MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM243X

AM243x software development kit (SDK) for Sitara™ microcontrollers

MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM243X

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Overview

The AM243x microcontroller (MCU) software is a collection of software development kits (SDK) providing a software platform for TI embedded processors with easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to examples, benchmarks and demonstrations. This software accelerates application development schedules by eliminating creating basic system software functions from scratch.

The AM243x software includes:

  • MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM243X: MCU plus SDK provides foundational software and building blocks to develop an application on the AM243x MCU. The SDK includes support for R5F and M4 cores, examples, drivers and bootloaders.
  • INDUSTRIAL-COMMUNICATIONS-SDK-AM243X: Industrial communications SDK enables real-time industrial communications protocols (EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, IO-Link etc.) on TI processors. This has Programmable Real-Time Unit Industrial Communication Subsystem (PRU-ICSS) firmware emulating fieldbus ASIC functionality, drivers, communication stack libraries and stack application examples together with documentation. This SDK bundles MCU-PLUS-SDK as well
  • MOTOR-CONTROL-SDK-AM243X: Motor Control SDK contains examples, libraries and tools to develop RTOS and no-RTOS based applications enabling real-time communication for position and current sense from motors, and real-time control libraries for ARM R5F CPU and related peripherals. This SDK includes MCU-PLUS-SDK and INDUSTRIAL-COMMUNICATIONS-SDK

The exact content of the SDK's depends on the capabilities of the device, but all devices share common application programming interfaces (APIs) and build on existing proven software components to ensure reliability and quality. The software components are fully tested to ensure that they work together with the Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (CCSTUDIO).

Features
  • FreeRTOS and No-RTOS support on ARM Cortex R5F, ARM Cortex M4F
  • Device drivers for on-chip SOC peripherals and EVM peripherals
  • Bootloaders for different boot media like UART, OSPI flash
  • Networking and industrial protocol support
  • Tight integration with tools:
    • SysConfig tool integration for generating system initialization code for pinmux, peripheral, clock configuration
    • CCS IDE integration with CCS projects for all examples
    • TI Resource Explorer (TIREX) integration for browsing the SDK from within CCS IDE or web browser
    • Flashing tools to flash applications and bootloaders to flash media.
  • Integrated demos and examples including,
    • Simple and ease to use RTOS, No-RTOS and device driver examples
    • Industrial communication protocol examples like EtherCAT
    • Motor control protocol examples for encoders like HDSL and EnDat
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Get started


  1. Order either the LP-AM243 or the TMDS243EVM.

  2. Launch the cloud-based LP-AM243 out-of-box experience or the TMDS243EVM out-of-box experience to perform the quick start and run the out-of-box benchmark demo.

  3. Refer to MCU+ Academy for easy-to-use training modules.

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Software development kit (SDK)

MOTOR-CONTROL-SDK-AM243X Motor Control SDK for AM243x - RTOS

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
AM2431 Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2432 Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2434 Quad-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz
Hardware development
Evaluation board
LP-AM243 AM243x general purpose LaunchPad™ development kit for Arm®-based MCU TMDS243EVM AM243x evaluation module for Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCUs
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MOTOR-CONTROL-SDK-AM243X Motor Control SDK for AM243x - RTOS

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Latest version
Version: 09.02.00.09
Release date: 06 Jun 2024
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Products
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
AM2431 Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2432 Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2434 Quad-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz
Hardware development
Evaluation board
LP-AM243 AM243x general purpose LaunchPad™ development kit for Arm®-based MCU TMDS243EVM AM243x evaluation module for Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCUs

Documentation

Documentation - START HERE

Download CCS 12.7.0 Version for Windows or Linux

Download TI ARM CLANG 3.2.2 LTS for Windows or Linux

Download SysConfig 1.20.0 for Windows or Linux

Motor Control SDK Manifest

Release Information

Thank you for your interest in the AM243x Motor Control Software Development Kit (SDK). This software accelerates application development schedules by eliminating the need to create basic system software functions from scratch.

  • This SDK contains examples, libraries, and tools to develop RTOS and no-RTOS based applications enabling real-time communication for position and current sense from motors, and real-time control libraries
  • This SDK also includes Industrial Communications SDK and MCU+ SDK.
  • The exact content of the SDK depends on the capabilities of the device, but all devices share common APIs and build on existing proven software components to ensure reliability and quality.
  • The software components are fully tested to ensure that they work together with TI’s Code Composer Studio integrated development environment

What's new

  • Position Sense Nikon A-Format: Multi-channel, Point-to-point and Bus Connection, Multiple baud rate (2.5 MHz, 4 MHz, 6.67 MHz, 8 MHz, and 16 MHz) support, Long cable (upto 100 meters) support
  • Position Sense HDSL:  Improved HDSL position realignment algorithm to match IP specification
  • Position Sense BiSS-C : Readiness for BiSS Safety profile by supporting 16 bit CRC and sign-of-life counter, Compare event based command trigger support
  • Current Sense SDFM: SysConfig Enhancements, SINC1 and SINC2 Filtering
  • PRU-ICSS PWM: Deadband Configuration
  • Real Time Libraries: Control and Observer Library
Software development kit (SDK)

INDUSTRIAL-COMMUNICATIONS-SDK-AM243X Industrial Communications SDK for AM243x - RTOS

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
AM2431 Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2432 Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2434 Quad-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz
Hardware development
Evaluation board
LP-AM243 AM243x general purpose LaunchPad™ development kit for Arm®-based MCU TMDS243EVM AM243x evaluation module for Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCUs
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INDUSTRIAL-COMMUNICATIONS-SDK-AM243X Industrial Communications SDK for AM243x - RTOS

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Version: 09.02.00.15
Release date: 16 Sep 2024

Industrial Communications SDK Windows Installer

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Industrial Communications SDK Linux Installer

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Products
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
AM2431 Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2432 Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2434 Quad-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz
Hardware development
Evaluation board
LP-AM243 AM243x general purpose LaunchPad™ development kit for Arm®-based MCU TMDS243EVM AM243x evaluation module for Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCUs

Documentation

Documentation - START HERE

Download CCS 12.7.0 Version for Windows or Linux

Download TI ARM CLANG 3.2.2 LTS for Windows or Linux

Download SysConfig 1.20.0 for Windows or Linux

Industrial Communications SDK Manifest

Release Information

Thank you for your interest in the AM243x Industrial Communications Software Development Kit (SDK). This software accelerates application development schedules by eliminating the need to create basic system software functions from scratch.

  • This SDK contains examples, libraries, and tools to develop RTOS-based Industrial Communication, Fieldbus, and networking applications on PRU-ICSS.
  • The exact content of the SDK depends on the capabilities of the device, but all devices share common APIs and build on existing proven software components to ensure reliability and quality.
  • The software components are fully tested to ensure that they work together with TI’s Code Composer Studio integrated development environment.

What's new

  • PROFINET RT/IRT support with Siemens ERTEC stack on TMDS243EVM
  • ICSSG0 instance support for EtherCAT Stack
  • Custom PHY integration reference for DP82826 and DP83869
  • Bug Fixes
Software development kit (SDK)

MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM243X MCU+ SDK for AM243x – RTOS, No-RTOS

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
AM2431 Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2432 Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2434 Quad-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz
Hardware development
Evaluation board
LP-AM243 AM243x general purpose LaunchPad™ development kit for Arm®-based MCU
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MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM243X MCU+ SDK for AM243x – RTOS, No-RTOS

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Latest version
Version: 10.00.00.20
Release date: 12 Aug 2024
Products
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
AM2431 Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2432 Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2434 Quad-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz
Hardware development
Evaluation board
LP-AM243 AM243x general purpose LaunchPad™ development kit for Arm®-based MCU

Documentation

MCU PLUS SDK online documentation

Performance measurement datasheet

Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE)

Tool to configure SOC pimux and MCU PLUS SDK driver parameters

Buildsheet of supported features

Release Information

Thank you for your interest in the AM243x MCU PLUS Software Development Kit (SDK). This software accelerates application development schedules by eliminating the need to create basic system software functions from scratch.

  • This SDK support AM243x EVM and AM243x LP PROC109E2 board revision. Networking examples are validated with E3 rev for AM243x-LP
  • The SDK includes a real-time multitasking kernel, network communications support, examples, and drivers.
  • The exact content of the SDK depends on the capabilities of the device, but all devices share common APIs and build on existing proven software components to ensure reliability and quality.
  • The software components are fully tested to ensure that they work together with TI’s Code Composer Studio integrated development environment.

What's new

  • Little FS support for OSPI NOR
  • FAT FS support with FreeRTOS kernel
  • Option to configure link parameters and loopback mode in Sysconfig GUI tool for CPSW and ICSSG

Additional resources you might need

Online training

AM24X-ACADEMY AM24x Academy

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
AM2431 Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2432 Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2434 Quad-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz
Hardware development
Evaluation board
LP-AM243 AM243x general purpose LaunchPad™ development kit for Arm®-based MCU TMDS243EVM AM243x evaluation module for Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCUs

AM24X-ACADEMY AM24x Academy

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Latest version
Version: 1.00
Release date: 01 Jan 2023
Products
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
AM2431 Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2432 Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2434 Quad-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz
Hardware development
Evaluation board
LP-AM243 AM243x general purpose LaunchPad™ development kit for Arm®-based MCU TMDS243EVM AM243x evaluation module for Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCUs

Release Information

AM24x academy features easy-to-use training modules ranging from the basics of getting started to advanced development topics.

Supported products & hardware

Arm Cortex-R MCUs
AM2431 Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2432 Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz AM2434 Quad-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with industrial communications and security up to 800 MHz
Evaluation board
LP-AM243 AM243x general purpose LaunchPad™ development kit for Arm®-based MCU TMDS243EVM AM243x evaluation module for Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCUs

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