Texas Instruments: TMDXICE3359 AM3359 Industrial Communications Engine (ICE)

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Kit Overview

The AM3359 Industrial Communications Engine (TMDXICE3359TMDXICE3359) is a development platform targeted for systems that specifically focus on the industrial communications capabilities of the Sitara AM335x ARM® Cortex™-A8 Processors. The EVM is used to evaluate industrial communication protocols such as EtherCAT®, PROFIBUS and others based on AM335x. 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.

It has been equipped with a TI AM3359AM3359 processor and a defined set of features to allow the user to experience specifically industrial communication solutions using serial or Ethernet based interfaces. It is not intended as a generic development platform as some of the features and interfaces supplied by the AM335x are not accessible from the ICE board. Using standard interfaces, the ICE board may interface to other processors or systems and act as a communication gateway in this case.

In addition it can directly operate as a standard remote I/O system or simple sensor connected to an industrial communication network. The embedded emulation logic allows emulation and debug using standard development tools such as TI’s Code Composer Studio by just using the supplied USB cable. It is not intended for use in end products. All of the design information is freely available and can be used as the basis for the development of an AM335x based product.

The AM335x microprocessors, based on the ARM® Cortex™-A8 , are enhanced with image, graphics processing, peripherals and industrial interface options such as EtherCAT and PROFIBUS. The device supports high-level operating systems (HLOSs) suxh as Linux® and Android™.

The AM335x microprocessor contains these subsystems:

Microprocessor unit (MPU) subsystem based on the ARM® Cortex™-A8 microprocessor.
POWERVR SGX™ Graphics Accelerator subsystem for 3D graphics acceleration to support display and gaming effects.
The Programmable Real-Time Unit and Industrial Communication Subsystem (PRU-ICSS) is separate from the ARM core, allowing independent operation and clocking for greater efficiency and flexibility. The PRU-ICSS enables additional peripheral interfaces and real-time protocols such as EtherCAT, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, PROFIBUS, Ethernet Powerlink, Sercos, and others.

Key Applications: 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

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Development Tools

Software Development Tools:

Tool Type	Supplier	MPN	Supported Family	Description
IDE	Texas Instruments	Code Composer Studio (CCStudio)	TI ARM MCUs	CCStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for TI embedded processor families. CCStudio comprises a suite of tools used to develop and debug embedded applications. It includes compilers for each of TI's device families, source code editor, project build environment, debugger, profiler, simulators, real-time operating system and many other features. Learn More
IDE	ARM	DS-5	ARM Cortex™-A / Cortex™-R / ARM9™ / ARM11™	The ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5) tool enable developers to get the best from their ARM technology-based systems. Whether implementing an ARM processor-based SoC or writing software for an Application Specific Standard Product (ASSP), ARM tools enable you to deliver the best solution with the highest performance and lowest power. Learn More

Hardware Development Tools:

Tool Type	Supplier	MPN	Supported Family	Description
Debuggers, Emulators & JTAG Tools	ARM	DSTRM-KT-0181ADSTRM-KT-0181A	ARM7 / ARM9 / ARM11 / Cortex-A / Cortex-R / Cortex-M	DSTREAM Debug and Trace Unit
Debuggers, Emulators & JTAG Tools	Segger	J-LinkJ-Link	ARM Cortex™-M / Cortex-R4 / Cortex-A / ARM7™ / ARM9™	JTAG/SWD Emulator with USB interface
Programmer	Segger	Flasher ARMFlasher ARM	ARM Cortex™-M / Cortex-R4 / Cortex-A / ARM7™ / ARM9™	Flash Programmer for ARM and Cortex cores

Technical Documents

Learning Center

Type	Description
Product Brief	Texas Instruments: Factsheet for Industrial Communication with Sitara™ AM335x ARM® Cortex™-A8 Microprocessors
Datasheet	Texas Instruments: Datasheet for AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 Microprocessors (MPUs)
Solution Guide	Texas Instruments: Solution Guide for Industrial Communication with Sitara™ AM335x ARM® Cortex™-A8 Microprocessors
White Paper	Texas Instruments: White Paper for Profibus on AM335x and AM1810 Sitara ARM Microprocessor (Rev. A)
White Paper	Texas Instruments: White Paper for EtherCAT® on Sitara™ AM335x ARM® Cortex™-A8 Microprocessors
Revision Note	Texas Instruments: Revision Note for AM335x Industrial Communications Engine (ICE)

Design Elements

Type	Description
Schematics	Texas Instruments: Schematic file for AM3359 Industrial Communications Engine (ICE)
BOM	Texas Instruments: BOM file for AM3359 Industrial Communications Engine (ICE)
Layout	Texas Instruments: Layout file for AM3359 Industrial Communications Engine (ICE)

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Kit Features

Hardware Specifications	Software and Tools	Connectivity
AM3359AM3359 ARM Cortex-A8 DDR2, NOR Flash, SPI Flash TPS65910TPS65910 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)

Kit Contents

The Texas Instruments TMDXICE3359TMDXICE3359 EVM supplied with below contents:

TMDXICE3359TMDXICE3359 Industrial Communications Engine (ICE) Board
USB Cable
Power supply adaptors
User Guide

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