Ethernet TSN
TI presents first TSN-capable processors
On October 30, 2018, Texas Instruments announced the first processor family suitable for multi-protocol, gigabit and TSN (Time-Sensitive Networking) operation.
The new Sitara AM6x processor family has an industrial-grade design. TI is targeting the requirements of Industry 4.0 applications in the areas of factory automation, drives and network infrastructure with the four and two Arm Cortex-A53 cores respectively.
By supporting gigabit throughput rates for TSN standards and other industrial protocols in a specific subsystem, the processors are designed to bundle Ethernet and real-time data traffic in a common network.
The AM6x processors are optimized for industrial networks: An industrial Gigabit communication subsystem (PRU-ICSS-Gb) supports multiple Industrial Ethernet protocols such as TSN, EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP and Profinet. Integrated features also ensure functional safety: the on-chip-isolated microcontroller subsystem based on two Arm Cortex-R5F CPUs, which can operate in lockstep mode, together with diagnostic libraries and ECC memory protection, helps to implement functionally safe subsystems.
For an immediate start, developers are offered development kits based on Sitara processors in the TI Store. The AM65x Industrial Development Kit and the AM65x Evaluation Module are available at a price of 819 and 898 US dollars respectively. Pre-production samples of the AM6548 processors can be ordered from the TI Store. Production samples of the AM65x processors will be available from the second half of 2019 at prices starting at 22.50 US dollars (from 1,000 units).
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