TI Launches Cost-Optimized Industrial Ethernet SoC
Published2017.06.07 10:05Support for Multiple Protocols, Standards Development in Progress
Texas Instruments (TI) announced the launch of a new Sitara™ AMIC SoC product family that enables the implementation of cost-optimized industrial Ethernet communications.
The AMIC110 SoC is a multi-protocol industrial communication processor that provides a ready-to-use solution supporting more than 10 industrial Ethernet and fieldbus communication standards. This device utilizes TI's integrated software platform, Processor SDK, for industrial communication support in factory automation and control applications, as well as TI's proprietary programmable industrial communication subsystem (PRU-ICSS) that can be programmed by users.
By adding industrial Ethernet functionality using TI's new Sitara AMIC110 SoC, it becomes possible to easily convert existing non-networked designs, such as motor drives, into networked systems. Unlike ASICs that support a single industrial Ethernet standard, the AMIC110 SoC's programmable real-time unit (PRU-ICSS) supports a wide variety of protocols including EtherCAT, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, PROFIBUS master/slave, HSR, PRP, POWERLINK, SERCOS III, and CANopen, with development for additional standards currently underway.
Developed for industrial designers, the AMIC110 SoC is based on the proven Sitara processor platform and provides flexible peripherals, industrial temperature range, and integrated software support. The Sitara AMIC110 SoC can be used alongside microcontrollers (MCUs) such as TI's C2000™ MCU for connected drive applications as a dedicated communication processing device.
By leveraging the C2000 MCU LaunchPad™ development kit and the AMIC110 Industrial Communication Engine (ICE) development board, developers can create highly integrated and scalable Industry 4.0-enabled solutions. Downloading the EtherCAT slave and multi-protocol industrial Ethernet reference designs allows immediate initiation of design and development using the AMIC110 SoC.
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