SPRACN0F October 2021 – March 2023 F29H850TU , F29H859TU-Q1 , TMS320F280021 , TMS320F280021-Q1 , TMS320F280023 , TMS320F280023-Q1 , TMS320F280023C , TMS320F280025 , TMS320F280025-Q1 , TMS320F280025C , TMS320F280025C-Q1 , TMS320F280033 , TMS320F280034 , TMS320F280034-Q1 , TMS320F280036-Q1 , TMS320F280036C-Q1 , TMS320F280037 , TMS320F280037-Q1 , TMS320F280037C , TMS320F280037C-Q1 , TMS320F280038-Q1 , TMS320F280038C-Q1 , TMS320F280039 , TMS320F280039-Q1 , TMS320F280039C , TMS320F280039C-Q1 , TMS320F280040-Q1 , TMS320F280040C-Q1 , TMS320F280041 , TMS320F280041-Q1 , TMS320F280041C , TMS320F280041C-Q1 , TMS320F280045 , TMS320F280048-Q1 , TMS320F280048C-Q1 , TMS320F280049 , TMS320F280049-Q1 , TMS320F280049C , TMS320F280049C-Q1 , TMS320F28374D , TMS320F28374S , TMS320F28375D , TMS320F28375S , TMS320F28375S-Q1 , TMS320F28376D , TMS320F28376S , TMS320F28377S , TMS320F28377S-Q1 , TMS320F28378D , TMS320F28378S , TMS320F28379D , TMS320F28379D-Q1 , TMS320F28379S , TMS320F28384D , TMS320F28384S , TMS320F28386D , TMS320F28386S , TMS320F28388D , TMS320F28388S , TMS320F28P650DH , TMS320F28P650DK , TMS320F28P650SH , TMS320F28P650SK , TMS320F28P659DH-Q1 , TMS320F28P659DK-Q1 , TMS320F28P659SH-Q1
The CLA found on the devices listed below is a fully parallel processor to the main C28x core. While the C28x core is a more traditional processor, executing instructions and servicing interrupts, the CLA is a task driven state machine. The CLA is a 32-bit floating point architecture.
Due to the nature of control systems, there are specific times when the sensing subsystem has new data to be processed. Advanced planning for these events with the other functions of an MCU can be difficult to time slice without introducing delay into both the system under control, but also any other functions the CPU has to perform.
As a task driven state machine, the CLA is constantly waiting in an idle state for an event, such as an ADC conversion, to process that data and actuate the system. Additionally, the CLA has full access to key control peripherals so it can fully realize the control system independent of the C28x CPU (#T5843526-186).
The above is beneficial for many reasons:
The CLA has its own dedicated memory region for its code and shared memory for passing information between it and a C28x CPU in the system. The CLA is supported in Code Composer Studio™ by its own C compiler.