Factory automation powered by NXP
for end-to-end manufacturing processes
Factory automation is the incorporation of automation from end-to-end manufacturing processes that allows and incorporates remote and cloud-based control and monitoring.
Factory automation provides a compelling way to boost quality, efficiency, safety, sustainability, and security in a rapidly changing modern factory setting.
As competition grows and margins are squeezed, factory automation paves the way towards bettering profitability and performance while enabling flexibility in designing and revamping processes with modular ease to serve new needs and designs.
NXP supports key industrial automation needs from cloud to edge
Application and technologies focus
Application
Motor drives
Motor control, AC, servo
Motion control and PLC
PLC, sensors, encoders
I/O link
Remote and distributed I/O
Industrial HMI / Vision
High end, Low end
Industrial automation
Factory and Building Automation
Key technologies
Industrial networking
Real time ethernet, TSN, fieldbus, SPE
Functional safety
Tools, safety libraries, certificates
Security
Secure element, crypto engine
Connectivity
UWB, bluetooth, 5G, WiFi
AI/ML
Machine vision, NPU, eIQ®
Key differentiators in applications
Motor drives
- Broad portfolio with LPC, MCX and i.MX RT
- Ecosystem enablement- Freemaster; RTSCEL Libraries; Model Based Design Toolbox (MBDT); MCUXpresso
- FlexPWM IP for motor control- flexible to use with Analog peripherals
Industrial controls & I/O link
- Broad portfolio with i.MX 6; i.MX 8; Layerscape®; i. MX RT; MCX
- Innovative analog solutions like software-configurable analog front-end
- Strong analog feature set: Instrumentation Op-Amps, very fast analog comparators; 16-bit ADCs; high precision Ref. voltage; DACs
HMI / Vision
- Broad-spectrum starting from entry-level MCUs to crossover i.MX RTs to high-end i.MX Applications processors & Layerscape®
- Excellent customer enablement from NXP – HMI designer for GUI; MCUXpresso with integrated embedded graphics software
- Very strong software partner ecosystem
NXP hero products for industrial automation
| MCU | i.MX RT | MPU | Analog | General purpose analog | Security | Industrial networking | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motor drives | LPC553x MCX N | i.MX RT1180 i.MX RT1060 | i.MX 8M family | PCA9460 A/B/C PF5020 | RTC (PCFXXXX & PCAXXXX; PCF2131TF) Bus management parts Temp sensor ( PCT2X and P3T1; P3T1755DP) Level shifters GPIO expanders (PCAL9722HN) | EdgeLock A5000/SE050/ SE051 SecureEnclave in MPUs/ MCUs | Ethernet switch SoC: RT1180 Transceiver: TJA1103 CAN/ CAN-FD: TJA1146X TJA115X | FUNCTIONAL SAFETY LIBRARIES |
| Motion control & PLC | MCX N (Low end PLCs) | i.MX RT1180 | i.MX93 | NAFE11388 (Low Power 8channels) NAFE73388 (High speed 8channels) NAFE13144 (Low Speed 4channels) | ||||
| I/O | MCX A LPC553x | i.MX RT1180 | NAFE11388/NAFE738 PF5020 High side switches (digital out) MC33XS2410 | |||||
| HMI and vision | i.MX RT1170 | i.MX93 i.MX 8M Plus i.MX *M Mini | PCA9451 A PCA9460 A/B/C PCA9450 A/B/C |
Servo motor drive
NXP programming and debugging tools across NXP MCUs and crossover processors platforms
Motor drives
Motor drives precisely control speed and positioning to enable precision, conserve energy and increase the lifespan of electric motors, which uses a foundation of secure edge processing, high-efficiency power management ICs, RTCs, thermal-efficient power drivers with current monitoring capability, CAN and CAN-FD transceivers, and voltage level translators.
Featured products
| Categories | Products | About | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCU | LPC553x | Advanced analog Arm® Cortex®-M33-Based MCU family | Buy now |
| MCU | MCX N | Advanced series MCUs: The N series features a highly efficient multicore architecture, an integrated edgeLock® secure subsystem and a dedicated, on-chip neural processing unit (NPU) for real-time inference. | Buy now |
| i.MX RT | i.MX RT1180 | Crossover MCU with TSN switch and edgeLock® | Buy now |
| i.MX RT | i.MX RT1060 | Crossover MCU with Arm® Cortex®-M7 | Buy now |
| MPU | i.MX 8M Family | Applications processors based on Arm® Cortex®-A53, Cortex-M4, audio, voice, video | Buy now |
| Analog | PCA9460 | 13-Channel Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC) for ultra low power application | Buy now |
✱ MCX N & i.MX RT1180 will be available from March 2024
Resources
Motion control – robotic arm with plc
Key requirements
- High performance real-time processing
- High precision
- Real-time communication
- Robustness
- Security
- Safety
Motion control vs. Motor control
Motor control
Control one or more of the parameters of the torque, speed and position of an individual motor to reach the given value. Motor controller usually has no planning ability (the advanced drivers have simple position and speed planning ability).
Motion control
Motion control is the sub-system of industry automation system. It synchronizes and controls multiple motors to complete the specific movement, which focuses on trajectory planning, speed planning, interpolation algorithm, and kinematics conversion.
Industrial drive development platform
Motion control and robotics
NXP offers solutions for compact multi-axis motion control all the way up to high-performance robotics applications.
Our processing portfolio brings a range of compute capabilities to meet the demands of synchronized and orchestrated movements, including our dual-core i.MX RT crossover MCUs with an integrated Gb time-sensitive networking (TSN) switch for real-time communication and our multicore Layerscape LS processors with multiple integrated connectivity features for low latency and low jitter capabilities.
The Layerscape devices also support several operating systems, including Xenomai Linux, a real-time open source OS that provides determinism and real-time control.
Featured products
| Categories | Products | About | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCU | MCX N | Advanced series MCUs: The N series features a highly efficient multicore architecture, an integrated EdgeLock® secure subsystem and a dedicated, on-chip neural processing unit (NPU) for real-time inference. | Buy now |
| i.MX RT | i.MX RT1180 | Crossover MCU with TSN Switch and EdgeLock® | Buy now |
| MPU | i.MX91 | Secure, energy-efficient i.MX 91 family brings essential linux® capabilities for thousands of edge applications | Buy now |
| MPU | i.MX93 | Applications processor family – Arm® Cortex®-A55, ML acceleration, power efficient MPU | Buy now |
| Analog | NAFE11388 | Highly configurable 8 channel ±25 V universal input low power analog front-end | Buy now |
| Analog | PCA9451A | Power Management IC for i.MX 93x application processor | Buy now |
✱ MCX N & i.MX RT1180 will be available from March 2024
Easy-to-use system evaluation kit
KITNAFE13388-EVB
- NAFE11388/NAFE71388 + LPC54
- AFE SW drivers
- Available now
Programmable logic controller (PLC)
Remote I/O
PLC and remote I/Os
Large distributed control systems require PLCs and remote I/Os to precisely control and manage machines and processes for synchronized operations across a factory. For the tiniest IO application up to the most powerful high performance PLC application.
NXP’s solutions portfolio offers key components, including low power edge microcontrollers and processors with real-time protocols and stacks for IEEE1588 PTP network synchronization, time sensitive networking (real-time ethernet), EtherCAT leader, CANOpen and OPC-U. Real-time edge software enables real-time capabilities via support for Preempt-RT for low latency applications, baremetal framework and support for real-time operating system (RTOS) on the Arm® - Cortex®-A or Cortex®-M cores and easily integrated with the Yocto SDKs.
NXP hones your designs further with high-precision and high-performance analog and digital front ends, security and functional safety. N-AFE advanced diagnostics and anomaly detection features enables predictive maintenance for an efficient smart factory.
I/O featured products
| Categories | Products | About | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCU | MCX A | MCX Series’ General-purpose microcontrollers that address a wide range of applications with scalable device options, low power and intelligent peripherals. Arm® Cortex®-M33 based @ 96 MHz with scalable memory and packages. | Buy now |
| MCU | LPC553x LPC554x | Mainstream efficiency in general purpose Cortex-M33-based MCU series. Balanced integration, performance and cost with embedded memory. Combine significant product architecture enhancements and greater integration, offer dramatic power consumption improvements and advanced security features. | Buy now |
| MPU | i.MX RT1180 | i.MX RT Crossover MCUs feature the high-performance Arm® Cortex®-M core and Zephyr RTOS functionality in a real-time microcontroller. With an extended temp range of TjMAX=125°C, EdgeLock®, and optimized for real-time Ethernet protocols (TSN Switch) in industrial IoT and automotive applications. | Buy now |
| Analog | NAFE11388 | Highly configurable 8 channel ±25 V universal input low power analog front-end | Buy now |
| Analog | NAFE73388 | Highly configurable 8 channel ±25 V universal input high speed AFE with excitation sources | Buy now |
| Analog | PF5020 | Multi-Channel (5) PMIC for i.MX RT crossover MCUs– 4 high power and 1 low power, fit for ASIL B safety level | Buy now |
| Analog | MC33XS2410 | Expanding family of high side switches designed to control, protect and diagnose various loads with enhanced precision in BCM, ECU or junction boxes | Buy now |
✱ MCX A & i.MX RT1180 will be available from March 2024
NXP's TSN enablement for microcontrollers and microprocessors
NXP TSN capable devices overview
Networking
Industrial networking devices
Industrial network systems must move large amounts of data in real time.
For synchronized and orchestrated automation across a factory floor, these systems must unite IT and OT networks and their mixes of protocols, as well as address heightened security threats. Secure advanced processing, wired and wireless connectivity and support for a range of industrial protocols are required.
NXP’s portfolio offers these foundational components for secure networking devices that advance automation, including feature-rich microcontrollers (e.g. i.MX RT1180) and processors (e.g. LS1028A) with integrated security and discrete secure elements, software stacks and development boards (e.g. LS1028ARDB). And by supporting a wide range of industrial protocols such as EtherCAT, Profinet, Ethernet/IP or CC-Link IE as well as newer Time Sensitive Networks (TSN) and OPC-Ua based protocols, we provide a path for seamless and secure interoperability across manufacturing systems.
Featured products
| Categories | Products | About | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethernet switch SoC | i.MX RT1180 | Crossover MCU with TSN switch and EdgeLock® | Buy now |
| Networking processor | LS1020 LS1021 LS1012 | Layerscape processors portfolio, built on Arm® core technology, offers wide depth and breadth. Supporting wide range of industrial protocols for high-speed connectivity and low-speed serial interfaces to support secure delivery services. | Buy now |
| Analog switches | TJA1103 | ASIL B Compliant 100BASE-T1 Ethernet PHY for rapid expansion of Ethernet to the edge of the network | Buy now |
| CAN | TJA146x | CAN FD Signal Improvement technology TJA146 series are available as pin-compatible replacements to conventional HS-CAN transceivers | Buy now |
| CAN | TJA115x | High-speed CAN/CAN FD transceivers, offering security functions. It provides an interface between classical CAN or CAN FD protocol controller and the physical two-wire CAN bus | Buy now |
| Ethernet switches | SJA1105/ SJA1110 | Gigabit ethernet switch families with improved security-related features, extended interface options (TSN variants) compatible with IEEE AVB | Buy now |
✱ i.MX RT1180 will be available from March 2024
NXP MCUs and MPUs optimized for graphical interfaces
Graphics software solutions and partners
HMI high tier
Industrial HMI
Powered by an industrial grade i.MX microprocessor, NXP provides HMI solutions for harsh industrial environments.
These devices are power-on tested to emulate years of 24/7 operation for critical applications where accuracy, performance, and operational longevity are important factors.
When coupled with industrial grade microcontrollers and interface peripherals, NXP HMI solutions offer industrial temperature grades compliance and noisy environment resiliency. This allows for HMI interfaces that are robust and proven to work in suboptimal conditions.
Featured products
| Categories | Products | About | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| i.MX RT | i.MX RT1170 | 1 GHz crossover MCU with Arm® Cortex® cores | Buy now |
| MPU | i.MX 8M family | Applications processors based on Arm® Cortex®-A53, cortex-M4, audio, voice, video | Buy now |
| MPU | i.MX93 | Applications processor family – Arm® Cortex®-A55, ML acceleration, power efficient MPU | Buy now |
| Analog | PCA9450 A/B/C PCA9451 PCA9460 | Power management integrated circuit (PMIC) | Buy now |
EdgeLock® assurance: security you can trust
Machine to machine authentication of industrial devices
Connection of devices to clouds, servers and backends.Credential storage in secure hardware. Encryption of data.
Authentication and protection of industrial sensor data.
Secure authorized access to machines and data (HMI).
Late-stage configuration for a particular setup, installing specific network parameters, entering log data and customizing devices for geographic regions.
WiFi network onboarding and credential protection.
Security
Billions of intelligent, connected devices introduce new opportunities for how we work, consume, move and interact.
They also introduce data privacy and security risks. Security is essential now more than ever and NXP has a strong history of providing solutions to ecosystems that require heightened security and privacy, from the edge to the cloud.
A broad portfolio with different product types, complemented by services, provides the scalability to address these varying security needs. Our solutions offer value and differentiation through innovative technologies, architectures and enablement.
- Discrete: Fully isolated and easy-to-integrate security companions, including secure elements and authenticators.
- Integrated: Embedded security in our microcontrollers, processors and application-specific standard products.
- Services: Trust provisioning and cloud on-boarding services, including our flexible EdgeLock® 2GO security services platform.
Featured products
| Categories | Products | About | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| EdgeLock secure authenticator | A5000 | EdgeLock® A5000 Plug and Trust Secure Authenticator | Buy now |
| EdgeLock secure element | SE050 | EdgeLock SE050 secure element (SE) product family offers enhanced common criteria EAL 6+ and FIPS 140-2 certified security | Buy now |
| EdgeLock secure element | SE051 | Extension to EdgeLock SE050 Plug & Trust secure element family, supports applet updates in the field and delivers proven security certified to CC EAL 6+, with AVA_VAN.5 up to the OS level | Buy now |