Dusseldorf, November 24th, 2011 – Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, and its partner 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH, today announced the availability of 3S’ automation software suite CoDeSys, which supports Renesas’ V850E2/MN4 series of microcontrollers (MCUs).
Renesas’ V850E2/MN4 series of MCUs are specifically aimed at providing a single-chip solution for the industrial automation market. It is the highest performance flash-based MCU in the industrial market today and provides more than enough performance to run both a PLC application and full inverter control algorithm on a single chip. The V850E2/MN4 MCUs feature dual V850E2M 32-bit CPU cores, allowing users to easily split the application into the “control” and the “application” side.
Thousands of users around the world develop their industrial IEC 61131-3 controller applications with CoDeSys. The comprehensive and fully-integrated functionality, which can be used to develop both simple and highly complex applications, has enabled CoDeSys to become the number one manufacturer-independent automation software. The tool supports all aspects of professional software development as well as the special requirements of the automation industry, such as integrated fieldbus connections, visualizations, motion control and other functions.
“This high performance clearly makes the CoDeSys development system and Renesas’ V850E2/MN4 series a winning combination in the market”, said Roland Wagner, Marketing Manager for 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH.
“Renesas is very pleased with the support we get from 3S-Smart Software Solutions, which is a dynamic, responsive and very dependable partner. If you are designing an industrial automation system in today’s market, CoDeSys is really unbeatable”, said Robert Kalman, Marketing Manager of Renesas Electronics Europe.
About 3S-Smart Software Solutions
3S-Smart Software Solutions is one of the leading software manufacturers in the automation industry. The company’s main focus is the development and distribution of CoDeSys the well-known IEC 61131-3 development system for controller applications and CoDeSys Control the platform independent runtime system. But CoDeSys is more than a standard development system. Integrated product extensions for motion control or visualisation for example have turned the tool into a complete automation suite.
About Renesas Electronics Europe
Renesas Electronics Europe with its Business Operations Centre located in Dusseldorf, Germany, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), the world’s number one supplier of microcontrollers and a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions including microcontrollers, SoC solutions, secure MCU applications and a broad-range of analog and power devices. Renesas Electronics’ European structure is comprised of three dedicated business groups serving the region’s key markets: automotive, communications & consumer and industrial. The business groups are supported by the Engineering Group, which itself includes the Engineering Design Centre; the European Quality Centre that provides technical support to local customers in Europe; and the European Technology Centre to design leading-edge products specifically for the European market. Further information about Renesas Electronics Europe can be found at: www.renesas.eu.
