Develop EtherCAT-connected applications on AM437x devices
Add EtherCAT real-time connectivity to any application by leveraging industrial communications subsystem in AM437x devices. Out-of-the-box EtherCAT connectivity is enabled by conformance tested firmware.
Evaluation board
TMDSIDK437X – AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK)
Required
Software development kit (SDK)
PROCESSOR-SDK-RTOS-AM437X – RTOS processor SDK for AM437x and AMIC120
Version: v06.03
Release date: 20-Apr-2020
Required
Driver or library
PRU-ICSS-ETHERCAT-SLAVE – PRU-ICSS software for EtherCAT slave
Version: v1.00.08
Release date: 14 Apr 2020
Required
Code example or demo
SITARA-MULTI-PROTOCOL-DEMOS-CLOUD – Sitara multi-protocol demo
Required if
Multi-protocol is needed.
Documentation & related resources
Reference design
TIDEP0001
— EtherCAT Communications Dev Platform
White paper
An inside look at industrial Ethernet communication protocols
— SPRY254.PDF
(1177 KB)
User guide
EtherCAT Master Stack for TI Sitara CPU Family Design Guide
— TIDUAF8.PDF
(198 KB)