Texas Instruments Introduces new Family of SOCs to Drop the Cost of Multi-protocol Industrial Ethernet Communication

Texas Instruments has announced a new family of Sitara AMIC SoCs, making it easy to attain cost-optimised industrial Ethernet communication. The AMIC110 SoC is a multiprotocol industrial communication processor that offers a read-to-use solution supporting over 10 Industrial Ethernet and fieldbus communication standards. 

 

The device leverages TI’s unified software platform, Processor SDK, and the programmability of TI’s industrial communications subsystem (PRU-ICSS) for industrial communication support in factory automation and control applications.

 

 

The new SoC enables developers to convert existing non-networked designs like motor drives to networked systems by adding industrial Ethernet. While application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) only support a single industrial Ethernet standard, AMIC110 SoC’s programmable real-time unit supports a wide variety of protocols like EtherCAT, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, PROFIBUS master and slave, POWERLINK, SERCOS III, CANopen, and so on. 

 

Developed for industrial designers, the devices are built on industry-proven Sitara processor platform featuring flexible peripherals, industrial temperature ranges and unified software support. The Soc can serve as a companion communications device to a microcontroller such as TI’s C2000 MCU for connected drive applications. 

 

 

The AMIC110 SoC can be availed through the TI store and authorized distributors at USD 6 in 1,000-unit quantities. 

 

 

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog integrated circuits (ICs) and embedded processors. By employing the world’s brightest minds, TI creates innovations that shape the future of technology. TI is helping approximately 100,000 customers transform the future, today.