STMicroelectronics has announced the P-NUCLEO-IOD5A1 IO-Link development kit, which simplifies the construction of actuators and sensors. The development kit includes all the necessary hardware and software, and also includes an actuator board with an integrated intelligent power switch.
The P-NUCLEO-IOD5A1 includes actuator hardware, allowing any type of device node to take advantage of the powerful bidirectional point-to-point connectivity of IO-Link, a protocol widely used in factory automation that allows for advanced communication with sensors and actuators, including not only basic input/output data but also device configuration and diagnostic reports.
The P-NUCLEO-IOD5A1 box consists of an STM32 Nucleo microcontroller main development board, a transceiver board, and an actuator board. Both the transceiver and actuator boards are stackable and plug into the headers on the main board. This modular kit allows you to quickly configure and evaluate IO-Link devices, taking advantage of the drivers and application examples included in the companion software pack.
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The transceiver board ( X-NUCLEO-IOD02A1 ) is equipped with ST’s dual-channel IO-Link physical layer IC ( L6364Q ), which communicates with the IO-Link master and protects against common industrial hazards such as surges and reverse polarity. The actuator ( X-NUCLEO-DO40A1 ) is equipped with ST’s industrial 4-channel high-side power switch ( IPS4140HQ ), which can drive a 500mA load and has integrated over-temperature protection and short-circuit protection per channel.
The STM32 family main board , NUCLEO-G071RB , contains the STM32G071RB microcontroller and the external hardware required to control the transceiver and power switch. The microcontroller runs ST’s IO-Link demo stack library ( X-CUBE-IOD02 ), which is included in the companion software function pack ( FP-IND-IODOUT1 ). The pack also includes software for controlling the power switch ( X-CUBE-IPS ) and example code for using the board as a sensor or actuator during evaluation.
SOURCE: PRTimes
