AM3359 Industrial Communications Engine

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
    • 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

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.

Features

Hardware Specifications

• AM3359 Arm® Cortex-A8 processors
• DDR3, NOR Flash, SPI Flash
• OLED display
• TPS65910 Power management
• USB cable for debug
• RoHS Compliant

Software and Tools

• Processor SDK
• Code Composer Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
• Application stacks for industrial communication protocols
• Sample industrial applications

Connectivity

• 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
• Code Composer Studio IDE v5 (download available on CCS Download page)