Industrial Electronics

Pepperl+Fuchs have created a DIN-rail-mount gateway to link sensors and actuators using the well-established ASi-3 bus to Profinet and Ethernet/IP. It has three RJ45 sockets on the front as well as tool-free spring-terminals for single wires – all in a package 37.9mm wide. Inside is a web server which “not only meets modern cybersecurity requirements, but also enables simple and ...

Kontron is to introduce programmable logic controllers based on Raspberry Pi 4 at the SPS 2022 exhibition. At 1.5GHz they will be the fastest of the company’s Pi-based PLCs. “The main field of application of the electronic control based on the Raspberry Pi is in device and machinery construction,” according to the company. “PiXtend Pi 4 comes with the Broadcom ...

Advanced Linear Devices has introduced an IC that will balance four supercapacitors connected in series – to help prevent any of them being damaged by over-volting as they charge. Like other balance ICs in the company’s range, it does not use op-amps and a voltage reference. Instead it has four precision-trimmed mosfets that act as shunt regulators when connected gate-to-drain. ...

Recom is aiming at what it calls ‘cost-sensitive’ medical, industrial and IT applications with 130W open-frame ac-dc power supplies. “Safety certifications include 2MOPP/250Vac medical for ‘B’ or ‘BF’ applications to IEC/EN/ANSI/AAMI ES 60601-1, as well as IEC/EN 62368-1, IEC/EN 60335-1 and IEC/EN 61558-1 for industrial, test and measurement, IT and household use, all to 4000m altitude,” it said, adding: “EN ...

Infineon Technologies is taking orders for 8 and 16Mbit FRAM (ferroelectric RAM) aimed at automotive and industrial non-volatile data-logging. “The memories feature operation from 1.71V to 3.6V, support up to 54Mbit/s of throughput over a low-pin count interface and are available in a RoHS-compliant, 24ball FBGA package,” according to the company. “These products combine low-power operation with instant nonvolatility and ...

PFD7 is a family of 950V super-junction mosfets from Infineon, that can achieve 450mΩ Rds(on) in DPAK or 60mΩ in TO247. Gate-source threshold voltage is 3±0.5V. “Due to the low threshold voltage and tolerance, linear mode operation is avoided while allowing lower driving voltage and reduced idle loss,” according to the company. “By integrating a fast body diode with low ...

Advantech has introduced a family of industrial wireless edge gateways built around various Arm processors, for protocol conversion and edge-to-cloud communication. Jointly called ECU-1100, “these gateways feature wireless and Ethernet communication, multiple protocol support and WebAccess integration, and have specifically been designed for distributed solar power generation, electricity and energy management applications”, according to the company. There are seven models: ...

Omron added to its G9EC family of dc power relays, with a version that will switch 1kV 150A dc loads. Called G9EC-X1, “switching and driving sections are gas-injected and hermetically sealed, allowing these relays to interrupt high-capacity loads. The sealed construction also requires no arc space,” according to the company. At 98 x 44 x 86.7mm, it is identical in ...

P-Duke has introduced 50W open-frame ac-dc power supplies with a 3 x 1.5inch footprint. “TAD50 series delivers 50W continuous output power,” according distributor Luso Electronics, which is promoting the PSU. “In addition, a peak power function is available that enables the power supply to deliver up to 140% of rated output power for 5s.” The universal input covers 85 – ...

With rising automotive battery voltages, Coilcraft has identified a need for PCB-mount inductors to handle the full potential difference, and responded with an 800V rated family of physically-small unshielded through-hole ferrite drum parts. Qualified to AEC-Q200 Grade 3 (-40 to +85°C) and called the RFC0807BV series, they are 8.8mm in diameter, 7.5mm tall and have radial lead length options between ...