DESCRIPTION

· The Rabbit RIO chip is an intelligent I/O processor designed for industrial automation and control.

· It provides I/O expansion and peripheral features, easily integrating into new or existing designs.

· Interfaces with any microcontroller via SPI or parallel port.

· Ideal for applications with demanding networking or machine control requirements.

FEATURES

· Easily interfaces with any CPU using SPI or parallel port.

· Adds up to 32 digital I/O lines instantly.

· 8 independent functional channels with 4 ports each.

· Configurable as bidirectional I/O, PWM/PPM outputs, TRIAC signal generators, input capture, counter, or Quadrature decode peripheral.

· 5V tolerant I/Os with pin-pair protection for H-bridge drivers.

· Supports higher drive current operations and push-pull protection for sink and source drivers.

APPLICATIONS

· Industrial automation and control.

· Motor control applications.

· Machine control applications.

· Adding I/O and peripheral features to new or existing designs.

· Applications requiring higher current outputs or multiple status bits from a single match register.