The new Trinamic-branded PD42-1-1243-IOLINK intelligent actuator by Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. enables modern smart factories to quickly and remotely adjust an actuator’s electrical characteristics to minimize factory downtime and maximize throughput. It combines a NEMA-17 stepper motor with controller and driver electronics. The PD42-1-1243-IOLINK uses the flexibility 
of Maxim Integrated’s MAX22513 IO-Link transceiver to allow seamless configuring of all modes of Trinamic’s TMC2130-LA motor driver. As the industry’s smallest, lowest-power NEMA-17 PANdrive solution, the intelligent actuator monitors 50% more configuration and performance parameters to reduce commissioning times as well as improve the quality of predictive maintenance data.
The new chipset solution of TMC2130-LA motor driver and MAX22513 IO-Link transceiver builds upon the benefits of IO-Link’s two-way universal interface. The PD42-1-1243-IOLINK intelligent actuator incorporates industry-leading motion control technology into a plug-and-play solution that is 2.6x smaller and more than 50% lower power compared to the competitive solution.
The PD42-1-1243-IOLINK intelligent actuator includes the following chipset:
The MAX22513 IO-Link transceiver is 3x smaller than the closest competitive solution, making it the industry’s smallest ±1 kV/500-Ω surge-protected, dual-driver IO-Link transceiver (4.2×2.1-mm WLP package). It features high integration with a dc-dc regulator, protection diodes, auxiliary digital input, I2C or SPI control, integrated oscillator and selectable 3.3-V or 5-V LDO which help to provide high configurability and reduce SKU. It enables 4x lower power dissipation due to low 2.0-Ω (typ) C/Q driver on-resistance compared to the competitive solution.
The TMC2130-LA motor driver offers stall detection with no sensors necessary, unlike the competitive solution, to flag unwanted mechanical behavior. It provides extremely smooth and precise motion with up to 256x microstepping compared to the 16x industry standard, resulting in accurate positioning and minimized resonance. Key integrated functions include a complete driver stage with low RDSon N-channel power MOSFETs configured as full H-bridges to drive the motor windings up to 1.2-A RMS at 5-46 V, an SPI interface for configuration and diagnostics, as well as a step-direction interface.
The device adjusts more device parameters on-the-fly by providing access to load values and noise reduction parameters using StealthChop technology to dynamically optimize actuator throughput performance. The CoolStep power savings feature of TMC2130-LA, combined with the low RDSon N-Channel power MOSFETS of the MAX22513, provides best-in-class power savings compared to other NEMA-17 IO-Link drives on the market. The PD42-1-1243-IOLINK provides the smallest IO-Link intelligent actuator by eliminating external limit switches to detect hard stop conditions resulting in a solution size of 82 cm3.
The PD42-1-1243-IOLINK is available at Trinamic’s authorized distributors; the MAX22513AWJ+T is available at Maxim Integrated’s website for $3.94 (1,000-up, FOB USA) and also available from authorized distributors. The TMC2130-LA and TMC2130-TA are available at Trinamic’s authorized distributors.
For details about the PD42-1-1243-IOLINK intelligent actuator, visit http://bit.ly/PD42-1-1243-IOLINK
For details about Maxim Integrated’s configurable IO-Link solutions, including a video, visit http://bit.ly/Maxim_Industrial_IO_Solutions
For details about MAX22513, visit https://bit.ly/MAX22513
For details about TMC2130-LA, visit http://bit.ly/TMC2130-LA
