To reduce the size of the safety laser scanner
Maxim adopts SW-configurable digital input/output, etc.
Half the size of NanoScan 3 and MicroScan 3


Maxim Integrated Korea announced on the 2nd that its software-configurable digital input/output products have been installed in SICK’s nanoScan3 LiDAR-based safety laser scanner.

The 8cm tall NanoScan3 is half the size of SIC's 'microScan3' safety laser scanner and is suitable for AGVs and robots that require high performance but have limited mounting space. Seek integrated six individual components and peripherals into a single IC using Maxim's MAX14914 software-configurable digital input/output product.

In addition, the NanoScan 3 scanner design was optimized by combining the MAX22191 parasitic power supply digital input and replacing various individual components with a combination of other Maxim ICs.

“The NanoScan 3 enables the safe transport of payloads on pallets, which was previously impossible,” explained Christian Matt, a development engineer at SICK. “With a size reduced to 106.6 mm in length, 117.5 mm in width, and 80 mm in height, it can now be applied to potential space-sensitive applications.”

Jeffrey DeAngelis, Vice President of the Industrial Communications business unit at Maxim Integrated, emphasized, “Industrial equipment designers can increase configuration flexibility, reduce test run times, and save power by adopting Maxim’s software-configurable digital I/O, IO-Link, and motion control solutions.”

In addition to this, the NanoScan 3 also integrates the MAX22191 parasitic power supply digital input, the MAX22505 USB port protector, and the MAX17503 and MAX17545 converters.