ZMDI announced the availability of two new evaluation tools for customers to develop IO-Link master applications as well as device applications. The tools are built around the company’s ZIOL2401 IO-Link high-voltage driver which supports IO-Link master ports, IO-Link device ports and standard I/O applications.
The ZIOL2401 evaluation tools enable designers to develop and test both the master (controller) and the sensor end of the link.
IO-Link is a point-to-point connection system for sensors which is widely used in industrial and commercial sensor interface applications. With ZMDI’s evaluation tools, engineers can develop and test IO-Link master and device designs quickly and thoroughly. Design prototypes can be installed in actual systems for further test and evaluation. Since the ZIOL2401 also supports conventional serial I/O, the same evaluation tools, and the same ZIOL2401 IC, can be used in all sensor interface designs.
The ZIOL2401 starter kit consists of the ZIOL2401 USB stick, a board with a microcontroller, ZIOL2401 IC and USB interface. It also includes an extension board consisting of a control cable connector, protection circuit and a simple test interface. The kit allows designers to implement serial interfaces and control basic I/O and switching functions.
The ZIOL2401 lab kit consists of three separate boards: a microcontroller board, a cable board and the ZIOL2401 prototyping board. The partitioned design gives engineers the ability to develop complex applications with greater ease, because the prototyping board can be transferred into their existing system design.
The ZIOL2401 device and the evaluation tools are compatible with both 3,3 V and 5 V logic levels. An adjustable on-chip DC/DC converter generates up to 15 V to power application circuits. Complete schematic and wiring details for both kits are included in the documentation. The development software for the starter kit and the lab kit allows designers to individually program bit-level functions via a graphical interface, or use a command-line interface to run complex evaluation procedures. The software runs under Windows XP and Vista, as well as Windows 7.
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