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Maxim's software-configurable digital IO products helped enable a 50% size reduction for SICK's microScan3 Core I/O LiDAR-based safety laser scanner.

Maxim Integrated Products Inc. s software-configurable digital IO products helped enable a 50 percent size reduction for the microScan3 Core I/O LiDAR-based safety laser scanner from SICK AG. Achieving the industry s smallest design allows SICK to expand the versatility of the new nanoScan3 Safety Laser Scanner for machines and vehicles that require high performance but have minimal mounting space.

Maxim and SICK designers worked side-by-side to optimize the new scanner design by replacing several discrete components with a combination of the MAX14914 software configurable digital IO and the MAX22191 parasitic powered digital input along with other Maxim ICs to achieve the 2x reduction in size compared between the microScan3 Core I/O and the new nanoScan3. The results are inspiring as the nanoScan3 boasts an overall height of just eight centimeters.

Due to its size reduction, the nanoScan3 now has enhanced versatility and mounting flexibility on various autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), mobile platforms and robots, allowing them to navigate safely within space-constrained areas of warehouses and storage facilities.

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