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Renesas — R-IN32M3 Industrial Ethernet Module

 
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R-IN32M3 Industrial Ethernet Module

Certified Multiprotocol Industrial Ethernet Solution for PROFINET® and EtherNet/IP™

The Renesas R-IN32M3 Industrial Ethernet Module is a certified hardware and software solution that speeds up product development and brings it to the market quickly. Based on Renesas technology and quality standards, the module includes certified software of leading Industrial Ethernet protocols PROFINET® and EtherNet/IPTM. Other industrial protocols such as EtherCAT® are under preparation and will be available soon.

The R-IN32M3 Module includes a Renesas microcontroller running a protocol library which supports various kinds of real-time industrial Ethernet communication protocols. A well-documented generic application programming interface (API) allows for simple access to the protocol library by an application processor in order to exchange real-time network data with a user application via a lean SPI module interface.

The generic API is an abstraction platform for real-time communications offering scalable multi-protocol solutions such as PROFINET RT, EtherNet/IP, and EtherCAT. The external application processor has full control of the protocol stacks running on the module’s CPU without interfering with the modules’ real-time communications or wasting the CPU performance of the host processor.

The implementations of the currently available industrial Ethernet protocols, PROFINET RT, EtherNet/IP, and EtherCAT, comply with the latest specification releases. An extensive tool chain, covering an evaluation board (module and application processor), API source code, and host application examples including extensive documentation, eases integration into your target application environment. All this enables users to set up a lean and independent connection to existing or new applications, products, and networks while accelerating times to market.

R-IN32M3 Key Features

  • Certified Multiprotocol Industrial Ethernet Solution (PROFINET and EtherNet IP)
  • Ethernet ports supporting 10 Mbit/s and 100 Mbit/s with auto negotiation
  • High speed SPI interface including power pins connecting the module to the host CPU and enabling the communication with the application
  • Device configuration via “Management Tool” and API through application controller
  • Software Abstraction Layer enables device application to be easily connected to the module protocol software. (Fig. 1)
  • Application MCU having full control of the Industrial Ethernet protocol enabling to run the real-time communication. (Fig. 2)
  • Comprehensive tool support and application examples in source code available to reduce development time
  • Software update of the module and the application MCU could be done through the Ethernet Interface
  • In the size of a dual port RJ45 connector and could support various network topologies and industrial network slave applications (Fig. 3)

R-IN32M3 Target Applications

  • Industrial network slave applications
    • Sensors and transmitters
    • Gateways
    • Operator Terminals
    • Remote I/O solutions

R-IN32M3 Benefits

  • Pre-certified HW & SW which dramatically reduce total cost ownership as well as barrier to enter new network technology.
  • Easy migration path to device solution for future business growth
  • Covers major protocols, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP and EtherCAT
  • Includes important hardware certificates

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Renesas – R-IN32M3 Module Block Diagram of Software Layers

Figure 1: Block Diagram of Software Layers

 

Renesas – R-IN32M3 Industrial Ethernet Module Solution Block

Figure 2: Industrial Ethernet Module Solution Block

 

Renesas – R-IN32M3 Module Solution Kit

Figure 3: Target Applications in the Slave Module

 

R-IN32M3 Module Solution Kit

Jump-start development with the Renesas R-IN32M3 Module Solution Kit, which is the perfect “accelerator” for developers who are new to the world of Industrial Ethernet. The certified hardware and software placed in the Solution kit enables developers to start development easily and shorten development time and test effort.

 

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