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AM2612

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500MHz dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with real-time control, safety and security

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AM2612

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CPU Arm Cortex-R5F Frequency (MHz) 500 ADC type 3 12-bit SAR Total processing (MIPS) 0.001 Features Automation, CAN, CAN FD, EnDat 2.2, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, Ethernet, External memory interface, FSI, Hardware encrpytion (AES/DES/SHA/MD5), I2C, IO-Link, Integrated industrial protocols, OSPI, Profinet, Robotics, SD/SDIO, SPI, UART UART 6 CAN (#) 2 (CAN-FD) PWM (Ch) 20 Security Cryptographic acceleration, Device lifecycle management, Secure boot, Secure debug, Secure provisioning TI functional safety category Functional Safety-Compliant Number of ADC channels 21 SPI 2, 4 USB USB 2.0 Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 125 Rating Catalog Communication interface CAN, CAN-FD, FSI, I2C, OSPI, SD/SDIO, SPI, UART Operating system BareMetal (No OS), FreeRTOS, ThreadX, Zephyr RTOS Hardware accelerators Trigonometric math accelerator Edge AI enabled Yes Number of GPIOs 140
CPU Arm Cortex-R5F Frequency (MHz) 500 ADC type 3 12-bit SAR Total processing (MIPS) 0.001 Features Automation, CAN, CAN FD, EnDat 2.2, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, Ethernet, External memory interface, FSI, Hardware encrpytion (AES/DES/SHA/MD5), I2C, IO-Link, Integrated industrial protocols, OSPI, Profinet, Robotics, SD/SDIO, SPI, UART UART 6 CAN (#) 2 (CAN-FD) PWM (Ch) 20 Security Cryptographic acceleration, Device lifecycle management, Secure boot, Secure debug, Secure provisioning TI functional safety category Functional Safety-Compliant Number of ADC channels 21 SPI 2, 4 USB USB 2.0 Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 125 Rating Catalog Communication interface CAN, CAN-FD, FSI, I2C, OSPI, SD/SDIO, SPI, UART Operating system BareMetal (No OS), FreeRTOS, ThreadX, Zephyr RTOS Hardware accelerators Trigonometric math accelerator Edge AI enabled Yes Number of GPIOs 140
NFBGA (ZCZ) 324 225 mm² 15 x 15 NFBGA (ZFG) 304 175.5625 mm² 13.25 x 13.25

Processor Cores:

  • Single and Dual Arm Cortex R5F CPU with each core running up to 500MHz
    • 16KB I-Cache with 64-bit ECC per CPU core
    • 16KB D-cache with 32-bit ECC per CPU core
    • 256KB Tightly Coupled Memory (TCM) with 32-bit ECC per core
    • Lockstep or Dual-core operation supported
  • Trigonometric Math Unit (TMU) for accelerating trigonometric functions
    • Up to 2x, one per R5F MCU core

Memory:

  • 1.5MB of On-Chip Shared RAM (OCSRAM):
    • 3 banks × 512KB
    • ECC error protection for full 1.5MB OCSRAM

    • Remote L2 Cache (RL2) for external memory, software programmable up to 256KB per CPU core

  • 2x Octal Serial Peripheral Interface (OSPI) up to 133MHz SDR and DDR
    • 1x with eXecute In Place (XIP) support

    • RAM expansion/Flash over the Air (FOTA)

  • General-Purpose Memory Controller (GPMC)
    • 16-bit parallel data bus with 22-bit address bus and 4 chip selects
    • Up to 4MB addressable memory space
    • Integrated Error Location Module (ELM) support for error checking

System on Chip (SoC) Services and Architecture:

  • 1x EDMA to support data movement functions
  • Device Boot supported from the following interfaces:
    • UART (Primary/Backup)

    • OSPI NOR and NAND Flash (50MHz SDR and 25MHz DDR) (Primary)

    • USB Peripheral boot
  • Interprocessor communication modules
    • SPINLOCK module for synchronizing processes running on multiple cores
    • MAILBOX functionality implemented through CTRLMMR registers
  • Central Platform Time Sync (CPTS) support with time-sync and compare-event interrupt routers
  • Timer Modules:
    • 2x Windowed Watchdog Timer (WWDT)
    • 4x Real Time Interrupt (RTI) timer

USB 2.0

  • Port configurable as USB host, USB device, or USB Dual-Role device
  • USB 2.0 Host mode
    • High-Speed (HS, 480Mbps)
    • Full-Speed (FS, 12Mbps)
    • Low-Speed (LS, 1.5Mbps)
  • USB 2.0 Device mode
    • High-Speed (HS, 480Mbps)
    • Full-Speed (FS, 12Mbps)

Industrial Connectivity:

  • 2x Programmable Real-time Unit – Industrial Communication Subsystem (PRU-ICSS)
    • Dual core Programmable Realtime Unit Subsystem (PRU0 / PRU1) per PRU-ICSS for 4 cores total
      • Deterministic hardware
      • Dynamic firmware
    • 20-channel enhanced input (eGPI) per PRU
    • 20-channel enhanced output (eGPO) per PRU
    • Embedded Peripherals and Memory
      • 1x UART, 1x ECAP, 1x MDIO, 1x IEP
      • 1x 32KB Shared General Purpose RAM
      • 2x 8KB Shared Data RAM
      • 1x 12KB IRAM per PRU
      • ScratchPad (SPAD), MAC/CRC
    • Digital encoder and sigma-delta control loops
    • The PRU-ICSS enables advanced industrial protocols including:
      • EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP™
      • PROFINET, IO-Link
    • Dedicated Interrupt Controller (INTC)
    • Dynamic CONTROLSS XBAR Integration

High Speed Interfaces

  • Integrated 3-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (CPSW) supporting up to two external ports
    • Selectable MII (10/100), RMII (10/100), or RGMII (10/100/1000)
    • IEEE 1588 (2008 Annex D, Annex E, Annex F) with 802.1AS PTP
    • Clause 45 MDIO PHY management
    • 512x ALE engine based packet classifiers
    • Priority flow control with up to 2KB packet size
    • Four CPU hardware interrupt pacing
    • IP/ UDP/ TCP checksum offload in hardware
    • Time Sensitive Network (TSN) Support
    • Cut-thru switching and Interexpress Traffic (IET) support

General Connectivity:

  • 6x Universal Asynchronous RX-TX (UART)
  • 4x Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) controllers
  • 3x Local Interconnect Network (LIN) ports
  • 3x Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) ports
  • 2x Modular Controller Area Network (MCAN) modules with CAN-FD support
  • 1x Fast Serial Interface Transmitter (FSITX)
  • 1x Fast Serial Interface Receiver (FSIRX)
  • Up to 141x General Purpose I/O (GPIO) pins

Sensing and Actuation:

  • Real-time Control Subsystem (CONTROLSS)
  • Flexible Input/Output Crossbars (XBAR)
  • 3x 12-bit Analog to Digital Converters (ADC) with 3 MSPS maximum sampling rate
    • Each ADC module with
      • 7x Single ended channels OR
      • 3x Differential channels
    • Highly configurable ADC digital logic
      • With selectable internal or external reference
      • 4x Post-Processing blocks for each ADC module
  • 9x Analog Comparators with internal 12-bit DAC reference (CMPSSA)
  • 1x 12 bit Digital to Analog Converter (DAC)
  • 10x Enhanced High Resolution Pulse Width Modulation (eHRPWM) modules
    • Single or Dual PWM channels
    • Advanced PWM Configurations
    • Enhanced HRPWM time resolution
  • 8x Enhanced Capture (ECAP) modules
  • 2x Enhanced Quadrature Encoder Pulse (EQEP) modules
  • 2x Sigma-Delta Filter Modules (SDFM)

Data Storage

  • 1 × 4-bit Multi-Media Card/Secure Digital (MMC/SD) interface

Security:

  • Hardware Security Module (HSM) with support for Auto SHE 1.1/EVITA
  • Targeted for ISO 21434 compliance
  • Secure boot support
    • Device Take Over Protection
    • Hardware enforced root-of-trust
    • Authenticated boot
    • SW Anti-rollback protection
  • Debug security
    • Secure device debug only after proper authentication
    • Ability to disable device debug functionality
  • Device ID and Key Management
    • Support for OTP Memory (FUSEROM)
      • Store root keys and other security fields
    • Separate EFUSE controllers and FUSE ROMs
    • Unique Device Public Identifiers
  • Memory Protection Units (MPU)
    • Dedicated Arm MPU per Cortex-R5F core
    • System MPU - present at various interfaces in the SoC (MPU or Firewall)
    • 8 to 16 Programmable Regions
      • Enable/Privilege ID
      • Start/End Address
      • Read/Write/Cachable
      • Secure/Non-Secure
  • Cryptographic acceleration
    • Cryptographic cores with DMA Support
    • AES - 128/192/256-bit key sizes
    • SHA2 - 256/384/512-bit support
    • DRBG with pseudo and true random number generator

Functional Safety:

  • Enables design of systems with functional safety requirements
    • Error Signaling Module (ESM)
    • ECC or parity on calculation critical memories
    • Built-In Self-Test (BIST) on-chip RAM
    • Runtime internal diagnostic modules including voltage, temperature, and clock monitoring, windowed watchdog timers, CRC engines for memory integrity checks
  • Functional Safety-Compliant [Industrial]
    • Developed for functional safety applications
    • Documentation to be made available to aid IEC 61508 functional safety system design
    • Systematic capability up to SIL-3
    • Hardware integrity up to SIL-3
    • Safety-related certification
      • IEC 61508 certified
  • Functional Safety-Compliant [Automotive]
    • Developed for functional safety applications
    • Documentation to be made available to aid ISO 26262 functional safety system design
    • Systematic capability up to ASIL-D
    • Hardware integrity up to ASIL-D
    • Safety-related certification
      • ISO 26262 certified

Technology / Package:

  • AEC-Q100 qualified for automotive applications
  • ZCZ Package
    • 324-pin NFBGAs
    • 15.00mm × 15.00mm
    • 0.8mm pitch
  • ZFG Package
    • 304-pin NFBGA
    • 13.25mm × 13.25mm
    • 0.65mm pitch
  • ZEJ Package
    • 256-pin NFBGA
    • 13.00mm × 13.00mm
    • 0.8mm pitch
  • ZNC Package
    • 293-pin NFBGA
    • 10.00mm × 10.00mm
    • 0.5mm pitch

Processor Cores:

  • Single and Dual Arm Cortex R5F CPU with each core running up to 500MHz
    • 16KB I-Cache with 64-bit ECC per CPU core
    • 16KB D-cache with 32-bit ECC per CPU core
    • 256KB Tightly Coupled Memory (TCM) with 32-bit ECC per core
    • Lockstep or Dual-core operation supported
  • Trigonometric Math Unit (TMU) for accelerating trigonometric functions
    • Up to 2x, one per R5F MCU core

Memory:

  • 1.5MB of On-Chip Shared RAM (OCSRAM):
    • 3 banks × 512KB
    • ECC error protection for full 1.5MB OCSRAM

    • Remote L2 Cache (RL2) for external memory, software programmable up to 256KB per CPU core

  • 2x Octal Serial Peripheral Interface (OSPI) up to 133MHz SDR and DDR
    • 1x with eXecute In Place (XIP) support

    • RAM expansion/Flash over the Air (FOTA)

  • General-Purpose Memory Controller (GPMC)
    • 16-bit parallel data bus with 22-bit address bus and 4 chip selects
    • Up to 4MB addressable memory space
    • Integrated Error Location Module (ELM) support for error checking

System on Chip (SoC) Services and Architecture:

  • 1x EDMA to support data movement functions
  • Device Boot supported from the following interfaces:
    • UART (Primary/Backup)

    • OSPI NOR and NAND Flash (50MHz SDR and 25MHz DDR) (Primary)

    • USB Peripheral boot
  • Interprocessor communication modules
    • SPINLOCK module for synchronizing processes running on multiple cores
    • MAILBOX functionality implemented through CTRLMMR registers
  • Central Platform Time Sync (CPTS) support with time-sync and compare-event interrupt routers
  • Timer Modules:
    • 2x Windowed Watchdog Timer (WWDT)
    • 4x Real Time Interrupt (RTI) timer

USB 2.0

  • Port configurable as USB host, USB device, or USB Dual-Role device
  • USB 2.0 Host mode
    • High-Speed (HS, 480Mbps)
    • Full-Speed (FS, 12Mbps)
    • Low-Speed (LS, 1.5Mbps)
  • USB 2.0 Device mode
    • High-Speed (HS, 480Mbps)
    • Full-Speed (FS, 12Mbps)

Industrial Connectivity:

  • 2x Programmable Real-time Unit – Industrial Communication Subsystem (PRU-ICSS)
    • Dual core Programmable Realtime Unit Subsystem (PRU0 / PRU1) per PRU-ICSS for 4 cores total
      • Deterministic hardware
      • Dynamic firmware
    • 20-channel enhanced input (eGPI) per PRU
    • 20-channel enhanced output (eGPO) per PRU
    • Embedded Peripherals and Memory
      • 1x UART, 1x ECAP, 1x MDIO, 1x IEP
      • 1x 32KB Shared General Purpose RAM
      • 2x 8KB Shared Data RAM
      • 1x 12KB IRAM per PRU
      • ScratchPad (SPAD), MAC/CRC
    • Digital encoder and sigma-delta control loops
    • The PRU-ICSS enables advanced industrial protocols including:
      • EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP™
      • PROFINET, IO-Link
    • Dedicated Interrupt Controller (INTC)
    • Dynamic CONTROLSS XBAR Integration

High Speed Interfaces

  • Integrated 3-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (CPSW) supporting up to two external ports
    • Selectable MII (10/100), RMII (10/100), or RGMII (10/100/1000)
    • IEEE 1588 (2008 Annex D, Annex E, Annex F) with 802.1AS PTP
    • Clause 45 MDIO PHY management
    • 512x ALE engine based packet classifiers
    • Priority flow control with up to 2KB packet size
    • Four CPU hardware interrupt pacing
    • IP/ UDP/ TCP checksum offload in hardware
    • Time Sensitive Network (TSN) Support
    • Cut-thru switching and Interexpress Traffic (IET) support

General Connectivity:

  • 6x Universal Asynchronous RX-TX (UART)
  • 4x Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) controllers
  • 3x Local Interconnect Network (LIN) ports
  • 3x Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) ports
  • 2x Modular Controller Area Network (MCAN) modules with CAN-FD support
  • 1x Fast Serial Interface Transmitter (FSITX)
  • 1x Fast Serial Interface Receiver (FSIRX)
  • Up to 141x General Purpose I/O (GPIO) pins

Sensing and Actuation:

  • Real-time Control Subsystem (CONTROLSS)
  • Flexible Input/Output Crossbars (XBAR)
  • 3x 12-bit Analog to Digital Converters (ADC) with 3 MSPS maximum sampling rate
    • Each ADC module with
      • 7x Single ended channels OR
      • 3x Differential channels
    • Highly configurable ADC digital logic
      • With selectable internal or external reference
      • 4x Post-Processing blocks for each ADC module
  • 9x Analog Comparators with internal 12-bit DAC reference (CMPSSA)
  • 1x 12 bit Digital to Analog Converter (DAC)
  • 10x Enhanced High Resolution Pulse Width Modulation (eHRPWM) modules
    • Single or Dual PWM channels
    • Advanced PWM Configurations
    • Enhanced HRPWM time resolution
  • 8x Enhanced Capture (ECAP) modules
  • 2x Enhanced Quadrature Encoder Pulse (EQEP) modules
  • 2x Sigma-Delta Filter Modules (SDFM)

Data Storage

  • 1 × 4-bit Multi-Media Card/Secure Digital (MMC/SD) interface

Security:

  • Hardware Security Module (HSM) with support for Auto SHE 1.1/EVITA
  • Targeted for ISO 21434 compliance
  • Secure boot support
    • Device Take Over Protection
    • Hardware enforced root-of-trust
    • Authenticated boot
    • SW Anti-rollback protection
  • Debug security
    • Secure device debug only after proper authentication
    • Ability to disable device debug functionality
  • Device ID and Key Management
    • Support for OTP Memory (FUSEROM)
      • Store root keys and other security fields
    • Separate EFUSE controllers and FUSE ROMs
    • Unique Device Public Identifiers
  • Memory Protection Units (MPU)
    • Dedicated Arm MPU per Cortex-R5F core
    • System MPU - present at various interfaces in the SoC (MPU or Firewall)
    • 8 to 16 Programmable Regions
      • Enable/Privilege ID
      • Start/End Address
      • Read/Write/Cachable
      • Secure/Non-Secure
  • Cryptographic acceleration
    • Cryptographic cores with DMA Support
    • AES - 128/192/256-bit key sizes
    • SHA2 - 256/384/512-bit support
    • DRBG with pseudo and true random number generator

Functional Safety:

  • Enables design of systems with functional safety requirements
    • Error Signaling Module (ESM)
    • ECC or parity on calculation critical memories
    • Built-In Self-Test (BIST) on-chip RAM
    • Runtime internal diagnostic modules including voltage, temperature, and clock monitoring, windowed watchdog timers, CRC engines for memory integrity checks
  • Functional Safety-Compliant [Industrial]
    • Developed for functional safety applications
    • Documentation to be made available to aid IEC 61508 functional safety system design
    • Systematic capability up to SIL-3
    • Hardware integrity up to SIL-3
    • Safety-related certification
      • IEC 61508 certified
  • Functional Safety-Compliant [Automotive]
    • Developed for functional safety applications
    • Documentation to be made available to aid ISO 26262 functional safety system design
    • Systematic capability up to ASIL-D
    • Hardware integrity up to ASIL-D
    • Safety-related certification
      • ISO 26262 certified

Technology / Package:

  • AEC-Q100 qualified for automotive applications
  • ZCZ Package
    • 324-pin NFBGAs
    • 15.00mm × 15.00mm
    • 0.8mm pitch
  • ZFG Package
    • 304-pin NFBGA
    • 13.25mm × 13.25mm
    • 0.65mm pitch
  • ZEJ Package
    • 256-pin NFBGA
    • 13.00mm × 13.00mm
    • 0.8mm pitch
  • ZNC Package
    • 293-pin NFBGA
    • 10.00mm × 10.00mm
    • 0.5mm pitch

The AM261x Sitara Arm Microcontrollers are part of Sitara AM26x real-time MCU families designed to meet the complex real-time processing needs of next generation industrial and automotive embedded products. With scalable Arm Cortex R5F performance and an extensive set of peripherals, AM261x device is designed for a broad range of applications while offering safety features and optimized peripherals for real time control.

Key features and benefits:

  • Peripherals supporting system level connectivity such as Gigabit Ethernet, USB, OSPI/QSPI, CAN, UARTs, SPI and GPIOs.
  • Granular firewalls managed by Hardware Security Manager (HSM) enable developers to implement stringent security minded system design requirements.
  • Up to two R5F cores in cluster with 256KB of shared Tightly Coupled Memory (TCM) per core along with 1.5MB of shared SRAM, greatly reducing the need for external memory.

The AM261x Sitara Arm Microcontrollers are part of Sitara AM26x real-time MCU families designed to meet the complex real-time processing needs of next generation industrial and automotive embedded products. With scalable Arm Cortex R5F performance and an extensive set of peripherals, AM261x device is designed for a broad range of applications while offering safety features and optimized peripherals for real time control.

Key features and benefits:

  • Peripherals supporting system level connectivity such as Gigabit Ethernet, USB, OSPI/QSPI, CAN, UARTs, SPI and GPIOs.
  • Granular firewalls managed by Hardware Security Manager (HSM) enable developers to implement stringent security minded system design requirements.
  • Up to two R5F cores in cluster with 256KB of shared Tightly Coupled Memory (TCM) per core along with 1.5MB of shared SRAM, greatly reducing the need for external memory.
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* Data sheet AM261x Sitara™ Microcontrollers datasheet (Rev. C) PDF | HTML 09 Jul 2025
* Errata AM261x Errata Document (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 29 Apr 2025
* User guide AM261x Sitara Microcontrollers Technical Reference Manual (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 01 Jul 2025
* User guide AM261x Sitara Microcontrollers Register Addendum (Rev. A) 25 Apr 2025
Functional safety information AM261x, AM263x, and AM263Px Software Diagnostics Library TUV SUD Functional Safety Certificate (Rev. B) 01 Apr 2026
Application brief Next-Gen Industrial Monitoring: AI-Driven Communication and Fault Prevention PDF | HTML 26 Feb 2026
Application note AM26 Ethercat SubDevice with TwinCat PDF | HTML 10 Dec 2025
White paper Integrating EVCC, DCDC, and Host Architecture: TI Automotive MCUs for Next-Generation EV Charging (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 13 Nov 2025
Application note Implementing USB True Host Detection on AM261x PDF | HTML 30 Sep 2025
Application note AM261x Power Estimation Tool PDF | HTML 11 Jul 2025
Functional safety information AM261 TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Certificate 10 Jul 2025
Functional safety information AM261 TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Certificate Report 10 Jul 2025
Product overview AM26xx Family TIFS-SDK Product Brief PDF | HTML 29 May 2025
Application note AM26x Custom PCB System Getting Started Guide (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 13 May 2025
White paper AM261x 和 AM263Px 使用的工业通信协议 PDF | HTML 12 May 2025
User guide AM26x Hardware Design Guidelines (Rev. D) PDF | HTML 02 May 2025
Application note How to Synchronize the Timing Between Chips With Programmable Real-Time Unit PDF | HTML 10 Mar 2025
White paper Leveraging USB Capabilities on the AM261x Microcontrollers PDF | HTML 28 Jan 2025
Application note Microcontroller Abstraction Layer on Jacinto™ and Sitara™ Embedded Processors PDF | HTML 28 Jan 2025
Application note AM26x Family Migration Overview (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 15 Nov 2024
Application brief Achieving Faster Secure Boot Time on AM26x Devices PDF | HTML 13 Nov 2024
User guide AM261x OSPI, QSPI Flash Selection Guide PDF | HTML 19 Sep 2024

Design & development

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Evaluation board

AM261-SOM-EVM — AM261x control system-on-module (SOM) evaluation module

AM261-SOM-EVM is an evaluation and development board for the Texas Instruments' Sitara™ AM261x series of microcontrollers (MCUs). The System-On-Module design with three 120-pin high-speed, high-density connectors is an excellent choice for initial evaluation and rapid prototyping. An XDS110ISOEVM (...)
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DP83826-EVM-AM2 — AM2x evaluation module for industrial Ethernet PHY add-on board

DP83826-EVM-AM2 is an industrial Ethernet PHY add-on board to be used with AM2x series Sitara™ high-performance microcontroller evaluation modules. This add-on board is ideal for initial Ethernet evaluation and prototyping using AM2x EVMs. DP83826-EVM-AM2 is equipped with a TI DP83826 low latency (...)
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DP83TG720-EVM-AM2 — AM2x evaluation module for automotive Ethernet PHY add-on board

DP83TG720-EVM-AM2 is an automotive Ethernet PHY add-on board to be used with AM2x series Sitara™ high-performance microcontroller evaluation modules. This add-on board is ideal for initial Ethernet evaluation and prototyping using AM2x EVMs. DP83TG720-EVM-AM2 is equipped with a TI DP82TG720S-Q1 (...)

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LP-AM261 — AM261x Arm®-based MCU general-purpose LaunchPad™ development kit

The AM261x LaunchPad™ development kit is a simple and inexpensive hardware evaluation module (EVM) for the Texas Instruments™ Sitara™ AM261x series of microcontrollers (MCUs). This EVM provides an easy way to start developing on the AM261x MCUs with on-board emulation for (...)
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TIPA-050074 — AM261x power-supply design using the TPS653860-Q1 for safety-relevant applications

This power design can be used as a guide for integrating the TPS65386x-Q1 Power Management IC (PMIC) into safety-relevant automotive systems powering the functional safety (FuSa) AM261x Sitara™ microcontroller (MCU).

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Debug probe

TMDSEMU110-U — XDS110 JTAG Debug Probe

The Texas Instruments XDS110 is a new class of debug probe (emulator) for TI embedded processors. The XDS110 replaces the XDS100 family while supporting a wider variety of standards (IEEE1149.1, IEEE1149.7, SWD) in a single pod. Also, all XDS debug probes support Core and System Trace in all (...)

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TMDSEMU560V2STM-U — XDS560™ software v2 system trace USB debug probe

The XDS560v2 is the highest performance of the XDS560™ family of debug probes and supports both the traditional JTAG standard (IEEE1149.1) and cJTAG (IEEE1149.7).  Note that it does not support serial wire debug (SWD).

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TMDSEMU560V2STM-UE — XDS560v2 System Trace USB & Ethernet Debug Probe

The XDS560v2 is the highest performance of the XDS560™ family of debug probes and supports both the traditional JTAG standard (IEEE1149.1) and cJTAG (IEEE1149.7). Note that it does not support serial wire debug (SWD).

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LB-3P-TRACE32-ARM — Lauterbach TRACE32® Debug and Trace System for Arm®-based Microcontrollers and Processors

Lauterbach‘s TRACE32® tools are a suite of leading-edge hardware and software components that enables developers to analyze, optimize and certify all kinds of Arm®-based microcontrollers and processors. The globally renowned debug and trace solutions for embedded systems and SoCs are the perfect (...)

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Hardware programming tool

SOFTM-3P-FLASHRUNNER-2-0 — SMH Technologies FlashRunner 2.0 8CH and FlashRunner 2.0 16CH programming tools

FlashRunner 2.0 is a universal, In-System Programming solution (ISP) available in 4 configurations: 4,8,12 and 16 channels which allows to program upto 16 targets - even different each other - in parallel (32 targets using the Demultiplexer tool). The new GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (Workbench) cuts (...)

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SOFTM-3P-FLASHRUNNER-HS — SMH Technologies FlashRunner High Speed programming tool

FlashRunner HS is a multi-end programming system. The typical programming system functions are shared between a central Control Unit and up to 8 peripheral Active Modules connected through a USB type-C cable. The new GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (Workbench) cuts off overall configuration efforts, (...)

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SOFTM-3P-FLASHRUNNER-NXG — SMH Technologies FlashRunner LAN 2.0 Next Generation programming tool

FlashRunner LAN2.0 NeXt Generation is a universal, In-System Programming solution (ISP) available from 1 to 4 parallel channels. Thanks to a simple remote session it is possible to enable further channels (from 2 upto 4). FlashRunner LAN2.0 NXG is designed to be integrated in fixture, so it is (...)

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Software development kit (SDK)

AM261X-MCAL-SDK — Microcontroller Abstraction Layer (MCAL) and Complex Device Drivers (CDD) for AM261X

The AM261x microcontroller (MCU) plus software development kit (SDK) is a unified software platform for embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to examples, benchmarks and demonstrations. This software accelerates application development schedules by eliminating (...)

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AM261X-TIFS-SDK — AM261x foundational security software

The AM261x microcontroller (MCU) plus software development kit (SDK) is a unified software platform for embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to examples, benchmarks and demonstrations. This software accelerates application development schedules by eliminating (...)

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INDUSTRIAL-COMMUNICATIONS-SDK-AM261X — Industrial Communications SDK for AM261x

This software development kit (SDK) includes real-time industrial communication protocols (EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, IO-Link, etc.) on TI processors. It also has PRU-ICSS firmware, drivers, communication stack libraries, and application examples, along with documentation.

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Software development kit (SDK)

MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM261X — MCU+ SDK for AM261x - RTOS, No-RTOS

The AM261x microcontroller (MCU) plus software development kit (SDK) is a unified software platform for embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to examples, benchmarks and demonstrations. This software accelerates application development schedules by eliminating (...)

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MOTOR-CONTROL-SDK-AM261X — Motor Control SDK for AM261x

The AM261x microcontroller (MCU) plus software development kit (SDK) is a unified software platform for embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to examples, benchmarks and demonstrations. This software accelerates application development schedules by eliminating (...)

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Application software & framework

AM2612-SERVO-ETHERCAT-APPSW — AM2612 example application for Serve Drive + EtherCAT

This product include servo drive + EtherCAT and Robotics joint reference application software.
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AM261X-RESTRICTED-SAFETY — AM261x restricted functional safety content

AM261x restricted functional safety content
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IDE, configuration, compiler or debugger

CCSTUDIO — CCStudio™ IDE

CCStudio™ IDE is part of TI's extensive CCStudio™ development ecosystem and is an integrated development environment for TI's microcontrollers, processors, wireless connectivity devices, and radar sensors. CCStudio IDE is available as desktop or cloud-based applications. The cloud version (...)

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EDGE-AI-STUDIO-MCU — Edge AI Studio for Microcontrollers

Edge AI Studio is part of the CCStudio™ development tool ecosystem.  Edge AI Studio is a collection of graphical and command line tools designed to accelerate edge AI development on TI processors, microcontrollers, connectivity devices and radar sensors.  It supports both AI-accelerated (...)

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SYSCONFIG — Standalone desktop version of SysConfig

CCStudio™ SysConfig is part of TI's extensive CCStudio™ development ecosystem and is a configuration tool that simplifies hardware and software configuration challenges to accelerate software development.

SysConfig provides an intuitive graphical user interface for configuring pins, peripherals, (...)

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Online training

AM26X-ACADEMY — AM26x Academy

AM26x Academy features easy-to-use training modules ranging from the basics of getting started to advanced development topics.
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Support software

MATHW-3P-AM26X-EC — Texas Instruments AM26x MCU Embedded Coder Support Package

TI offers a Model-Based Design workflow for a variety of AM26x devices and evaluation boards.

Embedded Coder® Support Package for AM26x controlCARD and LaunchPad Boards enables you to automatically build, load, and run algorithms on AM26x devices using Simulink® models.  Design models in (...)
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Simulation model

AM2612 BSDL Model (Rev. A)

SPRM875A.ZIP (17 KB) - BSDL Model
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AM2612 IBIS Model (Rev. A)

SPRM874A.ZIP (6383 KB) - IBIS Model
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Simulation model

AM2612 Thermal Model (Rev. A)

SPRM873A.ZIP (5 KB) - Thermal Model
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Calculation tool

AM261X-PET-CALC — AM261x Power Estimation Tool

Power Estimation Tool for AM261x Family of Devices. This tool can be used to provide a general estimate of the expected device power consumption for common applications.
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Reference designs

TIDA-010979 — 48v 1kw robot joint motor control with industrial communication reference design

This reference design features TI Sitara™ MCU- AM261x devices handling an industrial Ethernet-connected motor drive. The design uses a 70mm diameter printed circuit board (PCB) to drive a humanoid robot joint (48V, 1kW Eyoubot motor). The design demonstrates a small form factor and simplified (...)
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Reference designs

TIDA-011002 — Cost effective IO-Link Master module reference design

This reference design accelerates the development of IO-Link controller gateways by implementing an 8- port IO-Link gateway that supports up to 400μs cycle time, COM3, 1A per port on L+, and an additional DI/DO. The design supports various Ethernet-based industrial protocols such as EtherCAT®, (...)
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Reference designs

TIDA-010973 — 100Mbps industrial ethernet communication module reference design for multiprotocol applications

This reference design accelerates development of multiprotocol 100Mbps industrial Ethernet nodes. The design allows engineers to quickly prototype and deploy EtherCAT®, PROFINET®, EtherNet/IP, and Modbus® Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) on AM261x with Integrated Industrial Communication (...)
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