Renesas is sampling what it claims is the first IC to implement the ASi-5 (Actuator Sensor Interface version specification version 5) standard for industrial network equipment. Mass production is planned for March 2020 ASi-5 offers superior performance and usability over ASi-3, delivering 1.27 ms cycle time, 200m cable length and 96 slaves per segment. The ...

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