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TIDEP-0101

Tamagawa Encoder Interface Protocol on AM437x Reference Design

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TIDEP-0101

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Overview

The commonly-accepted existing solution to interface Tamagawa SmartAbs full-absolute or Smart Inc encoders with a drive feedback and control system is to use a Smartceiver AU5561N1. Use of these receivers requires additional components, complexity, and costs to the system. This reference design details a compatible receiver implementation using Sitara™ AM437x processors, which have an Arm® Cortex®-A9 core and multiple instances of PRU-ICSS. This receiver implementation bypasses the requirement for additional components because a single instance of PRU-ICSS controls the Tamagawa encoder, while the ARM device and remaining PRU-ICSS resources handle the drive control, current sense, and industrial communications. This implementation allows for a cost-effective, single-chip, industrial drive and communication solution.

Features
  • Tamagawa receiver on AM437x using PRU-ICSS
  • Tamagawa smartceiver AU5561N1 compatible
  • Supports 2.5-Mbps full-absolute SmartAbs and SmartInc encoders
  • Supports data readout and reset frames
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Design files

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download Design guide — TIDEP-0101
TIDUDJ7.PDF (3096 K)

Reference design overview and verified performance test data

download Schematic — TIDEP-0101
TIDRC79A.ZIP (1276 K)

Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components

download Bill of materials (BOM) — TIDEP-0101
TIDRC80A.ZIP (580 K)

Complete listing of design components, reference designators, and manufacturers/part numbers

download Assembly drawing — TIDEP-0101
TIDRC76A.ZIP (870 K)

Detailed overview of design layout for component placement

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TIDRC77A.ZIP (21148 K)

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TIDC823A.ZIP (11389 K)

Design file that contains information on physical board layer of design PCB

download PCB layout — TIDEP-0101
TIDRC78A.ZIP (6065 K)

PCB layer plot file used for generating PCB design layout

Products

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Arm-based processors

AM4379 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS, EtherCAT, 3D graphics

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RS-485 & RS-422 transceivers

SN65HVD75 — 3.3-V half-duplex RS-485 transceiver with IEC ESD, 20 Mbps

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Hardware

Evaluation board

TMDSIDK437X — AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK)

The AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK) is an application development platform for evaluating the industrial communication and control capabilities of Sitara™ AM4379, AM4377 and AMIC120 processors for industrial applications.

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Evaluation board

RS485-HF-DPLX-EVM — RS-485 half-duplex evaluation module

The RS-485 half-duplex evaluation module (EVM) helps designers evaluate device performance, supporting fast development and analysis of data-transmission systems using any of the SN65HVD1x, SN65HVD2x, SN65HVD7x, SN65HVD8x and SN65HVD96 half-duplex transceivers. The EVM board comes without the (...)
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Software

Software development kit (SDK)

PROCESSOR-SDK-RTOS-AM437X — TI-RTOS processor SDK for AM437x and AMIC120 (No design support from TI available. Refer to Overview- RTOS Highlights for details.)

Processor SDK (Software Development Kit) is a unified software platform for TI embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to benchmarks and demos.  All releases of Processor SDK are consistent across TI’s broad portfolio, allowing developers to seamlessly (...)

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Arm-based processors
AM4376 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS AM4377 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS, EtherCAT AM4378 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS, 3D graphics AM4379 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS, EtherCAT, 3D graphics AMIC120 — Sitara processor; Arm Cortex-A9; 10+ Ethernet protocols, encoder protocols
Hardware development
TMDSEVM437X — AM437x high security evaluation module TMDSIDK437X — AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK) TMDXSK437X — AM437x starter kit
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PROCESSOR-SDK-RTOS-AM437X — TI-RTOS processor SDK for AM437x and AMIC120 (No design support from TI available. Refer to Overview- RTOS Highlights for details.)

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Version: 06.03.00.106
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ti-processor-sdk-rtos-am437x-evm-06.03.00.106-Windows-x86-Install.exe  — 743579 K

AM437x RTOS SDK installer for Windows Host

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ti-processor-sdk-rtos-am437x-evm-06.03.00.106-Linux-x86-Install.bin  — 734601 K

AM437x RTOS SDK installer for Linux Host

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Products
Arm-based processors
AM4376 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS AM4377 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS, EtherCAT AM4378 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS, 3D graphics AM4379 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS, EtherCAT, 3D graphics AMIC120 — Sitara processor; Arm Cortex-A9; 10+ Ethernet protocols, encoder protocols
Hardware development
TMDSEVM437X — AM437x high security evaluation module TMDSIDK437X — AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK) TMDXSK437X — AM437x starter kit

Documentation

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CCS9.3.0.00012_win64.zip

Code Composer Studio IDE for Windows Host

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CCS9.3.0.00012_linux-x64.tar.gz

Code Composer Studio IDE for Linux Host

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Download Pin Mux Tool

AM437X Pin Mux Configuration Utility

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Download Clock Tree Tool

AM437X Clock Tree Configuration Utility

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Windows SD Card Creation Guide

Instructions for creating an SD Card with Windows Host

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Linux SD Card Creation Guide

Instructions for creating an SD Card with Linux Host

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Processor SDK RTOS Release Notes

Link to Release Notes for Processor SDK RTOS

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Processor SDK RTOS Getting Started Guide

Link to Getting Started Guide for Processor SDK RTOS

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Processor SDK RTOS Developer Guide

Link to Developer Guide for Processor SDK RTOS

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AM437X EVM Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide included in the EVM kit

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AM437x Industrial Development Kit Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide included in the Industrial Development Kit

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Software Manifest

Software Manifest of Components Inside the SDK

What's new

  • The SDK includes a real-time multitasking kernel, FAT file system, nework communications support, examples, and drivers
  • The exact content of the SDK depends on the capabilities of the device, but all devices share common APIs and build on existing proven software components to ensure reliability and quality
  • The software components are fully tested to ensure that they work together with TI’s Code Composer Studio integrated development environment

Release Infomation

Thank you for your interest in the AM437x Processor Software Development Kit (SDK) for a real-time operating system (RTOS). This software accelerates application development schedules by eliminating the need to create basic system software functions from scratch.
Driver or library

PRU-ICSS-INDUSTRIAL-DRIVES — PRU-ICSS software for industrial drives (EnDat2.2, Tamagawa, Hiperface DSL,SDDF and motor control support)

The PRU-ICSS Protocols enables real-time industrial communications for TI Sitara processors.  The PRU-ICSS protocols are built to use on top of Processor-SDK-RTOS, TI’s unified software development platform, and contain optimized PRU-ICSS firmware, a corresponding PRU-ICSS driver for the (...)

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Arm-based processors
AM4376 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS AM4377 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS, EtherCAT AM4378 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS, 3D graphics AM4379 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS, EtherCAT, 3D graphics
Hardware development
TMDSIDK437X — AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK)
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PRU-ICSS-INDUSTRIAL-DRIVES — PRU-ICSS software for industrial drives (EnDat2.2, Tamagawa, Hiperface DSL,SDDF and motor control support)

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PRU-ICSS Industrial Drives Linux Installer  — 6879 K

PRU-ICSS Industrial Drives package

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PRU-ICSS Industrial Drives Windows Installer  — 8713 K

PRU-ICSS Industrial Drives package

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Prebuilt binaries  — 289 K

PRU-ICSS Industrial Drives pre-built binaries

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Products
Arm-based processors
AM4376 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS AM4377 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS, EtherCAT AM4378 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS, 3D graphics AM4379 — Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A9, PRU-ICSS, EtherCAT, 3D graphics
Hardware development
TMDSIDK437X — AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK)

Documentation

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Industrial Protocol Packages Software Developers Guide

Software Developers Guide

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Industrial Protocol Packages Getting Started Guide

Getting Started Guide

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PRU-ICSS Industrial Drives User Guide

User Guide

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PRU-ICSS Industrial Drives Release Notes

Release Notes

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Processor SDK RTOS documentation

Developers guide for Processor SDK RTOS

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AM437x Industrial Development Kit Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide included in the EVM kit

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Software Manifest

Software Manifest of the components in the package

What's new

  • Motor control interface improvements for EtherCAT CiA402 Drive profile (TIDEP0025)
  • Bug Fixes

Release Infomation

Thank you for your interest in the PRU-ICSS Industrial Drives Package. The software components are fully tested to ensure that they work together with TI’s Code Composer Studio integrated development environment.
Driver or library

PRU-ICSS-INDUSTRIAL-DRIVES — PRU-ICSS software for industrial drives (EnDat2.2, Tamagawa, Hiperface DSL,SDDF and motor control support)

The PRU-ICSS Protocols enables real-time industrial communications for TI Sitara processors.  The PRU-ICSS protocols are built to use on top of Processor-SDK-RTOS, TI’s unified software development platform, and contain optimized PRU-ICSS firmware, a corresponding PRU-ICSS driver for the (...)

Software development kit (SDK)

PROCESSOR-SDK-RTOS-AM437X — TI-RTOS processor SDK for AM437x and AMIC120 (No design support from TI available. Refer to Overview- RTOS Highlights for details.)

Processor SDK (Software Development Kit) is a unified software platform for TI embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to benchmarks and demos.  All releases of Processor SDK are consistent across TI’s broad portfolio, allowing developers to seamlessly (...)

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* Design guide Tamagawa Encoder Interface Protocol on AM437x Reference Design Sep. 15, 2017
More literature Protocol Package Software Developer Guide Sep. 28, 2017
More literature Emulation Wiki -- In-depth technical and "how-to" articles, FAQs, etc. Mar. 24, 2011

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Software development

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT (SDK)
PROCESSOR-SDK-AM437X — Processor SDK for AM437x Sitara Processors - Linux and TI-RTOS support
DRIVER OR LIBRARY
PRU-ICSS-INDUSTRIAL-SW — PRU-ICSS industrial software for Sitara™ processors

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