New NXP Analog Front-End Enables the Software-Defined Factory
14 Noviembre 2022 - 2:00AM
Electronica -- NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced
its new NXP analog front-end (N-AFE) family for high-precision data
acquisition and condition monitoring systems for factory
automation. Designed as software-configurable universal analog
input devices, the new N-AFE family helps enable the
software-defined factory, making it easier for operators to
configure a smart factory and adjust settings based on shifting
market needs.
Even as factories have become smarter over time, adapting to
rapidly shifting market trends has remained a challenge, often
requiring large-scale equipment overhauls to reconfigure a factory
to meet a new need. The addition of software-configurable
components allows factory operators to be more nimble, enabling
them to more quickly and easily make changes to the factory floor
to address rapidly shifting trends.
“Software-defined factories are the next evolution of the
Industry 4.0, and this software-configurable analog front-end
family will help achieve that milestone,” said Jens Hinrichsen,
Executive Vice President and General Manager of Advanced Analog at
NXP. “By combining configurability with enhanced accuracy and
precision for improved product quality, as well as advanced
diagnostics to identify issues before they occur to reduce
downtime, this device enables a new era of the smart factory.”
Schneider Electric has worked closely with NXP to incorporate
the N-AFE family into its industrial solutions. The single-chip
N-AFE solution helps to reduce the complexity of hardware design
for the company, whose industrial customers benefit from the
software configurability delivered by the N-AFE.
“The impact of a software-defined factory, both in terms of
productivity and overall costs saved, is immeasurable,” said Ralf
Neubert, Vice President, Research & Development, Digital
Factory, at Schneider Electric. “NXP’s new analog front-end
software configurability and high precision accelerate hardware
design, improving time to market. The N-AFE family enables
flexibility in our designs to allow our customers to quickly
respond to market trends, but more importantly, it also helps to
reduce unplanned downtime, enabling a more productive factory
overall.”
The N-AFE family of devices integrates up to eight universal
analog inputs at a lower system cost for data acquisition systems
in factory and process automation. It combines signal chain
protection, precision amplification and high-speed data conversion,
filters and highly accurate self-diagnostics to monitor factory
conditions, helping to ensure a more consistent and repeatable
quality of product. The device also integrates additional advanced
diagnostics to reduce factory downtime with predictive maintenance
and anomaly detection, while its factory calibration and
self-calibration features help reduce test costs.
N-AFE System Solution
The addition of the N-AFE Analog Front-End family of devices
brings new analog capabilities to NXP’s portfolio targeting
industrial applications. Combined with NXP’s MCU and power
management portfolios, including devices such as the i.MX RT1180
high-performance crossover MCU and PF5020 and PCA9460 power
management ICs (PMICs), the N-AFE devices expand the industrial
system solution offering, while helping customers to accelerate
development time and reduce time to market.
For more information on the family, please visit NXP.com/NAFE or
contact NXP Sales worldwide.
About NXP SemiconductorsNXP Semiconductors N.V.
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through innovation. As a world leader in secure connectivity
solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in
the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication
infrastructure markets. Built on more than 60 years of combined
experience and expertise, the company has approximately 31,000
employees in more than 30 countries and posted revenue of $11.06
billion in 2021. Find out more at www.nxp.com.
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Email:phoebe.francis@nxp.com |
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