Renesas Industrial Ethernet Module

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

Overview

The Industrial Ethernet Module (R-IN32M3 Module) is a certified hardware and software solution that speed up the product development and bring it fast to the market. Based on Renesas technology and quality standards, the module includes certified software of leading Industrial Ethernet protocols PROFINET^® and EtherNet/IP^TM. Other industrial protocols such as EtherCAT^® are in preparation and will be available soon.

Key features:

• Certified Multiprotocol Industrial Ethernet Solution (PROFINET, EtherNet IP and EtherCAT)
• 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 1.)
• 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 2.)

Figure 1: Block Diagram of Software Layers

Figure 2: Industrial Ethernet Module Solution Block Diagram

Target applications:

• Industrial network slave applications (Fig 3.)
• Sensors and transmitters
• Gateways
• Operator Terminals
• Remote I/O solutions

Figure 3: Target applications in the Slave Module
 

Product lineup:

Documents:

• Datasheet
• Hardware Manual
• Software Manual
• Quick Startup Guide for Solution Kit
• PROFINET, Ethernet IP and EtherCAT Conformance Test Certificate

Sample code:

• Application Sample Code
• Management Tool
• Module Firmware