Renesas Electronics IA Functional Safety Reference Board

Renesas Electronics IA Functional Safety Reference Board is a solution for ensuring the safety of systems while keeping a tab on development costs. The Renesas Electronics board is based on IEC61508 and meets the HFT=1 and SIL3 requirements. The device is ideal for applications with cost and knowledge limitations for FSoE system development. The board is optimized for BOM cost by integrating EtherCAT and FSoE in one system.

Features

  • Hardware functionality
    • HFT=1, SIL3 architecture
    • No external network communication IC is needed
    • Coexist w/EtherCAT slave communication by RX72M built-in EtherCAT slave controller (2 ports) and FSoE slave functions
    • Safety input five channel
    • Safety output eight channel
    • Non-safety I/O four channel
  • Dual MCU(RX72M+RX23T) configuration board for FSoE Slave function
  • Software and documents
    • Full set of Renesas’s FuSa SWs
    • User manual, schematics, BOM list

Applications

  • Safety remote I/O
  • Functional safety application for HFT=1 and SIL3 criteria under IEC61508 standards
    • AC drive / GP inverter
    • Safety system broadly for safety PLC, safety sensors
  • Target market segment
    • Industrial automation (factory automation, process automation)
    • Building automation

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Renesas Electronics IA Functional Safety Reference Board

Overview

Renesas Electronics IA Functional Safety Reference Board

Renesas Electronics IA Functional Safety Reference Board