IntelligentIO-LinkSensors:TheGlueForIndustrialIoT

SuhelDhanani,Sr.PrincipalMemberofTechnicalStaff,Industrial&HealthcareNovember2016

ConsumerIoTvs.IndustrialIoT

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IndustrialIoT:Pyramid

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IndustrialIoT:FactoriesSiemensSIMATICfactories

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Amberg,Germany Chengdu,China

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IndustrialIoT:GeneralElectric’sGEnxJetEngine

GEnxcontains26sensorsmeasuring300parametersatarateof16samples/secondTheembeddedcontrollerprocesses150Munitsofdataonanaverageflight

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IO-LinkAssociation’sDefinition

• IO-LinkisthefirststandardizedIOtechnologyworldwide(IEC61131-9)forthecommunicationwith sensorsandalsoactuators

• Thepowerfulpoint-to-pointcommunicationisbasedonthelong established3-wiresensorandactuatorconnectionwithoutadditionalrequirementsregardingthe cablematerial.

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ConnectionBetweenIO-LINKMaster&Slave

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IO-LinkAdoptionIsGrowingFast

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IndustrialIoTisShrinkingAutomationEquipment

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Intelligent,connectedsensorsthatfitwithintheassemblyline

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Small,SmartSensorsConnectedviaIO-LinkProximitySensor

• IO-Linkdevicetransceiver• Tinylow-dropoutlinearregulator• High-voltagestep-downconverter• Ultra-low-power16-bitmicrocontroller

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IO-Linkproximitysensorreferencedesign(MAXREFDES27#)

Small,SmartSensorsConnectedviaIO-LinkTemperatureSensor

• IO-Linkdevicetransceiver• High-voltagestep-downconverter• IntegratedRTD-to-digitalconverter• Ultra-low-power16-bitmicrocontroller

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IO-Linkbasedtemperaturesensorreferencedesign(MAXREFDES42#)

EvolvingFormFactorsofIO-LinkEnabledSensorsLightCurtains

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2015miniTwin

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1991AGSS1964LVU 2002C400

40mmx48mm260mmx175mm 15mmx23mm105mmx90mm

EnablingSmallerIO-LinkSensorsReducedpowerdissipationby55%andsmallerformfactor

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MAX14826Dissipates400mW

MAX14827Dissipates180mW

EnablingSmallSensorsReducingPowerSolutionSizeby75%

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MAX15046SynchronousBuckController

MAX17503SynchronousBuckController

MAXM17503Module1xArea .5xArea .25xArea

IO-LinkGatewaysSystemsEnablingIndustrialIoT

• AsIO-Linkproliferates,legacyPLCsareconnectedtothesesensorsviagateways• ThesegatewayscantranslatemultipleIO-Linkinputstoasinglefieldbus• GatewaydesignsareenabledbytheavailabilityofintegratedIO-Linktransceiverdevicesinsmall,powerefficientform-factors

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IO-LinkGatewaysSystemsEnablingIndustrialIoT

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Comtrol’sIO-LinkmastergatewayMaxim’s4-portIO-Linkmasterreferencedesign(MAXREFDES79#)

I/OExpandersSystemsEnablingIndustrialIoT

• IO-Linkdevicetransceiver• Efficienthigh-voltagestep-downconverter• Ultra-low-power16-bitmicrocontroller

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16-channelDigitalInputtoIO-Linkmodule(MAXREFDES36#)

• IIoTisataninflectionpoint• IIoTisenabledbysensordata&anopencommunicationstandard

• IO-Linkcanbecomethedominantfactoryautomationstandard

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