SPRT769 December   2023 AM2431 , AM2432 , AM2434 , AM6421 , AM6422 , AM6441 , AM6442

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3. 1 Introduction
  4. 2 Industrial Communications Terminology
  5. 3 Industrial Communication Feature Support
  6. 4 Industrial Communications Device Support
  7. 5 Industrial Communications Controller Support
  8. 6 PRP Support
  9. 7 HSR Support
  10. 8 TSN Support
  11. 9 Summary
  12. 10Additional Resources

5 Industrial Communications Controller Support

Texas Instruments has worked closely with a number of third parties to support industrial communication Controller protocols on the AM243x MCUs and AM64x processors. Most Controller protocols do not require special Ethernet MAC hardware and can run on any of the AM243x and AM64x device options, using either the CPSW or ICSSG.

Table 5-1 lists AM243x and AM64x third party Controller software support options.

Table 5-1 3rd Party Controller Software Options
3rd PartyFamilyWeb Site
Acontis

AM64x
AM243x

www.acontis.com
Cannon AutomataAM64xwww.cannon-automata.com
CodesysAM64xwww.codesys.com
CouthITAM64xwww.couthit.com
IBVAM64x
AM243x		www.ibv-augsburg.de
MolexAM64xwww.molex.com
PortAM64xwww.port.de
TMGAM64xwww.tmgte.de

For additional information on TI’s third party network, see TI’s Partner directory.

Table 5-2 lists the Controller software stacks included with the purchase of feature option F. Demonstration versions and example application code of the Controller protocols can be found in the AM243x SDK and AM64x SDK.

Table 5-2 TI-Provided Controller Software (Option F)
Protocol SupportMinimum Cycle TimeKey Features Supported
IO-Link ControllerAll communication classes supportedUp to 8-channel IO-Link Controller per ICSSG, IO-Link standard-compliant with Standardized Master Interface (SMI)