To remain competitive and maintain high quality, modern factories must be agile, maximizing uptime while reducing costs. The Santa Cruz ALS solution enables connected factories. This benchmark system provides a wide dynamic range of clear, RGB, and infrared light, as well as temperature data. Santa Cruz is tuned to the response of the human eye for accurate system operation in relation to visible light. Furthermore, it is unsurpassed in light sensitivity and low latency. The integrated IO-Link® software and stack device automatically configure the sensor without additional programming, saving valuable time and resources. Moreover, Santa Cruz fits on a small 6.5mm x 25mm printed circuit board (PCB), making it the smallest ALS system in the industry.
Key Advantages
• Small size: Industry's smallest ambient light detection system.
• High integration: Integrates six high-precision sensors for clear RGB and IR light; a temperature sensor; an economical, ultra-low-power microcontroller; integrated dual 3.3V and 5V linear regulators; programmable flash memory; and IO-Link software.
• High sensitivity: Sensitive from 57,542 lux to 0.001 lux at low power.
• Easy configuration: IO-Link enabled allows for simple identification and connection to existing industrial systems.
Comments
“The Santa Cruz system is the result of Maxim’s successful collaboration with Renesas Electronics Europe and TMG Technologie und Engineering,” says David Andeen, Director of Reference Designs at Maxim Integrated. “The Renesas RL78® ultra-low-power microcontroller and TMG’s IO-Link software provide the ideal complement to Maxim’s precise light sensor and IO-Link modem. Combining these products with our IO-Link modem creates a platform for a variety of IO-Link sensor solutions.”.
"The industrial sensor market is trending toward greater accuracy, chip-level integration, and miniaturization," says Dr. Rajender Thusu, Sensors and Instrumentation Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "Santa Cruz's reference design advances these trends for the factory of the future."
Availability and Pricing
• The Santa Cruz system is available on a 6.5mm x 25mm PCB with an M12 connector for out-of-the-box IO-Link connectivity.
• Prices start at $99 (FOB US).
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