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.

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 DDR2, NOR Flash, SPI Flash 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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