1 Introduction

The AM26x microcontroller family comes packaged with a fully integrated networking solution and industry-leading control peripherals. This positions AM26x MCUs as an excellent solutions for Industry 4.0 enablers like Remote IO, micro PLCs, Industrial Gateways for sensors, and Industrial switches.

The AM26x System-on-Chip (SoC) family provides solutions for both industrial Ethernet connectivity and IO-Link connectivity using a real-time subsystem called the PRU-ICSSG. PRU-ICSS stands for Programmable Real-time Unit and Industrial Communication Subsystem. PRU-ICSS is a low-latency microcontroller subsystem that is included in many Texas Instruments processors and is efficient for low-latency and I/O control. It enables industrial communication protocols with 100Mbps speed. The deterministic IO is used for the IO-Link master solution with up to 8 channels simultaneously.

TI provides the industrial software kit, which consists of field bus communication protocol software stacks through the industrial communication SDK. The SDK enables real-time industrial communications for TI processors. For more info, visit the Industrial Communication Page for AM261x and AM263Px .