Description

The AM3359 Industrial Communications Engine (ICE) is a development platform targeted for systems that specifically focus on the industrial communications capabilities of the Sitara AM335x ARM® Cortex™-A8 Processors

The AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 Processors integrate the Programmable Real-time Unit (PRU) that has been architected to implement the real-time communication technologies used in a broad range of industrial automation equipment. It enables low foot print designs with minimal external components and with best in class low power performance.

TMDSICE3359 is a revised version of TMDXICE3359 with production AM3359 silicon and a notable improvements including:

• Option of controlling the Ethernet ports from PRU or from 2-port GbE switch
• On-board OLED display
• DDR3 memory
• Support for larger NOR Flash upto 32Mb
Target Applications

The ICE hardware and included software is designed to help integrate the industrial communications interfaces in a broad range of industrial systems. Some of these are listed below.
• Industrial communication modules
• Industrial communication interfaces for sensors and input/output (I/O) systems
• Industrial communication gateways
• Industrial drives with integrated communications
• Motor feedback systems

Features

Hardware Specifications	Software and Tools	Connectivity
AM3359 ARM Cortex-A8 DDR3, NOR Flash, SPI Flash OLED Display TPS65910 Power management 24V Power supply with regional adapters and cables USB Cable for debug RoHS Compliant	SYS/BIOS Starterware Code Composer Studio integrated development environment (IDE) Application stacks for industrial communication protocols Sample industrial applications	PROFIBUS interface CANOpen Ethernet/IP EtherCAT PROFINET SERCOS_III Digital inputs and outputs (I/O) SPI UART JTAG (via USB)

System Requirements

For evaluation of sample industrial applications:

• EtherCAT/PROFIBUS master/PLC equipment to communicate with the TI ICE (not included)

For development of customer application:

• Windows XP/7 based workstation
• Industrial Software Development Kit (download available on the Industrial SDK page)
• Code Composer Studio IDE v5 (download available on CCS Download page)

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AM335x E2E Forum	Repairs and Returns