Industrial Protocols

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Additional References

Introduction

The Industrial Protocols module enables real-time industrial communications for TI processors. It contains optimized protocol specific PRU-ICSS firmware, a corresponding FW HAL(Firmware and Hardware Abstraction Layer) library and example applications. The PRU-ICSS firmware runs on the PRU cores, offloading the time-critical link layer processing from the main ARM processor, running FreeRTOS. The FW HAL provides simple access to the PRU-ICSS resources and integrates easily with the protocol stack and application software running on the ARM core. The examples further illustrate how to integrate low-level firmware with the protocol stack and application software.

It consists of below sub-modules

• EtherCAT Slave
• EtherNet/IP Adapter
• Profinet Device

Additional References

Document	Description
Industrial Communication Protocols Supported on Sitara Processors	Application Report by TI describing the industrial communication protocols supported on Sitara Processors.
EtherCAT on Sitara Processors	Application note by TI on the EtherCAT slave implementation on Sitara Processors.
EtherNet/IP on TI's Sitara processors	Application note by TI on the EtherNet/IP Adapter implementation on TI's Sitara Processors.
PROFINET on TI's Sitara processors	Application note by TI on the Profinet implementation on TI's Sitara Processors.
Ethernet PHY Configuration Using MDIO for Industrial Applications	This document intends to expedite the development of industrial Ethernet applications on custom boards with migration and troubleshooting guides for the Ethernet PHYs.