Düsseldorf, 3 November 2014 – Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of its “Connect it! – TPS-1 Solution Kit”, a complete evaluation tool for the TPS-1PROFINET isochronous real time (IRT) device chip. The new kit includes all the hardware, software and demonstration programs customers need to start their own developments on a PROFINET network.
Renesas’ new “Connect it! – TPS-1 Solution Kit” facilitates integration for customers developing solutions for Europe’s dominant industrial Ethernet market and helps them get their products to market faster.
The comprehensive Solution Kit comes with the following components:
• TPS-1 Solution Kit board
• IRT-capable PROFINET IRT device stack for TPS-1
• PROFINET Controller software for PC
• PROFINET Configurator as engineering tool
• TPS-1 Firmware Updater for firmware updates in the field
• TPS-1 Configurator
This allows customers to develop a PROFINET reference solution quickly, as the kit includes not only the hardware and the royalty-free PROFINET IRT stack, but also all the required software tools and drivers to manage the PROFINET gateway solution in all development and production stages. This extensive set of components, combined with Renesas’ outstanding customer support, make the TPS-1 solution the best-in-class choice for any PROFINET device.
Renesas developed its TPS-1 solution in cooperation with Siemens AG and Phoenix Contact. The TPS-1 PROFINET IRT device is continuously enhanced with new features by the Phoenix Contact group, ensuring a high quality stack implementation with a feature set that is always up-to-date. In combination with the unique low power consumption, easy integration options, small board space requirements and robust silicon implementation, it ensures best-in-class performance and future-proof extensibility.
The major hardware components of the TPS-1 Solution Kit include the TPS-1 itself, a V850ES/JH3-H CPU as host and a complex programmable logic device (CPLD) that holds everything together. Although the CPLD is not required from the system point of view, it gives customers the flexibility to connect alternative CPUs or to operate the TPS-1 in the pure, no-host IO mode with the same board hardware.
On the network side, the Solution Kit offers standard 100BASE-TX or optional FX connections, while on the system side it provides access to the TPS-1 via its I/Os, the V850ES and its built-in peripherals, or any other CPU that can be connected to the starter kit board using the RSK interface. Additionally, the Solution Kit is equipped with a multi-purpose LCD display along with multiple connectors and test points. The interfaces provided include UART, USB device, AD/DA and GPIOs that are configurable for alternative IO functions.
The availability of the new CONNECT-IT-TPS-1 kits completes the latest step in Renesas Electronics’ business strategy of providing a wide range of innovative solutions comprising both hardware and software. The company’s existing kits have seen considerable success and broad adoption by designers and engineers, for whom they provide cost savings and faster time to market. Renesas will be launching additional kits over the coming months to continue the implementation of this strategy. Many of the kits will be showcased on Renesas’ stand at electronica in November (Hall A6, Stand 243). With the Renesas trade fair theme ‘Connect with Tomorrow’, the kit solutions will be a central focus at this year’s electronica in Munich.
About Renesas Electronics Europe
Renesas Electronics is the world’s number one supplier of microcontrollers and a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, including system-on-chip and a wide range of discrete analogue and power devices. Established in 2010, Renesas Electronics combines the collective semiconductor expertise of Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric and NEC Electronics, encapsulating more than 200 years’ experience.
Renesas’ products are the result of decades of research and investment into semiconductor technology and customer solutions. Today, they provide pioneering platforms for the advancement of the Smart Society, embedding intelligence, connectivity, safety and security in solutions for cars, homes, buildings and factories. In Europe, Renesas complements its cutting-edge technology with resources that foster customer proximity and span the entire product lifecycle. These include the European Technology Centre, which designs innovative solutions specifically for Europe, and the European Quality Centre in Düsseldorf, which provides technical support to customers throughout the region. Renesas also operates an effective ecosystem, comprising the industry’s largest local support network and an extensive network of over 800 hardware and software alliance partners.
Headquartered in Japan, Renesas Electronics has subsidiaries in 20 countries worldwide. More information is available atwww.renesas.eu.
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