Scalable Sitara(TM) ARM9 MPUs from Texas Instruments deliver mix of integrated connectivity options for industrial and highly-connected designs
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Posted on April 6, 2010 at 7:14:01 AM
Scalable Sitara(TM) ARM9 MPUs from Texas Instruments deliver mix of integrated connectivity options for industrial and highly-connected designs
Four AM1x MPUs and complementary tools feature TI's unique Programmable Real-time Unit for flexible and configurable I/O control
DALLAS, April 6 -- Developers of embedded industrial, medical and consumer designs demand flexible architectures to support multiple industry-specific peripherals and interfaces. To address the evolving needs of these market spaces, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) today announced four new Sitara(TM) ARM9 microprocessors (MPUs) and corresponding evaluation modules (EVMs) packed with a plethora of integrated connectivity options.
Unlike other ARM9 offerings, TI's AM1808, AM1806, AM1707, and AM1705 MPUs integrate notable interfaces such as a serial ATA (SATA), universal parallel port (uPP) and TI's unique Programmable Real-time Unit (PRU). The PRU offers flexible and configurable I/O control enabling developers to extend peripheral capabilities and add custom interfaces to their designs. The hardware and software scalability of the AM1x devices are coupled with a suite of software, demos and development tools to reduce customers' time to market. For more information, visit http://www.ti.com/am1x-prhome.
AM1x key features and benefits:
-- 375 and 450 MHz ARM9 options
-- Unique PRU enhances system flexibility and offers full user
configurability when desired
-- Extend system peripheral needs with the ability to implement and tune
standard, custom and "lite" versions of common and proprietary serial
interfaces, such as UART and CAN
-- Achieve maximum efficiency since the PRU offloads the ARM9 to improve
application processing capacity, reduce overall power consumption,
eliminate latency and improve real-time responsiveness
-- Unique peripheral mix includes SATA, uPP, USB 2.0 on-the-go (OTG) with
integrated PHY, USB 1.1 with integrated PHY, 10/100 Ethernet MAC,
MMC/SD and more for smooth implementation of data, network, device and
sensor communications
-- Pin-to-pin compatibility with TI's OMAP-L1x processors protect
customers' code investment with the capability to scale up to the
OMAP-L1x to integrate real-time data, video and audio processing
capabilities or for OMAP-L1x developers to scale down to the AM1x to
create cost-effective, entry-level products
-- Scale performance and power efficiency, utilize numerous peripherals
and drive down system cost across product lines while leveraging
existing hardware and software investments with TI's Sitara product
family
-- With TI's Sitara family, developers can confidently turn their design
concepts into leading innovations for a myriad of end-equipments,
including industrial and home automation, point-of-service, portable
data terminals and educational consoles.
Tools and software
Customers can rapidly develop and deploy their designs with the new TMDXEXP1808L experimenter kit for $445, the TMDXEVM1808L EVM for $1150 and TMDXEM1707 EVM for $845. The software development kit includes a Linux kernel 2.6.33 board support package, PRU configuration tool as well as PRU CAN, PRU UART and touch screen demos. Windows® Embedded CE and additional operating system support will be available later in the year.
Pricing
The AM1x MPUs are sampling today with prices starting at USD $6.55 in quantities of 1,000 units.
Find out more about TI's AM1x MPUs by visiting the links below:
-- Sitara AM1x home: http://www.ti.com/am1x-prhome
-- AM1808 product folder: http://www.ti.com/am1808-prprod
-- AM1806 product folder: http://www.ti.com/am1806-prprod
-- AM1707 product folder: http://www.ti.com/am1707-prprod
-- AM1705 product folder: http://www.ti.com/am1705-prprod
-- AM1808 datasheet: http://www.ti.com/am1808-prdatasheet
-- AM1806 datasheet: http://www.ti.com/am1806-prdatasheet
-- AM1707 datasheet: http://www.ti.com/am1707-prdatasheet
-- AM1705 datasheet: http://www.ti.com/am1705-prdatasheet
-- AM18x evaluation module: http://www.ti.com/am18x-prtools
-- AM18x eXperimenter kit: http://www.ti.com/am18x-prexp
-- AM17x evaluation module: http://www.ti.com/am17x-prtools
-- TI's E2E community: http://www.ti.com/am1x-prcommunity
-- Power Specifications & Reference Designs for AM17x
-- Power Specifications & Reference Designs for AM18x
-- Analog & Power for AM17x Wiki
-- Analog & Power for AM18x Wiki
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) helps customers solve problems and develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through design, sales and manufacturing operations in more than 30 countries. For more information, go to http://www.ti.com.
Trademarks
Sitara is a trademark of Texas Instruments. All other trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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Source: Texas Instruments
CONTACT: Christi Davidson of GolinHarris, +1-972-341-2584,
cdavidson@golinharris.com, for Texas Instruments; or Lisa Ferrara of Texas
Instruments, +1-281-274-4213, lferrara@ti.com. Please do not publish these
numbers or e-mail addresses.
Web Site: http://www.ti.com/
Four AM1x MPUs and complementary tools feature TI's unique Programmable Real-time Unit for flexible and configurable I/O control
DALLAS, April 6 -- Developers of embedded industrial, medical and consumer designs demand flexible architectures to support multiple industry-specific peripherals and interfaces. To address the evolving needs of these market spaces, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) today announced four new Sitara(TM) ARM9 microprocessors (MPUs) and corresponding evaluation modules (EVMs) packed with a plethora of integrated connectivity options.
Unlike other ARM9 offerings, TI's AM1808, AM1806, AM1707, and AM1705 MPUs integrate notable interfaces such as a serial ATA (SATA), universal parallel port (uPP) and TI's unique Programmable Real-time Unit (PRU). The PRU offers flexible and configurable I/O control enabling developers to extend peripheral capabilities and add custom interfaces to their designs. The hardware and software scalability of the AM1x devices are coupled with a suite of software, demos and development tools to reduce customers' time to market. For more information, visit http://www.ti.com/am1x-prhome.
AM1x key features and benefits:
-- 375 and 450 MHz ARM9 options
-- Unique PRU enhances system flexibility and offers full user
configurability when desired
-- Extend system peripheral needs with the ability to implement and tune
standard, custom and "lite" versions of common and proprietary serial
interfaces, such as UART and CAN
-- Achieve maximum efficiency since the PRU offloads the ARM9 to improve
application processing capacity, reduce overall power consumption,
eliminate latency and improve real-time responsiveness
-- Unique peripheral mix includes SATA, uPP, USB 2.0 on-the-go (OTG) with
integrated PHY, USB 1.1 with integrated PHY, 10/100 Ethernet MAC,
MMC/SD and more for smooth implementation of data, network, device and
sensor communications
-- Pin-to-pin compatibility with TI's OMAP-L1x processors protect
customers' code investment with the capability to scale up to the
OMAP-L1x to integrate real-time data, video and audio processing
capabilities or for OMAP-L1x developers to scale down to the AM1x to
create cost-effective, entry-level products
-- Scale performance and power efficiency, utilize numerous peripherals
and drive down system cost across product lines while leveraging
existing hardware and software investments with TI's Sitara product
family
-- With TI's Sitara family, developers can confidently turn their design
concepts into leading innovations for a myriad of end-equipments,
including industrial and home automation, point-of-service, portable
data terminals and educational consoles.
Tools and software
Customers can rapidly develop and deploy their designs with the new TMDXEXP1808L experimenter kit for $445, the TMDXEVM1808L EVM for $1150 and TMDXEM1707 EVM for $845. The software development kit includes a Linux kernel 2.6.33 board support package, PRU configuration tool as well as PRU CAN, PRU UART and touch screen demos. Windows® Embedded CE and additional operating system support will be available later in the year.
Pricing
The AM1x MPUs are sampling today with prices starting at USD $6.55 in quantities of 1,000 units.
Find out more about TI's AM1x MPUs by visiting the links below:
-- Sitara AM1x home: http://www.ti.com/am1x-prhome
-- AM1808 product folder: http://www.ti.com/am1808-prprod
-- AM1806 product folder: http://www.ti.com/am1806-prprod
-- AM1707 product folder: http://www.ti.com/am1707-prprod
-- AM1705 product folder: http://www.ti.com/am1705-prprod
-- AM1808 datasheet: http://www.ti.com/am1808-prdatasheet
-- AM1806 datasheet: http://www.ti.com/am1806-prdatasheet
-- AM1707 datasheet: http://www.ti.com/am1707-prdatasheet
-- AM1705 datasheet: http://www.ti.com/am1705-prdatasheet
-- AM18x evaluation module: http://www.ti.com/am18x-prtools
-- AM18x eXperimenter kit: http://www.ti.com/am18x-prexp
-- AM17x evaluation module: http://www.ti.com/am17x-prtools
-- TI's E2E community: http://www.ti.com/am1x-prcommunity
-- Power Specifications & Reference Designs for AM17x
-- Power Specifications & Reference Designs for AM18x
-- Analog & Power for AM17x Wiki
-- Analog & Power for AM18x Wiki
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) helps customers solve problems and develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through design, sales and manufacturing operations in more than 30 countries. For more information, go to http://www.ti.com.
Trademarks
Sitara is a trademark of Texas Instruments. All other trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners.
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010105/NEF016LOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Texas Instruments
CONTACT: Christi Davidson of GolinHarris, +1-972-341-2584,
cdavidson@golinharris.com, for Texas Instruments; or Lisa Ferrara of Texas
Instruments, +1-281-274-4213, lferrara@ti.com. Please do not publish these
numbers or e-mail addresses.
Web Site: http://www.ti.com/