Introduction¶
Maxim’s Santa Cruz (MAXREFDES23#) reference design is the world’s smallest IO-Link® light sensor compliant with IEC 61131-9. The entire design fits onto a 6.5mm x 25mm printed circuit board (PCB).
Board Specification¶
Item | Specification |
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Oscillator Frequency | 18.432 MHz |
Microcontroller | Renesas RL78/G1A (R5F10E8EALA) |
DC Power | 24 V via M12 Connector |
LEDs |
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IO-link Connector | Male M12 4-pole A-coded |
IO-Link PHY | Maxim MAX14821EWA+ |
Sensor | Maxim MAX44008EDT+ |
Project Goal¶
The purpose of this project is by giving the user a strong basis to start develop production-ready IO-Link® application based on Maxim Integrated IO-Link device transceiver (MAX14821), a Renesas ultra-low-power, 16-bit microcontroller (RL78) and iqStack® IO-Link Device Stack.