Welcome to Industrial Communications SDK for AM243X. This SDK contains examples, libraries and tools to develop RTOS and no-RTOS based Industrial Communication, Fieldbus and networking applications on PRU-ICSS
The Industrial Communications SDK enables real-time industrial communications for TI processors. Industrial communication is typically handled by the Programmable Real-Time Unit Industrial Communication Subsystem (PRU-ICSS). The PRU-ICSS is a co-processor subsystem containing Programmable Real-Time (PRU) cores and Ethernet media access controllers (EMACs), which implement the low level industrial Ethernet and fieldbus protocols through firmware. The upper layers of the protocols stacks are implemented in software running on ARM cores.
PRU cores are primarily used for industrial communication, and can also be used for other applications such as motor control and custom interfaces. The PRU-ICSS frees up the main ARM cores in the device for other functions, such as control and data processing.
To get started, see GETTING STARTED page.
Given below is a block diagram of the SW modules in this SDK
The main software components in the block diagram are described below
Software Components | Documentation Page | Description |
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Device Drivers and HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) | ||
Industrial Protocol Firmware (FW) HAL | Industrial Communications FWHAL | Hardware abstraction layer APIs to higher level industrial protocol stacks. Example, EtherCAT FW HAL |
Protocol Stacks and Middleware | ||
Industrial Protocol Stacks | Industrial Communications Toolkit | Industrial protocol stacks for protocols like EtherCAT, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, IO-Link |
Examples and Demos | ||
Examples and Demos | Examples and Demos | Examples and demos showing usage of different SW libraries and APIs |
For details on software components of MCU+ SDK, please refer to AM243X MCU+ SDK.
Given below is a overview of the directory structure to help you navigate the SDK and related tools.
Folder/Files | Description |
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${SDK_INSTALL_PATH}/ | |
README_FIRST_AM243X.html | Open this file in a web browser to reach this user guide |
makefile | Top level makefile to build the whole SDK using "make" |
imports.mak | Top level makefile to list paths to dependent tools |
docs/ | Offline browseable HTML documentation |
examples/ | Example applications for AM243X, across multiple boards |
mcu_plus_sdk/ | MCU + SDK |
source/ | Device drivers, middleware libraries and APIs |
Given below are the paths where the different tools needed outside the SDK, like CCS, SysConfig are installed by default in Windows. In Linux, the tools are installed by default in ${HOME}/ti.
Folder/Files | Description |
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C:/ti/ccs1270 | Code Composer Studio |
C:/ti/sysconfig_1.20.0 | SysConfig. NOTE, SysConfig is also installed as part of CCS at ${CCS_INSTALL_PATH}/ccs/utils/sysconfig_x.x.x |
C:/ti/ti-cgt-armllvm_3.2.2.LTS | TI ARM CLANG compiler tool chain |
The licensing information of this SDK, as well as any third-party components included which are made available under a number of other open-source licenses are enumerated as part of the manifest. A complete manifest along with export control information is detailed here [LINK] and the SDK Software License Agreement (SLA) is here [LINK]
For additional help and support, see https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/arm-based-microcontrollers-group/arm-based-microcontrollers/f/arm-based-microcontrollers-forum
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