Industrial automation

Unlock seamless connectivity and scalability

Many modern systems now come with communication interfaces to enhance the overall connectivity of a system design, but these interfaces can result in new challenges for design engineers. We support a range of industrial communication standards, from serial interfaces (IO-Link, Controller Area Network and RS-485) to industrial Ethernet (10/100/1000Mbps and multiprotocol industrial Ethernet such as EtherCAT, Profinet and Ethernet/IP), as well as new technologies such as Time-Sensitive Networking and Single-Pair Ethernet (SPE). This support gives design engineers advanced connectivity and scalability options to meet current industry trends.

Longer, faster, smaller

Taking Ethernet to the edge, industrial SPE enables connected edge nodes and distributed processing in industrial designs, enabling data to move over Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol anywhere you need it to go.

Cable lengths up to 2km enable better system implementations, while our physical layers and processors allow the use of faster data delivery protocols.  

The ability to reuse existing cabling (with our low-noise receiver architecture) reduces upgrade time and minimizes implementation costs, while our proprietary run-time cable diagnostics toolkit facilitates remote and predictive maintenance to maximize system uptime.

Enabling smarter factories

IO-Link is a digital communication protocol used in industrial automation for data communicated between sensors, actuators and controllers. It enables reliable and efficient communication in various industrial applications including assembly lines, robotics and packaging.

IO-Link communication in industrial automation provides numerous advantages, including real-time data and power transmission with transfer speeds as high as 230.4Kbps; simplified installation and configuration; and enhanced diagnostics such as device status, configuration and error messaging.

Create precise, reliable motor-drive and control system designs with high power efficiency

Our isolation technology, with increased lifetime and isolation ratings, help you meet IEC 61800-5-1 isolation requirements and enable highly reliable motor drives with a long life span.

Precise analog technologies for accurate (>0.1%), reliable and low-latency isolated current sensing and encoder feedback help enable more precise and faster position, speed and torque control, along with high EMC immunity to reduce downtime.  

Integrated power solutions with protection help you design more compact drives with high efficiency to enable a smaller global energy footprint.

Reach <1µs latency current loops with our real-time control technology

Our portfolio of sensing, processing, control and communication technologies can help you build smaller and more reliable real-time control systems by creating more efficient, high-precision and low-latency responses in industrial drives.

Microcontrollers (MCUs) with integrated real-time peripherals and math accelerators, programmable real-time processors, configurable logic blocks, and integrated motor control-specific peripherals enable <1µs current loops; the implementation of low-latency and low-jitter communication; and accurate sensing that removes the need for an external field-programmable gate array.

Integrated real-time peripherals enable the parallel execution of control and predictive maintenance algorithms.

Meet the rigorous requirements of functional safety standards and Cybersecurity

Meet functional safety standards such as ISO 13849 and IEC 61508 with our analog and embedded products. As product security requirements and regulations rapidly evolve, we are committed to continually developing our expertise, and are an active participant in the working groups creating harmonized standards for the Cyber Resilience Act.

Our certified quality processes prioritize safety, but safety-critical functions demand heightened rigor. That's why our products use Technischer Überwachungsverein (TÜV SÜD)-certified safety hardware and software development processes.