MAXREFDES64#: 8-Ch Input Micro PLC Card

Summary

Industry 4.0 marks the fourth industrial revolution, characterized by distributed, intelligent control systems. Breaking from a past with large, centralized programmable-logic controllers, Industry 4.0 allows for highly configurable, highly modular factories, which accept an ever increasing number of sensor inputs while operating at a higher output than ever before. The ultra-small PLC, or Micro PLC, lies at the heart of the Industry 4.0 factory, providing high performance with ultra-low power consumption, in an ultra-small package.

The MAXREFDES64# is Maxim’s Micro PLC, octal-channel, digital input card. The MAXREFDES64# reference design features 8-channel digital inputs with isolated power and data. The design integrates a 600VRMS data isolator (MAX14850); a STM32F1 microcontroller; a FTDI USB-UART bridge; a high-efficiency DC-DC converter (MAX17515); and isolated/regulated +24V and +5V power rails (MAX17498C). The entire system typically operates at less than 140mW and fits into a space roughly the size of a credit card.

Specifications

Manufacturer	Analog Devices Inc./Maxim Integrated
Category	Wired Communication
Sub-Category	Interface Solutions
Eval Board Part Number	MAXREFDES64#-ND
Eval Board Supplier	Analog Devices Inc./Maxim Integrated
Eval Board	Normally In Stock
Purpose	MicroPLC: 8-Ch Output Module
Component Count + Extras	107 + 4
Features	I²C Interface Isolated Power and Data PMBus Interface Short Circuit Protection SPI Interface
Data Rate (Max)	2 Mbps (bidirectional) 50 Mbps (unidirectional)
Design Author	Maxim Integrated Products
Main I.C. Base Part	MAX14850 MAX17498C MAX17515 MAX31913
Date Created By Author	2014-10
Date Added To Library	2015-10