput and productivity. The reference design also meets increasingly stringent size and power requirements of PLCs, providing a 10x smaller solution with 50 percent less power consumption compared to its industry-leading predecessor, the Pocket IO.
Go-IO contains the following technologies:
-- MAX14819 low-power, dual-channel, IO-Link® master transceiver with
sensor/actuator power-supply controllers.
-- MAX22192 8-channel octal digital input with isolated Serial Peripheral
Interface (SPI), wire break detection and accurate input current
limiters in a 6mm x 10mm package. The MAX22192 was announced today as
part of Maxim's expanded Digital IO portfolio. (Read today's digital
input press release at www.maximintegrated.com/digital-input-pr)
-- MAX14912 8-channel digital output driver featuring 640mA high-side
switches or push-pull configurable outputs, capable of achieving 200kHz
switching rates while providing proprietary fast, safe demagnetization
inductive kickback protection.
-- MAXM22511 integrated 2.5kV(RMS) isolated power and digital isolated
RS-485 transceiver module supporting 25Mbps data rates with +/- 35kV ESD
protection in a compact 9.5mm x 11.5mm package. (Read the October 31,
2018 press release at http://bit.ly/Maxim_MAXM22511_pr)
-- MAX14483 / MAX14130 6-channel, 3.75kV(RMS) galvanic low-power digital
isolator in a compact 20-pin SSOP package / 4-channel 1kV(RMS )galvanic
digital isolator in a small 16-pin QSOP.
-- MAXM15462 Himalaya uSLIC(TM) voltage regulator ICs and power modules for
cooler, smaller and simpler industrial power supplies.
The flexible, rugged, open-source Go-IO reference design is ideal for industrial automation, building automation and industrial robotics applications. It has 12 highly integrated ICs, 17 IOs supporting multiple digital IO configurations, a 4-channel IO-Link master to provide a universal IO interface to both analog and digital sensors, and a robust 25Mbps isolated RS-485 communications channel that provides a reliable, multi-drop data network for uploading time-sensitive health and status information into a local data lake or the cloud.
Key Advantages
-- Increased Productivity: enriches automated factory equipment with
real-time health and status information, so that factory equipment can
quickly isolate and resolve problems to maintain high levels of uptime
-- Decentralized Control: shifts control and intelligence from one central
command center to each automated piece of equipment, enabling equipment
to adapt on the fly to changes in product specifications or
manufacturing needs
-- Small Size, Low Power: packs more intelligence in a smaller
footprint--10x smaller (at less than 1 cubic Inch) and 50 percent lower
power than its predecessor
Commentary
-- "Implementing industrial IoT requires increasing the number of smart,
connected sensors and PLCs within automated factories' edge equipment.
Solutions aiming to accelerate the adoption of these devices should
prove valuable for producing commodities as diverse as automobiles,
cosmetics and sporting equipment," said Robbie Galoso, principal
research analyst at IHS Markit.
-- "As factories and manufacturing plants gather data from an increasing
number of automated machines, the PLCs must be smaller to fit on a
sub-assembly line or a complex machine. Go-IO furthers industrial
convergence with a next-generation industrial IO solution that increases
productivity and provides machine-level health and status information
for making critical, real-time decisions," said Jeff DeAngelis, managing
director, Industrial & Healthcare Business Unit, at Maxim Integrated.
Availability and Pricing
-- The Go-IO is available as MAXREFDES212# at Maxim's website for $495. The
reference design consists of an application processor, baseboard and the
Go-IO module.
About Maxim Integrated
Maxim Integrated develops innovative analog and mixed-signal products and technologies to make systems smaller and smarter, with enhanced security and increased energy efficiency. We are empowering design innovation for our automotive, industrial, healthcare, mobile consumer and cloud data center customers to deliver industry-leading solutions that help change the world. Learn more at https://www.maximintegrated.com.
Contact:
Eileen Elam
408-601-3133
eileen.elam@maximintegrated.com
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