IO-Link offers new options for communication between the system control and field level. Today, even the smallest sensors have a powerful microcontroller and several thousand lines of software code. Firmware updates may occasionally be necessary, for example, to fix bugs or to enable new functionalities. This reference design demonstrates the advantages when using a MSP430 microcontroller with FRAM technology for firmware updates with IO-Link instead of using a MCU with flash memory.
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Reference design overview and verified performance test data
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Complete listing of design components, reference designators, and manufacturers/part numbers
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Design file that contains information on physical board layer of design PCB
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| Type | Title | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Design guide | IO-Link Firmware Update Reference Design Leveraging MSP430™ FRAM Technology | Aug. 09, 2017 |
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