Field transmitters and sensors play a vital role in the automation of factories and process control. Located at the field level they capture more data than ever before, enabling the digital transformation required for Industry 4.0.  We can help address your needs for different sensing front-ends, microcontrollers and processors including our wide variety of data transmission interfaces, protocols and communication solutions, such as 4-20mA, HART, IO-Link, Single-Pair Ethernet (SPE), Ethernet-APL and Time-Sensitive-Networking (TSN) - all to enable the smart factory of the future.

Why choose TI for your field transmitter and sensor design?

Enable high precision
Improve signal integrity
Develop intelligent sensors

Engineering smarter field transmitter and sensors

Establish a fast and reliable connection 

Whether wired or wireless, use the next generation of communication standards to connect field transmitters, sensors and actuators with your system or cloud to bring Industry 4.0 to life. Ethernet-APL provides 10Mbps Ethernet and power delivery over a single twisted pair of wires down to the field level and up to 300 times faster than existing communication in the process industry. 10/100/1000 Mbps Single-Pair Ethernet (SPE) and Power over Data Lines (PoDL) provide extended bandwidth for usage in non-hazardous areas. IO-Link can be considered as standard communication for transmitters and sensors on the factory floor. Similarly, our wireless connectivity product portfolio offers a broad selection of available devices.


Application note

IEEE 802.3cg 10BASE-T1L Power over Data Lines Powered Device Design (Rev. A)

A 10BASE-T1L PoDL system is composed of a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE), a link segment and a Powered Device (PD). This document describes in detail how to design a 10BASE-T1L class-12 compliant PoDL PD.
Application brief

Ultra-Low-Power, Low-Voltage, 2-Wire, 4- to 20-mA Loop Transmitter Using AFE881H

Meeting the power and current limitations is especially challenging for loop-powered, two-wire, 4-20mA sensor transmitters. Read our application brief to find solutions based on our ICs.

Connect: Key protocols for increasingly automated factories

TI experts discuss the latest trends in connected factories including predictive maintenance, time sensitive networking and how Ethernet continues to lead the way in transforming factories.

DP83TD510EACTIVE

IEEE 802.3cg 10BASE-T1L Ethernet PHY

TIOL112ACTIVE

IO-Link device transceiver with low residual voltage and integrated surge protection

AFE881H1ACTIVE

16-bit low-power analog front end (AFE) with DAC, ADC and HART® modem for sensor transmitters

Solve design challenges with a variety of options and design flexibility

Our microcontrollers (MCUs) and processors excel with scalability and efficient performance, from simple control to advanced data analytics at the edge. Our portfolio offers additional integrated analog modules designed to streamline analog signal chain development.


Quickly get started with MSPM0 MCUs

Learn how to start evaluating from selecting our LaunchPad, navigating the SDK, to configuring device peripherals with SysConfig. Dive into our software ecosystem for any level of experience to simplify development of your design.
Application brief

Optimizing Field Sensor and Transmitter Applications With MSPM0 MCUs

MSPM0 portfolio offers pin-to-pin compatible packages, variable memory sizes and peripheral feature sets and ultra-low power with 1.8 V support, ideal for field sensor and transmitter applications.

MSPM0L1106ACTIVE

32-MHz Arm® Cortex®-M0+ MCU with 64-KB flash, 4-KB SRAM, 12-bit ADC

AM2432ACTIVE

Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz

High precision and accuracy meets small size and low power

Leverage our broad portfolio of amplifiers, data converters and dedicated sensors, such as radar, proximity, multi-axis magnetic, temperature and humidity sensors designed for maximum flexibility.


Application brief

How to Select Amplifiers for Pressure Transmitter Applications (Rev. B)

Pressure transmitters are used to monitor weight, level, force and flow in industrial process control systems. Read our application brief to learn more about selecting amplifiers to fit your design.

Precision labs series: Instrumentation amplifiers

These training videos highlight the importance of precision differential input amplification, common mode noise rejection and our design tools and calculators to help you achieve first-pass design.

OPA391ACTIVE

Micropower, single, high-precision low-bias-current RRIO op amp with high speed-to-power ratio

ADS1220ACTIVE

24-bit, 2-kSPS, four-channel, low-power, delta-sigma ADC with PGA, VREF, SPI and two IDACs

IWRL1432ACTIVE

Single-chip low-power 76GHz to 81GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor

Reliability for isolating signals, data and power

Field transmitters and sensors are commonly used in extreme environments with high pressure, temperature and more. Furthermore, they face additional electrical voltage differences in GROUND levels leading to ground loops and unwanted noise injection. By isolating circuit blocks electrically from each other these ground loops will be broken. Our digital isolators, isolated power solutions or a combination of both, help to reliably maintain signal integrity and electrical safety to ensure optimal operation under such conditions.


White paper

Addressing High-Volt Design Challenges w/ Reliable and Affordable Isolation Tech (Rev. D)

An overview of galvanic isolation and common isolation methods for high-voltage systems, shows how our isolation integrated circuits can help you meet isolation needs reliably while reducing solution size and cost.
Application brief

How to Isolate Two-Wire Loop-Powered Field Transmitters (Rev. B)

Read our application brief highlighting the details on how to isolate two-wire loop-powered field transmitters.
Application note

Intrinsic Safety Compliance of Digital Isolators in Explosive Atmospheres (Rev. A)

As many factories operate their equipment in explosive atmospheres, this application report helps highlight the safety compliances of digital isolators in these environments.

ISO7041ACTIVE

Ultra-low power, basic 4-channel, 3/1, digital isolator with 116uA/ch Icc and ATEX certification

SN6507ACTIVE

Low-emission 36-V push-pull transformer driver with duty cycle control for isolated power supplies

UCC12040ACTIVE

500 mW, high efficiency 3 kVrms isolated DC-DC converter

Evaluation board

AFE881H1 evaluation module for 16-bit low-power AFE with DAC, ADC, and HART® modem

The AFE881H1 evaluation module (EVM) is a platform for evaluating the AFE881H1, which is a highly-integrated, high-accuracy, extremely low-power, 16-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with voltage outputs designed for HART®-enabled sensor transmitter applications.

AFE881H1 also features cyclic (...)

Evaluation board

ISOW7741 quad-channel digital isolator with integrated DC-DC converter evaluation module

ISOW7741DFMEVM is an evaluaiton module used to evaluate the quad channel high-performance, 5000-VRMS reinforced quad-channel digital Isolators with integrated high-efficiency, and low-emissions DC-DC converter ISOW774x in a 20-Pin WB SOIC package (Package Code-DFM). The EVM features enough test (...)

Evaluation board

TIOL112x and TIOS102x evaluation module for IO-Link

The TIOx1x2xEVM provides users with the ability to evaluate all features of the TIOL112x and TIOS102x IO-Link transceiver families. The EVM contains an industry standard 4-pin M12 connector in a Class A two-channel configuration implementing one IO-Link communication channel from the TIOL1123 and (...)


30 AUG 2023 | COMPANY BLOG

How new connectivity technologies are lowering the barriers to Industry 4.0

The networking architecture of today's factories is continuously evolving, unlocking better efficiency, safety and sustainability.
Read more

Technical Resources

Technical article

Staying on budget: How digital isolators are transforming field transmitters

In this article, read about the different field transmitter design challenges, power considerations and isolating on a power budget.
Technical article

IO-Link: The backbone of the smart factory

Read more about the key advantages of IO-Link and how they are helping drive factory automation.
Product overview

Isolated Power Topologies for PLC I/O Modules and Other Low-Power Applications (Rev. A)

In this product overview, read more about our power topologies for low-power applications.