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AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK)

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TMDSIDK437X

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Overview

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.

The  AM4379, AM4377 and AMIC120 processors are ideal for industrial communications, industrial control, and industrial drives applications. The AM437x and AMIC120 processors integrate a quad-core 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 IDK hardware and software are designed for industrial applications:

  • Industrial drives
  • Industrial sensors and I/O units
  • Industrial communication gateways
  • Programmable logic/automation controllers (PLC/PAC) with integrated industrial communications such as EtherCAT and feedback such as EnDat.

Features

Hardware Specifications

  • AM4379/AMIC120 Arm® Cortex®-A9
  • 1GB DDR3
  • QSPI-NOR flash
  • Discrete power solution
  • Industrial communication interfaces
  • EnDat connectivity for motor feedback control
  • On-board 2Mp camera (camera interface not available on AMIC120)

Software and Tools


Connectivity

  • EtherCAT
  • EnDat 2.2
  • BiSS C
  • PROFINET
  • CANOpen
  • PROFIBUS
  • POWERLINK
  • Ethernet/IP
  • SERCOS III
  • IEC61850
  • PWM
  • Motor axis position feedback
  • Up to 3-phase motor drive connector
  • Sigma Delta decimation filter
  • Digital inputs and outputs (I/O)
  • SPI
  • UART
  • JTAG

System Requirements

For evaluation of sample industrial applications:

  • EtherCAT/PROFIBUS master/PLC equipment (not included) to communicate with the AM437x IDK
  • Up to 3-phase motor with optional position feedback sensing (not included)

For application development:
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
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HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PACKAGE

Develop EtherCAT-connected applications on AM437x devices

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Develop EtherNET/IP-connected applications on AM437x devices

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HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PACKAGE

Develop PROFIBUS-connected applications on AM437x devices

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Develop PROFINET-connected applications on AM437x devices

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Integrate multi-protocol support on a single industrial network platform with AM437x

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Evaluation board

TMDSIDK437X – AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK)

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Design files

AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK) Schematic (Rev. A) — TIDRC79A.ZIP (1276 KB) AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK) Assembly Drawing Files (Rev. A) — TIDRC76A.ZIP (870 KB) AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK) Bill of Materials (BOM) (Rev. A) — TIDRC80A.ZIP (580 KB) AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK) Design Files (CAD) (Rev. A) — TIDRC77A.ZIP (21148 KB) AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK) Gerber Files (Rev. A) — TIDC823A.ZIP (11389 KB) AM437x/AMIC120 Industrial Development Kit (IDK) Layer Plots (Rev. A) — TIDRC78A.ZIP (6065 KB)

Technical documentation

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* More literature AM437x Industrial Development Kit Quick Start Guide (Rev. A) Feb. 21, 2018
* User guide AM437x IDK EVM Hardware User's Guide Nov. 28, 2017
More literature TMDSIDK437X EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) Jan. 02, 2019
White paper Ensuring real-time predictability (Rev. B) Dec. 04, 2018
White paper An inside look at industrial Ethernet communication protocols (Rev. B) Aug. 01, 2018
User guide TIDEP0079 Design Guide (Rev. B) Oct. 26, 2016
User guide EtherCAT Master Stack for TI Sitara CPU Family Design Guide (Rev. A) Jul. 19, 2016
White paper Highly integrated single-chip industrial drive to connect, control & communicate Apr. 29, 2015
White paper Scalable Solutions for HMI Nov. 21, 2013

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Hardware development

EVALUATION BOARD
TMDSEVM437X — AM437x high security evaluation module TMDXSK437X — AM437x starter kit

Software development

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT (SDK)
PROCESSOR-SDK-AM437X — Processor SDK for AM437x Sitara Processors - Linux and TI-RTOS support PROCESSOR-SDK-AMIC120 — Processor SDK for AMIC120 Sitara™ Processors – TI-RTOS Support
DRIVER OR LIBRARY
PRU-ICSS-INDUSTRIAL-SW — PRU-ICSS Industrial Software for Sitara™ Processors
IDE, CONFIGURATION, COMPILER OR DEBUGGER
CCSTUDIO — Code Composer Studio (CCS) Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Design tools & simulation

CALCULATION TOOL
CLOCKTREETOOL — Clock Tree Tool for Sitara, Automotive, Vision Analytics, & Digital Signal Processors PINMUXTOOL — Pin mux tool

Reference designs

REFERENCE DESIGN
TIDEP0025 — Single Chip Drive for Industrial Communications and Motor Control TIDEP0033 — SPI Master with Signal Path Delay Compensation Reference Design TIDEP0039 — Sercos III Slave For AM437x Communication Development Platform Reference Design TIDEP0057 — Multi-Protocol Digital Position Encoder Master Interface Reference Design With AM437x on PRU-ICSS TIDEP0065 — Enhanced I2C and SMbus Master Interface Reference Design with PRU-ICSS

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