Developers of industrial automation systems are looking to shift away from the reliance on proprietary solutions for process synchronization to standard-based solutions that offer broader compatibility and reduce design costs. To deliver critical process synchronization, Microchip Technology has announced the LAN8840 and LAN8841 Gigabit Ethernet transceiver devices that meet IEEE 1588v2 standards for Precision Timing…
Renesas unveils first family of automotive radar transceivers
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, is entering the automotive radar market with the introduction of a 4×4-channel, 76-81GHz transceiver designed to meet the demanding requirements of ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) and Level 3 and higher autonomous driving applications. Leveraging automotive expertise accumulated through years of global customer engagements, Renesas will…
STMicroelectronics launches industrial smart-sensor evaluation kit
Featuring a slim, 45.8 x 8.3mm main board, the STMicroelectronics‘ STEVAL-IOD04KT1 industrial-sensor kit simplifies the development of compact IO-Link (IEC 61131-9) sensors for fieldbus-independent, point-to-point bi-directional communication. The main board integrates an STM32G0 microcontroller with ST’s L6364W IO-Link transceiver, IIS2MDC high-accuracy 3-axis, digital-output magnetometer, and ISM330DHCX iNEMO inertial module with machine-learning core. The compact dimensions, permitted by the…
Rosenberger and STMicroelectronics develop high-speed contactless connector
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider, and Rosenberger, a manufacturer of impedance-controlled and optical connectivity solutions, announced their collaboration on a contactless connector for ultra-reliable, short-range, point-to-point full-duplex data exchanges in industrial and medical applications . Rosenberger’s innovative contactless connector, the RoProxCon, leverages ST’s 60GHz RF transceiver, the ST60A2, to deliver high-speed data transmission while providing immunity…
Renesas expands its ProXO oscillator portfolio for high-performance communication
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, is expanding its timing solutions portfolio with the ProXO+ family of compact, ultra-low noise, temperature-controlled clock oscillators. The high-accuracy, high-frequency, differential oscillators are best suited for fiber optic transceiver modules, accelerator cards, smart NIC cards, and networking equipment applications. “The ProXO+ family delivers on all counts, offering…
STMicroelectronics launches multi-purpose NFC transceiver
The ST25R3918 from STMicroelectronics is a multi-purpose NFC transceiver, supporting passive peer-to-peer functionality, NFC card-emulation mode, and NFC reader operation. Delivering most of the functionality of the flagship ST25R3916 NFC reader at a competitive price, the ST25R3918 enables use cases such as accessory identification for a wide range of applications — including power tools and personal healthcare…
Wireless Communication with 2.4 GHz RF Transceiver CC2500
CC2500 is wireless transmitter receiver developed by Texas instruments which is used in 2400-2483.5 MHz ISM/SRD band systems. In this project, the input present at PORTD of transmitter atmega8 is transmitted wirelessly to the PORTD of receiver atmega8. This project shows how to configure registers of CC2500, how to give commands to CC2500 and how to activate transmission or receiver mode of CC2500 via SPI interfacing with avr microcontroller. The CC2500 RF module is a low-cost 2.4 GHz transceiver used in very low power wireless applications. The RF transceiver is integrated with a highly configurable baseband modem. It support OOK, 2-FSK, GFSK, and MSK modulations. It works in voltage range of 1.8 – 3.6V. Two AA batteries are enough to power it.