Renesas Electronics Functional Safety over EtherCAT Drive System

Renesas Electronics Functional Safety over EtherCAT Drive System features a safety motor drive with a safety industrial network control. This drive system includes two independent RX72N 32-bit MCUs, so if the system hits an unwanted state system, control is maintained. The safety data such as the emergency stops comes from the safety sensor or safety Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) through the EtherCAT communication block. The safety control block consists of two RX72N MCUs that manage motor emergency, stop control, and safety protocol data processing. The functional safety block can be separated from the non-safety block (network device or motor control device), by this customers can easily design their applications.

Features

  • Renesas supports required software for the safety control block, such as self-test software and control software system
  • By separating the safety functional block from the non-safety block (network device or motor control device), customers can easily design their applications
  • Customers can select the best MCU for this safety system from our wide RX family portfolio

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Renesas Electronics Functional Safety over EtherCAT Drive System
Published: 2020-09-22 | Updated: 2022-03-11