Orca Semiconductor recently announced the OS2000 IO-Link communications transceiver, designed to improve the intelligence for Industry 4.0 in industrial applications. The OS2000 enables seamless, bi-directional communication between sensors, actuators, and control systems, boosting productivity, improving efficiency and reducing downtime throughout the factory floor.
This announcement follows the launch of the OS1000, Orca Semi's power management integrated circuit (PMIC) product for wearables, in June.
Since early 2023, Orca Semi has defined the initial products with alpha customers, built a team of highly experienced engineers in Milan, Italy and executed three product tape-outs to date, accelerating to a first design win and POs for revenue ramp in late 2024 with a tier 1 wearable OEM.
Orca's OS2000 is an IO-Link communication transceiver that can be used in either IO-Link master or device applications and features two control interface options: I2C or GPIO (general input output). The I2C mode allows control over advanced features and diagnostics not available in GPIO mode.
OS2000 integrates many features that simplify designs, including two linear voltage regulators, one digital input channel, an internal clock generator, and integrated surge protection for input power, CQ, and the digital input channel. The linear 5V voltage regulators may be bypassed if an external 5V source is available. The internal clock generator may be used to provide an IO-Link timing-compliant clock to the system microcontroller, simplifying designs. It features five different output frequency options allowing it to work with most microcontrollers. OS2000 is designed to be footprint and function compatible with the MAX22515 from Analog Devices providing an easy direct replacement in any application.
