Renesas announces the availability of two single-channel Ethernet physical layer devices for industrial communication systems. The new µPD60610 and µPD60611 PHY devices deliver high-speed real-time data transmission and error-free reception due to their low node latency and low jitter. The new single-channel PHY devices provide high-speed link-up and link-down control which is ideally suited to robotics and similar applications. Renesas Electronics’ new PHY devices provide the fast link-loss recognition needed by real-time protocols like PROFINET, SERCOSIII and EtherCAT. They also support cable quality monitoring to facilitate maintenance and repair work.
The µPD60611 single-channel PHY device supports the precision time protocol based on the IEEE1588-V2 standard. This enables one-step and two-step mode operations and a number of time trigger outputs to external applications that need synchronous time information. The new PHY device also provides the highest accuracy levels needed for time synchronisation. This feature is required by several types of application, including motion control, AvB and sequences of events. The device also provides a 1 ns accurate and precise timestamp for incoming and outgoing telegrams.
Renesas’ PHY technology benefits industrial customers who use Ethernet networks by offering unique features that have not been available in the market until now. Along with providing compatibility with standard Ethernet communication protocols such as Ethernet/IP, SERCOSIII, PROFINET or EtherCAT, the new PHY devices are also compliant with the IEEE802.3 standard and are suitable for implementation in demanding industrial environments. The new PHY chips expand Renesas’ range of product lineups for Ethernet-based industrial networks, which include Ethernet microcontrollers (MCUs) and PROFINET ASSPs, such as ERTEC and TPS-1. Renesas’ PHY technology is also available as IP products for customised designs.
