The document discusses Renesas Electronics' smart analog solution kits, designed for efficient sensor design with features like customizable analog front end (AFE) circuitry and an intuitive development workflow. It highlights the ease of connecting sensors to industrial networks via IO-Link and the ability to quickly build smart sensors through a streamlined, four-step process. Additionally, it details the development tools provided, including AFE design tools and the Renesas Flash Programmer for coding and debugging applications.

1. Analog Sensor Design in Minutes
10 Reasons to Use Sense-it! Smart Analog Solution Kits
Renesas Electronics Europe
Industrial & Communications Business Group
Rev. 1.00
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2. Complete Package for Smart Sensor Design
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Expansive
Smart sensor
hardware platform
Customisable
Op-Amp based
circuitry
Onboard modular
communication
interface
Intuitive
development
Workflow
IO-Link
v1.1 ready
Schematic &
PCB layout
design files
Easy to use
AFE designer
tool
On the fly debugging /
reconfiguration

3. Dual-Purpose Development
Industrial
sensor
network
Sensor Analog
Front End
(AFE) design
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4. Expansive Smart Sensor Hardware Platform
Customisable AFE + built in MCU
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Transducer interface
Connect your sensor
To the industrial
network with IO-Link
Quickly build a smart
sensor in a 4-step
workflow
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Transducers
PGIA 16bitΣΔ
ADC
Choose your
Transducer
Customise
the AFE
Build your
application
Connect your
sensor to the
industrial network
Connect multiple
transducers at once

5. Built Around True Low Power Technology
66uA/MHz
operation
0.57uA
RTC+LVD
Unique
SNOOZE mode
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6. Fully Customisable Op-Amp Based Circuitry
Instrumentation
Summing
Non
inverting
Differential
Transimpedance
Inverting
PGIA 16bitΣΔ
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ADC
Implement
various op-amp
topologies
Control gain
amplification &
voltage offset
No need for
external resistor
network
High precision
16-bit
Sigma-Delta
A/D with PGIA

7. Easy to Use AFE Design Tool
Design & customise
AFE using
simple GUI
Automatic C-source
generation for
IAR Workbench
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Customise the
AFE in a couple
of mouse clicks

8. On the Fly Debugging/ Reconfiguration
USB Interface No more messing
Change gain values
or do offset tuning &
observe waveform
simulataneously
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Use USB & Easy
Starter tool to select
test points to be
displayed in GUI
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with wires & no need
for oscillosope!

9. Onboard Modular Communication Interface
Communication
UUSSBB module inintteerrffaaccee
interface
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Off-board UART,
SPI & I2C
communication
Test your own
communication
protocol
IO-Link daughter
board out
of the box

10. IO-Link v1.1 Ready
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Daughter board
with IO-Link PHY
Remote paramerisation,
diagnoses and
commissioning of sensor
application via IO-Link
IO-Link description
file sample
supplied
Free evaluation
TMG software
stack
Fully compliant
with V1.1
specification

11. Intuitive Development Workflow
Trial AFE Design Coding Debug Write
Analog Design Tool
Smart Analog
Easy Starter V2
Analog Design Tool
SA-Designer V1.03.00
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Renesas Flash
Programmer
Design AFE circuit and
generates C source
IDE
Workbench
Build MCU program with IDE
equipped with edit and analysis
AFE Design
Development Tool Chain
Device Tool,
Remote User Interface
Application,
Development
Debugging
Easy Starter/ SA Designer
Intuitive
development
tool chain

12. Find Out More!
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www.renesas.eu/smartanalog
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