Santa Cruz (MAXREFDES23#)
Quick Start Guide
Rev 0; 2/14
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Santa Cruz (MAXREFDES23#) Quick Start Guide
Table of Contents
1. Required Equipment ................................................................................................. 3
2. Overview ................................................................................................................... 3
3. Included Files ........................................................................................................... 5
4. Procedure ................................................................................................................. 6
5. Appendix A: Project Structure and Key Filenames ................................................. 27
6. Trademarks ............................................................................................................ 27
7. Revision History ...................................................................................................... 28
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1. Required Equipment
• PC with Windows® 7 (Verify with Balluff that your version of Windows is
supported before purchasing their software.)
• Santa Cruz (MAXREFDES23#) board
• One Balluff USB IO-Link® master (silver box) with corresponding USB and power
cables. This must be purchased separately.
• Balluff IO-Link Device Tool (tested with version 2.11.1 and comes with the Balluff
USB IO-Link master)
• One IO-Link cable (yellow). This must be purchased separately.
• RD23_RL78_V01_XX.ZIP (Renesas-RL78-Maxim-Sample-20131007-
IODD1.0.1.xml), where XX = minor version
2. Overview
Below is a high-level overview of the steps required to quickly get the Santa Cruz
design running by connecting it to t he Balluff USB IO-Link master and Balluff soft ware.
Detailed instructions for each step are provided in the following pages. The Sant a Cruz
(MAXREFDES23#) subsystem reference design will be referred to as Santa Cruz
throughout this document.
1) Connect the A-to-B Type USB cable from the PC and yellow IO-Link cable to the
Balluff USB IO-Link master (silver box with par t number BNI USB-901-000-A501)
as shown in Figure 1.
2) Connect the Santa Cruz light sensor board to the other side of the yellow IO-Link
cable. Make sure the green LED is lit as shown in Figure 2. The red and yellow
LEDs do not need to be lit.
3) Download the latest “all design files” RD23V01_XX.ZIP file located at the Santa
Cruz page.
4) Extract the RD23V01_XX.ZIP file to a directory on your PC.
5) Install the Balluff IO-Link Device Tool.
6) Add the Santa Cruz light sensor as a device into the Balluff IO-Link Device Tool.
7) Connect to the Santa Cruz by pressing the online connection button.
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Figure 1. Santa Cruz Board Connected to a Balluff USB IO-Link Master
Figure 2. Green LED Is Lit
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3. Included Files
The RD23_RL78_V01_XX.ZIP contains the corresponding IO-Link Device Descriptor
(IODD) files. The IODD contains information on communication properties, device
parameters, identification, process, and diagnostic data. It includes an XML file, an
image of the device, an icon image, and t he manufacturer’s logo. The IODD structure is
the same for all devices of all manufacturers, and is always represented in the same
way by the IODD interpreter tools.
Figure 3. Block Diagram of System
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4. Procedure
1. Connect the A-to-B Type USB cable from the PC and yellow IO-Link cable to
the Balluff USB IO-Link master (silver box with part number BNI USB-901-000A501) as shown in Figure 1.
2. Connect the Santa Cruz light sensor board to the other side of the yellow IO-
Link cable. Make sure the green LED is lit as shown in Figure 2. The red and
yellow LEDs do not need to be lit.
3. Download the latest “all design files” RD23V01_XX.ZIP file at
www.maximintegrated.com/Santa-Cruz. All files available for download are
available at the bottom of the page.
4. Extract the RD23V01_XX.ZIP file to a directory on your PC. The location is
arbitrary but the maximum path length limitation in Windows (260 character s)
should not be exceeded.
5. I nstall the Balluff IO-Link Device Tool. This tool comes with the purchase of
the Balluff USB IO-Link master (silver box with part number BNI USB-901000-A501). Run the setup.exe file using the Run as administrator mode.
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6. Choose the default installation Folder and press the Next button.
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7. Pr es s the Next button.
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8. Change the language to English if applicable.
9. Close t he program by clicking the X in the top right corner.
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10. Press the Close button to complete the installation.
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11. Verify the version of the IO-Link Device Tool. In this case, version 2.1.11 was
used.
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12. Login in Specialist mode using the password special.
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13. Import the IODD xml file for the Maxim sensor. In this case, the file is
Renesas-RL78-Maxim-Sample-20131007-IODD1.0.1.xml located in the
RD23_RL78_V01_00.ZIP file.
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14. In this case, this is the IODD file shown belo w, but may be a different .xml file
if a different Maxim sensor is used.
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15. See the Maxim Sensor show up in the IO-Link devices in the Catalog
window.
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16. Select File | Properties.
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17. After Properties is selected, the screen looks like the below screenshot.
18. Verify that the USB cable is plugged into the silver USB IO-Link Master box.
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19. Drag the Balluff USB IO-Link Master to the Topology window.
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20. Drag the Maxim sensor to the Name field in the Common window.
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21. Verify a picture of the sensor shows up with the name Renesas-RL78-
Maxim-Sample.
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22. Press the Connect button on the Balluff IO-Link Device Tool Software.
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23. If your sensor has a problem or is unconnected, then you will see the below
figure.
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24. If your sensor is working correctly, then click on the Maxim sensor device icon
and then the Oscilloscope tab. Press the Play (triangle button) button. Point
the tip of the MAXREFDES23# sensor at the ceiling towards the ceiling lights
for a few seconds and then cover the tip of the MAXREFDES23# sensor with
your hand, as shown below. Verify that the blue and green waveforms go
higher when pointed at the ceiling lights and the waveform goes lower when
covered with your hand as shown in the gr aph below. This is the 8-bit visual
life test.
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Covering up tip of the Santa Cruz light sensor with hand to block light.
25. Press the Stop button to stop the quick 8-bit visual life test.
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26. Next, press the Parameter tab and scroll down to the Ambient Light
Intensity parameter. Press the Value column to see an on-request parameter
read of the Ambient Light Intensity.
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5. Appendix A: Project Structure and Key Filenames
6. Trademarks
IO-Link is a registered trademark of ifm electronic GmbH.
Windows is a registered trademark and registered service mark of Microsoft
Corp.
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7. Revision History
REVISION
NUMBER
REVISION
DATE
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CHANGED
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2/14
Initial release
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