CC-Link Partner Association

GlobalActivity
ReportVol.6

CC-Link Partner Association 15th anniversary
Pursuing global standard network compliant with standards

Automation Technology : the Key to Enhancing the Shenzhen FPD Industry
Preventative Medicine New Applications for CC-Link/CC-Link IE
Spotlight : Renesas Electronics
R-IN Engine and CC-Link IE for utilizing IoT / M2M

Cover Story

CC-Link Partner Association 15th anniversary

Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the CC-Link Partner Association
Pursuing global standard network compliant with standards
The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), which promotes the widespread usage of CC-Link, will celebrate the 15th
anniversary of its founding in November 2015. CLPA has been consistently pursuing "globalization" for the past 15
years. CC-Link originated in Japan and has been consistently oriented towards globalization, increasing its presencein Asia and throughout the world. Currently, CLPA focal points are located in 9 countries and regions including
Japan, and products adopting CC-Link have exceeded 1,400. With the milestone of 15 years as the occasion, CLPA
will further accelerate its global expansion.
● CC-Link Partner Association, 15-Year History Since Establishment

Although it is now hard to believe, CC-

Link used to be a semi-open network

when it was originally developed in 1996.
However, as the number of connected

nodes increased, the value of the network
enhanced exponentially. It was therefore
decided to open the specifications of

CC-Link fully and to work toward its
widespread acceptance as a network notdependent on vendors. Thus, the CLPA
was established in November 2000.

This was when the emerging economies

were beginning to gain attention. With

manufacturing industries transferring

Date

Item

Information

Nov. 2000

CC-Link Partner Association is establishedEstablished by 6 Foundation Partner companies

Apr. 2001

Branches are established at 6 overseas focal points.

North America, Europe, China, Taiwan, South Korea, ASEAN

May-01

SEMI Standards acquired

International standards for semiconductor manufacturing equipment are acquired

Dec. 2005

China National Standards GB / Z acquired

Boost to dissemination activities in China

Oct. 2007

CC-Link IE Controller specification announced

Promotes Ethernet-based network

Dec. 2007

CC-Link acquires IEC standards

As standard industrial field network

Mar. 2008

CLPA membership exceeds 1,000 companies

Partners outside of Japan account for 60% or more

Apr. 2009

Cognex joins the Board

Globalization also begins in the Board organization

Nov. 2009

CC-Link IE Field specifications announced

Ethernet-based field network

Apr. 2010

3M joins the Board

Global giant in the cable/connector field joins

Apr. 2011

Specifications released for CC-Link IE Field safety communication function

Equipped with a function that prioritizes processing of safety-related communication

Oct. 2012

SERT joins the Board

Strengthens the incorporation of needs in the Chinese market

Oct. 2012

India branch opens

Responds to the manufacturing industry's advance to India

Oct. 2012

Specifications released for energy management communication function

Enables sophisticated energy monitoring

Oct. 2013

BALUFF joins the Board

Promotes enhanced sensor lineups

Oct. 2013

CLPA membership exceeds 2,000 companies

Number of members doubles in 5 years

Mar. 2014

Turkey branch opens

Dissemination activities take place in Turkey, which is aiming at enhanced mechanical industry

Apr. 2014

Fumihiko Kimura appointed as new Chairman

Japan's leading expert in production system engineering and CAD / CAM

Aug. 2014

CC-Link IE acquires IEC standards

CC-Link IE acquires industrial network standards

Oct. 2014

MOLEX joins the Board

Leading connector manufacturer joins

May-15

Cisco joins the Board

Technological enhancement of the industrial IoT field

2015 (Planned)

Thailand and Mexico branch opens

The 9th and 10th overseas branch

their factories to China one after another,

Europe and the United States.

in just a few years after establishment.

global level were impossible when limited

focal points in rapidly growing Asia, CC-

compliance with international and local

to ensure its spread on a global level. By

S t a r t i n g w i t h t h e SEM I S t a n d a r d i nfull-fledged promotion activities at theto Japan and the developed countries.
Thus in April 2001, 6 months after its

establishment, CLPA opened branches in
6 countries and regions including China,

Korea, Taiwan and ASEAN in addition to

By swiftly focusing on and establishing
Link rode the wave of Asia's emergence

2003, overseas members accounted for amajority within CLPA, and CLPA activities
had shifted their focus to the global levelE l s e w h e r e , C L PA h a s p r o m o t e dstandards for the sake of globalization.

May 2001, various standards and ISO/IEC certifications have been acquired.
Compliance with national standards in■ Branch Managers’ Future Strategy
CLPA-Korea

Director

JEONG Deog-Young

Deputy Director

Cheng-Chung Tsai

There is increasingly widespread consideration and application of
CC-Link IE as the standard network for new facilities in fields including
electronics and automobiles. We plan to carry out product advertising
support through catalogs and exhibitions as well as holding monthly
seminars for the introduction of product development methods.

Networks easy to set are in demand in Taiwan's manufacturingindustry, and CC-Link, with its diverse development methods, iswell rated. We plan to proceed with support for manufacturers
developing compliant products as well as with promotion to users.

CLPA-America

CLPA-Europe

Director

Robert Miller

CC-Link is recognized as a network which includes all the functions
required of industrial Ethernet by the manufacturing industry. Usingthe "Gateway to Asia" campaign, our policy is to push hard for Asian
expansion on the part of our US partner members.

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CLPA-Taiwan

General Manager

John Browett

European industry is focussed on improving future manufacturing
operations by implementing the principles of Industr y 4.0. A key
requirement for this is network bandwidth. As the only open gigabit
Ethernet available, CC-Link IE is the best choice to support this demand

CLPA G lobal A ctivity R eport 2015

Number of CC-Link Partner Association partners

2500

Overseas

2097

Domestic

2000

1182
1016

1000

500

247
57

163
27
136 190
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469
230

551
283

649
345

745
391

853
470

580

699

1331

810

1481

935

1200

1632

1062

1271

1465

1667

1000
800
600
400

354

383

436

483

521 546

604

632

268

304

570

239
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03

04

05

06

07

08

09

11

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Number of CC-Link compliant products

1600
1400

1875

1500

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2328

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322

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474

569

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globalization were that general-purpose

promoting implementation.

parts such as cables and connectors andHowever, when it comes to the biggest

740

905

1047

1219

1441

1356

200

China, South Korea and the like has
also helped to establish an environment

653

838

961

1139

1290

products became usable for physicalthat necessities for maintenance became

04

05

06

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superiority.
C L PA m e m b e r s r e a c h e d 2 , 3 2 8companies in 40 countries by March 2015,

available anywhere.

and the US-based Cisco joined the Board

announcement of "CC-Link IE" in 2007.

to expand, with CC-Link IE at the core. In

management roles) in April 2015, giving

Capturing the World of Ethernet

c ommuni c at i on f un c t i on an d m ot i on

topic for CC-Link in terms of compliancewith standards, that would be the

Thereafter, functions have continued

particular, it can be said that the safety(m a d e u p o f c e n t r a l c o m p a n i e s w i t h
the organization greater variety. Global

function achieved in 2011 were iconic

focal points span 9 countries andEthernet technology dictated the flow ofcommunication prioritizing safety-related

and Mexico branch to be established in

The use of Ethernet, the de facto in theabsorbing delay in multi-axis control had

allowed the CC-Link Family information

closed-technology dedicated network;sites but the entire manufacturing industry,

Ethernet-based CC-Link IE. CC-Link IE

office. Other factors that further promoted

one after another, further establishing its

As a part of the CC-Link Family, theregions including Japan, with a Thailand

emergence of CC-Link IE incorporating

among function enhancements. Safety

opening and globalization of CC-Link.

control information and motion functions

computer network field, as a base has

been considered achievable only in apoint. The globalization of the CC-Link

combination to cover not only production

they became possible as well in the open,

continue its progress.

including management departments in theacquired standards such as ISO and IEC

CLPA-China

Director

Zhang Rongthe near future as the 10th and 11th focal
Fa m i l y a n d C LPA w i l l m o s t d ef i n i te l y

CLPA-ASEAN

Andrew Shen

Based on the government initiative of "Made in China 2025", interest
in industrial Ethernet is sharply increasing. We plan promotions
including participation in major exhibitions, information development
on social media, co-production of road shows with major media etc.

Given the background of rising labor costs, the ASEAN robot market ispredicted to double within the next three years. We plan promotions
focusing on CC - Link features highly evaluated by the ASEAN
manufacturing industry, including reduced wiring and broadband.

CLPA-India

CLPA-Turkey

Chairman

Sunil Mehta

We plan PR activities in mid-sized cities, such as holding seminars
in Coimbatore, hear tland of the tex tile. We will also conduct
seminars for automobile industries in 2015. Our policy also extends
to establishing the brand with future engineers through collaboration
with universities etc.

Country manager

Tolga Bizel

CC-Link has become even more widely known due to the use of
CC-Link IE for the Marmaray project, building a rail tunnel under
Turkey's Bosphorus Strait. We plan to work toward wider acceptancein areas including machinery industry, automobiles, and public
investment.

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Specia Interview

Shenzhen Flat Panel Display Industry Association

CLPA

Automation Technology: the Key to Enhancing the Shenzhen FPD Industry
Medium to small-sized manufacturers face the issue of production
management in their rapid development
Shenzhen is known as a leading area in China's flat panel display (FPD) industry. We asked Xie Zhengcai,
Secretary-General of the Shenzhen Flat Panel Display Industry Association (SDIA), an organization of related
corporations, to discuss the latest trends in China's FPD industry. The interviewers were Naomi Nakamura,
Global Director of the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), which promotes the widespread adoption of industrial
open networks CC-Link and CC-Link IE, and CLPA Director of Technology Haruyuki Otani.
Nakamura Tell us about the role of the
SDIA.

Xie The Shenzhen Flat Panel Display
Industry Association, which wasestablished in 2005, currently has about
750 FPD-related manufacturers in its

membership. Members include not only
manufacturers from the Huanan region,
which includes Shenzhen, but also fromother regions of China and from overseas,

allowing us to act as a unified contact
point for the industry. The Shenzhen area
is noted for the large number of small-and medium-sized FPD manufacturers
there. In order to increase industry vigor,

it is also our role to support them. For
example, we help small- and mediumsized manufacturers build supply chains,and introduce to them the technologies
that increase their productivity and quality

so as to allow them to compete with major
companies.

In fact, one of our essential technologies

for the increase of productivity and quality
is automation. Naturally, we are familiar
with CC-Link and CC-Link IE as well. They

are widely used by major manufacturers
like Foxconn, I believe.

Otani Because of their high performance,

C C -Lin k and CC-Link IE tend to beconsidered industrial networks for largescale manufacturers, but that is by nomeans their only role. The increase of
productivity and quality is an issue common

to the manufacturing industry as a whole,regardless of company scale. There are, infact, quite a number of small- and medium-sized manufacturers who have introduced

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CC-Link and CC-Link IE. Many examples

it can be constructed with general-use

Xie Small- and medium-sized manufacturers

is also possible. This kind of easy handlingof its significant effect are available.

in Shenzhen have not been oblivious to

productivity and quality until now. The

devices, quick response to line expansion

should be popular among small- andmedium-sized manufacturers, I feel.

reality is that, while wanting to increase

Xie Wherever they are, small- and medium-know how to go about it. The industry ismajor companies. However, no matter how

their productivity and quality, they did notin need of technology that will increase
productivity and quality.

Otani The Ethernet-based CC-Link IE

has been widely adopted across the Asian
region, including the BOE Technology

Group, China's largest FPD manufacturer.
We have many partners in China to whom

sized manufacturers hope to mature intoquickly they develop, if their methods are
the same as those used when they were

smaller, they will eventually hit a wall.
They need to increase competitivenesswhile changing their manufacturingsystem rapidly in accordance with theirdevelopment.

we provide solutions using CC-Link IE

Nakamura CC-Link and CC-Link IE

production lines using CC-Link and CC-

open networks, not only in Japan but

as well. Setting up liquid crystal display
Link IE should be quick and easy. Because

maintain the No. 1 share among industrial
in the whole of Asia. We feel that this isCLPA G lobal A ctivity R eport 2015

Shenzhen Flat Panel Display
Industry Association Secretary-General

CC-Link Partner Association
Global Director

CC-Link Partner Association
Director of Technology

Xie Zhengcai

Naomi Nakamura

Haruyuki Otani

due to positive assessment of their easy

spread among small- and medium-sized

Link and CC-Link IE products undergo

CC-Link IE is notable at FPD production

boosting automation through the entire

the highest importance when selecting

construction. In particular, the existence ofsites. The fact is, CC-Link IE was originallydeveloped with FPD manufacturers'

production sites in mind. As the glass

substrates used for FPD production
become larger, the amount of data handledon site is increasing astronomically. In
accordance with this, broadband networks

that can handle these large-capacity datatransfers are now required. CC-Link IE

was developed with responding to thesedemands in mind. This is why it has been
widely adopted in the FPD industry.

"The purpose of automation is not
reducing personnel costs but leveling"

Xie At the moment, manufacturers

in Shenzhen find that production
management is not keeping up with theirrapid development. This means thatfor many companies, while sales are

increasing, profits are not keeping pace.
More manufacturers are trying to use data

to increase production efficiency, but many

still don't even keep track of data to begin
with. This situation has to be changed.

companies over the next four to five years,
Shenzhen FPD industry.

Otani Automation is also an issue directly

related to management. In order to holdout in the industry as personnel costs rise,

automation is the only way. One might saythat the background of the global successof the Korean FPD industry is that they

automated using cutting-edge technology

rigorous testing. Mutual connectivity is of
networks. When a product boasting of its

standard compliance can be used withsome products but not others, users havetrouble. CC-Link and CC-Link IE, requiring

strict testing for standard approval, may

seem daunting to product vendors, butthey provide major benefits to users.

Xie For Shenzhen's manufacturers tolike CC-Link and CC-Link IE, working totake the next step toward becoming major

On the other hand, reducing personnel

is essential. For this purpose as well, we

Automation is not just a simple process ofShenzhen's FPD industry may seem toincrease productivity and quality.

costs is just one role of automation.

replacing people with machines in orderto hold down costs. Its real purpose is theleveling of production through its daily
major fluctuations. By keeping control

of uneven production through leveling,oversupply of facilities and inventory
becomes unnecessary.

Xie I hope to educate manufacturers about

the importance of leveling production

through automation, and the advantages ofstabilizing quality.

companies, total automation of production
look to CC-Link and CC-Link IE technology.
be thriving, but some of its companies

have a sense of crisis to the effect thatfurther development is going to be difficult.

In actual fact, there is no future for theindustry without greater adoption of cuttingedge technology. With the help of the CCLink Partner Association and others like itleading the way to widespread adoptionof cutting-edge technologies like CC-Link
and CC-Link IE, I hope to offer support toShenzhen's FPD manufacturers.

Nakamura We look forward to lending

Of course, there are companies"Highly reliable quality, Made-in-Japan"

a hand in any way we can. We plan toimportance of production management at

Link and CC-Link IE are technologies

available through the Shenzhen Display

the models, and that similar systems willa major concern. For example, all CC-

like Foxconn which picked up on thean early stage. We hope they will become

Nakamura Do take note as well that CC-

originating in Japan, where quality is

continue actively making information

Association. Thank you very much for your
time.

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Special Interview

Professor Akiyoshi Kabe of the Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University

Maiko Ito

Robots Usher In New Possibilities in Preventative Medicine
Towards New Applications for CC-Link/CC-Link IE
A robot with great promise for application development, not just in the factory, but in areas as diverse as the community andthe home. The advanced control functions provided by CC-Link/CC-Link IE should be very helpful in that evolution. The Global
Director of the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), Naomi Nakamura, interviewed Akiyoshi Kabe, who is a CLPA technicaladvisor and professor in the Graduate School of Human Sciences at Waseda University, currently engaged in the research anddevelopment of medical care and welfare robots. She also interviewed the actress Maiko Ito, who is a graduate student from hislaboratory, and is currently doing research on robots which can be usefully employed for things such as preventive medicine.
Nakamura Please explain about yourwas entering my third year and thinking aboutdevelopment of control systems for industrial

Science.

about the most popular seminar, which wasthese were principally aimed at factories, but

specialization in Health and Welfare Industrial

Kabe One of the major projects of Healthand Welfare Industrial Science is thewhat seminar to do, my classmate told mewith Professor Kabe.

When I went to have an interview withequipment and industrial networks. Both ofwith the expansion of robot applications, therange of application of the technology andnetworks has spread steadily.

development of health and welfare robots.

P r o f e s s o r K a b e f o r t h e s e m i n a r, w e

to solving the variety of problems which are

doing something new by combining

The Need for Control Tailored to Humans

preventative medicine that I had acquired,that you developed?

We are aiming to make a real contribution
now emerging in our super-aged society,by developing robots which can provide
the different kinds of support that wetalked about the possibility of perhaps
robot technology with the knowledge ofand it was decided that I could join his

Nakamura Could you tell me about the robot
Ito Our first robot was the Squat Support

seminar.

Tool Robot “SS RAM-chan”. Legs and backthemselves in day to day. Specifically, wedevelopment of robots, I would have thought

avoid locomotive syndrome. The squat isprevent "locomotive syndrome", in which the

medicine is also required, such as

associate with health and health care, in the
many different scenarios that people findare developing the kinds of robots which canrisk of needing nursing care increases dueto the functional decline in the joints andNakamura When it comes to thethat knowledge other than preventative
mechanical systems and electronics.

Ito That’s correct. Fresh engineeringmuscles, and so on, that comes with aging.

expertise is required in making a robot

science is not just developing robots, but

microcomputer needed for controlling the

A significant feature of health and welfare
simultaneously promoting research based on
the premise of their "social implementation",developing an overall service which includes

in its scope their actual operation on-site, forexample, and even the business model to be
employed.

A Fusion of Preventative Medicine andRobot Technology

a r e a l i t y, s u c h a s p r o g r a m m i n g t h emechanical system. We also undertook

research and development whichemphasized the robot concept itself, as wellas, for example, the ways in which it can be

School of Human Sciences. In the e-School,
you take part in a junior seminar. Just as I

6your knees, among other things. So “SS-RAM-chan” is what provides support so thatyou are able to do a squat with the correct
posture.

The important point about your posturewhen doing a squat is the position of theknees. When bending your knees, they must

welfare robots has been increasing.

Kabe Ten years ago, I think you would haveneed for care support robots has become

the “e-School” of the Waseda University

way, conversely, you can end up injuring

N a k a m u r a R e c e n t l y, t h e n u m b e r o f

Science?

about our super-aged society, I enrolled inthat, if the squat is not done in the correctcompanies entering the field of health andseen hardly any health and welfare robots

Ito So that I could study something usefulan effective exercise for doing this. Except

utilized.

Nakamura Ms. Ito, how did you become

involved in Heath and Welfare Industrial

must be exercised on a routine basis toat robot-related exhibitions. However, as theclearly evident in our ever-aging society, a lotof universities and businesses have started
to develop health care and welfare robots.

Working for a general electronics

manufacturer, I was originally involved in the

The “SS RAM-chan” squat support tool robot

CLPA Global Director Naomi Nakamura

CLPA G lobal A ctivity R eport 2015

Maiko Ito

Akiyoshi Kabe

Born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in

Professor in the Faculty of
Human Sciences of Waseda
University

1964. Actress. Won the first Miss
Magazine Grand Prix in 1982, anddebuted as a singer with “Binetsu
Kana” in 1983. She remains active

Professor in the Faculty of Human

S c i e n c e s o f Wa s e d a U n i v e r s i t y.
Graduate of the Faculty ofin television, film, and theater. She
is now a board member of the NPO

E n g i n e e r i n g o f To k y o U n i v e r s i t y.
After developing FA equipment and“Assembly for Tailor-Made HealthCare”. Graduating from Waseda

industrial networks in the researchand development division of a

University in 2014, she was admitted
to the graduate school of Waseda

general electronics manufacturer
handling industrial devices, he took

University in April of the same year.
Graduate School Studying robot

up his current post in 2003. Engaged
in research on "Human Scienceengineering in the Graduate Schoolof Human Sciences, she is currently

Robots" for use in the medical careand welfare fields. He also serves asdeveloping a robot to prevent theonset of Locomotive Syndrome.

a technical advisor for the CC-Link
Partner Association.

not end up further forward than your toes. At

Kabe Yes, that’s right. The controlled objects

field of health care and welfare.

puppet, but sensors are incorporated in it

machines.

robot developed in a laboratory has been

first glance, SS RAM-chan looks like a sheepso that when you start to do a squat whilein FA (Factory Automation) are mainly

Since the motion of the apparatus does notinstalled in a hospital, and its effectiveness

control with good reproducibility. However,control of this robot has been achieved using

facing it, a voice will tell you if the position ofchange very quickly, it is easy to achieve

It is also equipped with a function to help

humans are constantly variable. That is the

your knees ever comes forward of your toes.

you keep a constant rhythm during physicalactivity. This robot was exhibited at the“International Robot Exhibition” held in 2013.

Nakamura And what is the theme of yourrecent research?

I t o R i g h t n o w, I a m w o r k i n g o n t h edevelopment of a system to actively tackle
the prevention of locomotive syndrome inpeople over 75 years of age. SS RAM-chan
was developed to allow people who would

reason why a flexible control system will be
required which can change accordingly. In
particular, a complex process is required tomake judgments based on information fromliving organisms. Here, I think that AI (Artificial
Intelligence) technology will be required. In

tackle the challenge of preventing locomotive

industrial equipment, and its high affinity withinformation systems due to standards based

be transferred at a high speed of 1Gbps.
evolution of health care and welfare robots.

required to grasp an actual situation also
increase significantly.

order to realize a mechanism which canbe physically active, it is first necessary tounderstand the patterns in their lifestyles.
Once we know this, we may be able to figureout where to install the appliance and how it
should operate for an elderly person.

Kabe There are quite a few people in Japana technology with potential beyond factories.

scheme must then be devised to carry out

imagine the type and amount of information

is facing at the moment.

the home has become normal practice, ato be installed near an elderly person which

complicated than controlling a machine. Iin finding solutions to the challenges Ms. Ito

who consider that FA is a technology for thean age when the installation of robots inapplication to support a person is even more

information can be efficiently collated. ThisFor example, when we are finally living inare currently promoting discussion on the

Nakamura Surely the control of an

By constructing a sensor network within theincrease the motivation of elderly people to

Perhaps we could make a contribution to thewould enhance their motivation.

measures taken swiftly.

as a control system incorporated within

any way. We thought that a support waspossibility of creating some kind of apparatus

ascertained very quickly, and appropriate

Ito I certainly think so. We think that, inon Ethernet technology. Moreover, data canas possible to be more physically active. We

to malfunction, the problem could be

Nakamura Characteristics of CC-Link/CC-

Old people especially tend to be reluctant

needed which would allow as many people

was extremely useful. If the robot started

technology may possibly be put to good use

Link IE are its strong record of adoption

to do new things, or be physically active infunction provided by CC-Link and a controller

work closely together.

in actual fact, there are not necessarily

syndrome.

CC-Link; the automatic failure diagnosis

home utilizing CC-Link/CC-Link IE, various

information system and the control system toInformation System and High Affinitythat many people who are actively trying tois being evaluated right now. Integrated

other words, we must contrive a way for the

like to prevent the syndrome to perform
squats with the correct posture. However,

Kabe In fact, one health care and nursing

service and maintenance remotely. There
are already examples of the operational stateof equipment being monitored continuously
using CC-Link IE, and “preventative

maintenance” being performed to avoid

failures before they actually happen. Thiskind of technology may be very useful in thefactory. Overseas, it is widely recognized as
As a matter of fact, there are also examplesof businesses that specialize in FA which
are currently developing equipment for

hospitals. It appears that the CC-Link / CC-

Link IE technology could possibly find abroad range of application outside the area of
manufacturing plants.

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Renesas Electronics

Spotlight"The combination of the R-IN Engine and CC-Link IE isideal for utilizing IoT / M2M"
Renesas Electronics provides 1 Gbps-compliant industrial Ethernet
communication LSI
While IoT / M2M, which allows autonomous control of devices, enables production efficiency in manufacturing, it also
causes concern over bloated communication traffic. To deal with this issue, Renesas Electronics developed a solution
based on both "performance enhancement of devices" and "broadband support". Akira Denda of Renesas Electronics
states that a new engine for the former and CC-Link IE compliance for the latter can resolve this issue.
high-speed performance. By reducing theinsufficient. In addition to the R-IN Engine

10 times the conventional speed has beencommunication data, we have also taken

implemented to suppress the amount ofload to the CPU, a speed increase of 5 -an approach to implementing broadband

achieved.

for the network itself.

Resources vacated by the speed increase

Although R-IN32M4-CL2 is compliant

can be allotted to the device's primaryprocessing of data. Since it uploads onlywith the same protocols as the R-IN32M3

processing of data and detection of bad

it is essentially intended for CC-Link IE.

Series, it is not an exaggeration to say thatthe valid data after performing statistical

Akira Denda

This is because the only industrial Ethernet

data, rather than simply uploading all theVice President, Head,
Industry & Appliance Business Division
2nd Solution Business Unit
Renesas Electronics Corporationthat supports 1 Gbps broadband at theraw data, the network bandwidth can be

moment is CC-Link IE. To accommodate

effectively utilized.

" Among the various contexts of IoT /the development of IoT / M2M, we felt

In keeping with the increased attention

M2M, nothing produces larger volumes ofbeing paid to IoT / M2M, we have decided

because sensors arranged throughout the

October 2015. Like the R-IN32M3 Series,

While a vast amount of data enables moreas having the new 1 Gbps PHY built in.

load on the processing infrastructure. The

100 Mbps was thought to be sufficient.

delay and decrease in data quality, andenvironment in which IoT / M2M connect

it necessary to actively support thebroadband CC-Link IE.

data than manufacturing facilities. This is

to ship the new LSI "R-IN32M4-CL2" inproduction line continue to collect data.

it is equipped with the R-IN Engine, as wellto support the development of products

detailed analysis, it constitutes a large

In the past, industrial Ethernet withcollaboration among vendors. We are

increased load on the network promotes

However, considering the growth of theincreases the power consumption of the

all devices, 100 Mbps will eventually be

We have organized the "R-IN Consortium"

using the R-IN Engine, promoting

confident that R-IN32M4-CL2, which allows
CC-Link IE to realize its features to thefullest, will be the core of the collaboration."

PLC that controls devices.

Given this background, we released theindustrial Ethernet communication LSI

Using“SW-RTOS”

HeaderData

feature of R-IN32M3 Series is the "R-IN

OS function into hardware in pursuit ofUsing“HW-RTOS”

OS + Jitter Margin

Time"R-IN32M3 Series" in 2013. The main
Engine" which turns a part of the real-time

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Data

FooterTime

OS

Other processing

Enables temporary processing on the device side

Allocating a part of the OS processing to the hardware produced

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