Arm-based processor design & development

Simplify your design process and accelerate time to market with TI’s embedded hardware and software development resources for Arm®-based processors

Our portfolio of validated and tested reference designs, advanced simulation, development tools and software development kits (SDKs) remove barriers to quickly take you from concept to prototype and production with our Arm-based processors.
Arm-based processor design & development

Hardware development

Starter Kit EVMs provide a stand-alone test and development platform built using our Arm-based system-on-a-chips (SoC). With a fast setup process and an assortment of foundational demos and tutorials, you can start prototyping and exploring applications from general compute to multi-display and vision analytics right out of the box.   

 

Get to market faster with our partner provided System on Modules (SoMs). These production-ready pre-populated PCBs offer a complete embedded computer system for full processor functionality and fast development time. SoMs provide all system components such as read-only memory, random access memory, power-management ICs, crystal oscillators and passives. 

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Discover the community of open-source hardware designs that simplify your development to deliver real-world function and connectivity on reliable embedded systems. Built on TI’s portfolio of Arm-based processors, community boards offer complete connectivity options including WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet, sub-GHz wireless, and single-pair Ethernet with power-over-data-line options, compatible with 1,000s of off-the-shelf add-ons and a customized Linux images. Whether you are looking for a starting point for your next maker project or your next design professional design, TI Processor-based community boards can get you started.

TI Arm-based Processor development platforms enable fast prototyping for application specific development. Our development platforms are the result of collaboration between TI processor and partner network experts, and combine application relevant hardware, software and documentation for a simple and quick start to your next design. 

TI Arm-based processor reference designs include board and system level guidance for system level designs to help you get your development started. With complete design guides, schematics, bill of materials and benchmark data, our reference designs offer valuable insights to your next project.

Hardware development tools

Starter kits and EVMs

Evaluation board
AM62A starter kit for low-power Sitara™ processors

The SK-AM62A-LP starter kit (SK) evaluation module (EVM) is built around our AM62A AI vision processor, which includes an image signal processor (ISP) supporting up to 5 MP at 60 fps, a 2 teraoperations per second (TOPS) AI accelerator, a quad-core 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A53 microprocessor, a (...)

Evaluation board
AM62B Starter Kit EVM for Sitara™ AM62x processor

The AM62B starter kit (SK) evaluation module (EVM) is a stand-alone test and development platform built around the AM62x system-on-a-chip (SoC). AM62x processors are comprised of a quad-core 64-bit Arm®-Cortex®-A53 microprocessor, single-core Arm Cortex-R5F microcontroller (MCU) and an Arm (...)

Evaluation board
AM62P starter kit evaluation module

The SK-AM62P-LP starter kit (SK) evaluation module (EVM) is built around our AM62P display processor, which includes scalable Arm® Cortex®-A53 performance and embedded features, such as triple high-definition display support, high-performance 3D-GPU, 4K video acceleration, and extensive (...)

Evaluation board
AM64B starter kit for AM64x Sitara™ processors

The AM64B starter kit (SK) is a low-cost stand-alone test and development platform based on the Sitara™ AM6442 processor that is ideal for accelerating the prototype phase of your next design. The kit includes wired (Ethernet) and wireless (2.4GHz and 5GHz) connectivity, three expansion headers, (...)

Evaluation board
AM68 and AM68A starter kit for vision AI and general purpose processors

The SK-AM68 Starter Kit/Evaluation Module (EVM) is based on the AM68x vision SoC which includes an image signal processor (ISP) supporting up to 480MP/s, an 8 tera-operations-per-second (TOPS) AI accelerator, two 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A72 CPUs, and support for H.264/H.265 video (...)

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TDA4VM processor starter kit for edge AI vision systems

Bring smart cameras, robots and intelligent machines to life with the TDA4VM processor starter kit. With a fast setup process and an assortment of foundational demos and tutorials, you can start prototyping a vision-based application in less than an hour. The kit enables 8 trillion operations per (...)

System on modules

Evaluation board
PHYTEC® phyBOARD®-AM62x development kit with AM625 Arm®-based Sitara™ processor

PHYTEC is an industry-leading provider and integrator of system on modules (SoMs), embedded middleware and design services that enable customers to bring complex products quickly and easily to market. They guide customers from design to production utilizing deep domain expertise, high-quality (...)

From: PHYTEC
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TQ-Group TQMa64xxL system on module for AM6442 processor

The embedded module TQMa64xxL is based on the AM64x processor family. This land grid array (LGA) module is designed to use the pin compatible processors on one module design. This module is ideally suited for headless applications with extended real-time requirements. The CPU offers integrated (...)

From: TQ-Group
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Variscite VAR-SOM-AM62 system on module for AM625 Arm Cortex-A53 1.4-GHz processor with GPU

The VAR-SOM-AM62 is a system on module (SOM) / computer on module (COM), combining a high-performance CPU, reduced power consumption and graphics capabilities. The SOM is a solution for industrial embedded products and power-sensitive edge devices and is powered by the 1.4-GHz Quad (...)

From: Variscite
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iWave AM62A OSM-LF system on module for AM62A3 and AM62A7 processors

iWave iW-RainboW-G55M OSM SoM with AM62A3 and AM62A7 Sitara Processor

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TechNexion ROVY-4VM system-on-module for TDA4VM SoC with dual Arm® Cortex®-A72 C7x DSP GPU

The TechNexion ROVY-4VM is a system-on-module (SOM) developed for mobile robotic, industrial automation and machine vision applications. This SOM is designed for real-time processing in embedded vision applications. The TDA4VM SOC integrates dual ARM®v8 Cortex® A72, 6x 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex (...)

From: TechNexion
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Variscite VAR-SOM-AM62 system on module for AM625 Arm Cortex-A53 1.4-GHz processor with GPU

The VAR-SOM-AM62 is a system on module (SOM) / computer on module (COM), combining a high-performance CPU, reduced power consumption and graphics capabilities. The SOM is a solution for industrial embedded products and power-sensitive edge devices and is powered by the 1.4-GHz Quad (...)

From: Variscite

Community boards

Evaluation board
BeaglePlay® single-board computer from the BeagleBoard.org foundation based on AM62x

BeaglePlay is an open-source single board computer designed to simplify the process of adding sensors, actuators, indicators, human interfaces, and connectivity to a reliable embedded system. It features a powerful 64-bit, quad-core processor and innovative connectivity options, including WiFi, (...)

Evaluation board
BeagleBone® AI-64 embedded computing board based on Jacinto™ TDA4VM Arm® Cortex®-72 processor

The BeagleBone® AI-64 from the BeagleBoard.org Foundation is a complete system for developing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning solutions with the convenience and expandability of the BeagleBone platform and onboard peripherals to start learning and building applications.

Using (...)

Evaluation board
BeagleBone® Black is a single-board computer from the BeagleBoard.org foundation based on AM335x
BeagleBone Black is a low-cost, community-supported development platform for developers and hobbyists. Boot Linux in under 10 seconds and get started on development in less than 5 minutes with just a single USB cable.
Evaluation board
BeagleBone® AI AM5729 development board for embedded Artificial Intelligence
What is BeagleBone® AI?

Built on the proven BeagleBoard.org® open source Linux approach, BeagleBone® AI fills the gap between small SBCs and more powerful industrial computers. Based on the Texas Instruments, Sitara™ AM5729 processor, developers have access to a highly integrated and (...)

Evaluation board
BeagleBoard.org Foundation BeagleY® AI single board computer based on AM67A

BeagleY® AI is an open-source single board computer designed to simplify the process of building smart human machine interfaces (HMI), adding cameras and high-speed connectivity to a reliable embedded system. It features a powerful 64-bit, quad-core A53 processor, multiple powerful AI accelerators (...)

Development platforms

Development kit
Smart, connected EV charging station development platform based on AM625 with HMI

The electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) development platform based on AM625 is a collection of hardware, software and documentation that allows engineers to start designing a smart, connected EV charging station with human machine interface (HMI). The analog front-end hardware is designed to (...)

Reference designs

Reference design
AC level 2 charger platform reference design
Electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) facilitates power delivery to electric vehicles safely from the grid. An EVSE control system consists of an auxiliary power stage, an off-board AC/DC high power stage (only in DC charging stations), energy metering unit, AC and DC residual current (...)
Reference design
Single Chip Drive for Industrial Communications and Motor Control

This reference design implements hardware interface based on the HEIDENHAIN EnDat 2.2 standard for position or rotary encoders. The platform also allows you to implement real-time EtherCAT communications standards in a broad range of industrial automation equipment. It enables designs with a low (...)

Reference design
Multi-sensor platform reference design on Jacinto™ ADAS processors

The multi-sensor platform reference design for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) from D3 Engineering provides qualified developers with a fully functioning evaluation platform for testing and development of ADAS applications, for use primarily in the automotive industry.  D3 also (...)

Software development

Easy access and convenient code development helps your design get to production faster. Our comprehensive software packages help you move faster with a wide range of open-source operating systems, seamless integration in our IDE.

TI supports the Linux Mainline kernel, providing a robust software foundation built on long-term stable (LTS) kernels developed by the Linux community. You get the benefit of engaging with the community so you can focus on device differentiation and reach full-entitlement on your hardware.

TI’s heterogeneous multi-core processors SoCs include the option of both Cortex A and Cortex R cores and support FreeRTOS on selected devices. Access to a mature and established open-source offering helps reduce software development effort and speed time to market. TI also supports ready-to-use RTOS-compatible drivers to accelerate development.

The AM62x processor family supports Android™ software development kits for embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-box access to benchmarks and demonstrations. 

While you have a lot of flexibility with our open-source and non-OS option, we know that sometimes your applications require very specific support.  Whether you are working on a specific application, or just need a different level of performance, our partners offer operating system expertise including QNX, Green Hills, Wind River and a host of AutoSAR experts. 

What's inside our software development kits

What's inside our software development kits

Our on-demand software development kits (SDKs) provide all of the components you need to start embedded system development. Each SDK is fully tested, integrated and released quarterly and include middleware frameworks and stacks, application examples, demos, documentation, and training for your preferred operating system – all packaged together for your convenience.

Software development tools

Linux

Software development kit (SDK)
Software development kit for AM62 processors

The AM62 processor Linux® software development kits (SDKs) are unified software platforms for embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-box access to benchmarks and demonstrations.

All releases of this SDK are consistent across TI's broad portfolio for which they are provided, (...)

Software development kit (SDK)
Software development kit for AM62A Sitara™ processors for edge AI applications

The AM62A vision processor Linux® and TI MCU plus software development kits (SDKs) are unified software platforms for our embedded processors with deep learning capabilities with edge AI. They provide easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to benchmarks and demonstrations. AM62A is a high (...)

Software development kit (SDK)
Software development kit for AM64x Sitara™ processors

The Processor and MCU+ SDKs (Software Development Kits) are unified software platforms for TI embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to benchmarks and demos. All releases of these SDKs are consistent across TI’s broad portfolio for which they are provided, (...)

Software development kit (SDK)
Software development kit for DRA829 and TDA4VM Jacinto™ processors

Processor SDK RTOS (PSDK RTOS) can be used together with either Processor SDK Linux (PSDK Linux) or Processor SDK QNX (PSDK QNX) to form a multi-processor software development platform for TDA4VM and DRA829 SoCs within TI’s Jacinto™ platform. The SDK provides a comprehensive (...)

FreeRTOS

Software development kit (SDK)
Software development kit for AM62 processors

The AM62 processor Linux® software development kits (SDKs) are unified software platforms for embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-box access to benchmarks and demonstrations.

All releases of this SDK are consistent across TI's broad portfolio for which they are provided, (...)

Software development kit (SDK)
Software development kit for AM62A Sitara™ processors for edge AI applications

The AM62A vision processor Linux® and TI MCU plus software development kits (SDKs) are unified software platforms for our embedded processors with deep learning capabilities with edge AI. They provide easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to benchmarks and demonstrations. AM62A is a high (...)

Software development kit (SDK)
Software development kit for AM64x Sitara™ processors

The Processor and MCU+ SDKs (Software Development Kits) are unified software platforms for TI embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to benchmarks and demos. All releases of these SDKs are consistent across TI’s broad portfolio for which they are provided, (...)

Android

Software development kit (SDK)
Software development kit for AM62 processors

The AM62 processor Linux® software development kits (SDKs) are unified software platforms for embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-box access to benchmarks and demonstrations.

All releases of this SDK are consistent across TI's broad portfolio for which they are provided, (...)

Embedded Partners O/S

Operating system (OS)
Green Hills INTEGRITY RTOS

The INTEGRITY RTOS from Green Hills Software is the safe and secure foundation for running critical applications and guest operating systems on TI processors using Arm® Cortex-A cores. Its certified separation kernel runs software within protected partitions with certified (...)

Operating system (OS)
QNX Neutrino® real-time operating system (RTOS)
The QNX Neutrino® Realtime Operating System (RTOS) is a full-featured and robust RTOS designed to enable the next-generation of products for automotive, medical, transportation, military and industrial embedded systems. Microkernel design and modular architecture enable customers to create (...)
Software development kit (SDK)
Software development kit for AM64x Sitara™ processors

The Processor and MCU+ SDKs (Software Development Kits) are unified software platforms for TI embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to benchmarks and demos. All releases of these SDKs are consistent across TI’s broad portfolio for which they are provided, (...)

Driver or library
Wind River Processors VxWorks and Linux operating systems

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company’s technology has been powering the safest, most secure devices in the world since 1981 and today is found in more than 2 billion products. Wind River offers a comprehensive edge-to-cloud product (...)

TI Developer Zone

Leverage our comprehensive environment where you can access tools and resources for each stage of your development. From creating a new project to browsing software examples and free software trainings, everything you need to develop, debug and analyze code on your desktop or in the cloud is at your fingertips.
Quickly access training, demonstrations and documentation to help you become more productive in your application development.

Explore our collection of software libraries, examples, training and documentation for developing with TI’s Arm-based processors and application-specific systems-on-a chip (SoCs). Resource Explorer includes comprehensive device documentation and embedded software libraries for devices and boards, all based on TI Code Composer Studio™ software desktop and cloud versions or as stand-alone packages.

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Designed to simplify and accelerate custom development, TI Academies offer a hands-on guided tutorial from TI and partner experts to enable fast and simple design, evaluation and development on TI platforms.

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Explore the possibilities of our Arm-based processors with a growing library of development ideas and demos from TI and its extensive partner network. Get started on your next development concept with code examples, documentation, user guides, and helpful resources and insights into specialized partner expertise.

The Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE) for TI microcontrollers and processors comprises a suite of tools to develop and debug embedded applications. 

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Simplify hardware and software configuration

SysConfig provides an intuitive graphical user interface for configuring pins, peripherals, radios, software stacks, RTOS, clock tree and other components. SysConfig will automatically detect, expose and resolve conflicts to speed software development.

It is available as part of Code Composer Studio software, as a stand-alone application, or as a cloud-based application.

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Software development tools

IDE, configuration, compiler or debugger
Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE)

Code Composer Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for TI's microcontrollers and processors. It comprises a suite of tools used to develop and debug embedded applications.  Code Composer Studio is available for download across Windows®, Linux® and macOS® desktops. It can also (...)

IDE, configuration, compiler or debugger
System configuration tool

SysConfig is a configuration tool designed to simplify hardware and software configuration challenges to accelerate software development.

SysConfig is available as part of the Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment as well as a standalone application. Additionally SysConfig (...)

Software programming tool
UniFlash flash programming tool

UniFlash is a software tool for programming on-chip flash on TI microcontrollers and wireless connectivity devices and on-board flash for TI processors. UniFlash provides both graphical and command-line interfaces.

UniFlash can be run from the cloud on the TI Developer Zone or downloaded and used (...)

Debug probe
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 (...)

Debug probe
XDS200 USB Debug Probe

The XDS200 is a debug probe (emulator) used for debugging TI embedded devices.  The XDS200 features a balance of low cost with good performance as compared to the low cost XDS110 and the high performance XDS560v2.  It supports a wide variety of standards (IEEE1149.1, IEEE1149.7, SWD) in a (...)

Debug probe
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).

All XDS debug probes support Core and System Trace in all ARM and DSP processors (...)

Debug probe
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).

All XDS debug probes support Core and System Trace in all ARM and DSP processors (...)

IDE, configuration, compiler or debugger
C7000 code generation tools - compiler

The TI C7000 C/C++ Compiler Tools support development of applications for TI C7000 Digital Signal Processor cores.

Code Composer Studio is the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for TI embedded devices.  If you are looking to develop on a TI embedded device it is recommended to start (...)

IDE, configuration, compiler or debugger
C6000 code generation tools compiler
The TI C6000 C/C++ Compiler and Assembly Language Tools support development of applications for TI C6000 Digital Signal Processor platforms, including the C66x multi-core, C674x and C64x+ single-core Digital Signal Processors.

Code Composer Studio is the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) (...)

Educational resources

E2E™ design support
E2E™ design support
Processors forum
Texas Instruments (TI) Processors support forum is an extensive online knowledge base where millions of technical questions and solutions are available 24/7
Video series
Video series
New product update
NPU: Revolutionizing your HMI design with TI’s New AM62x processor family
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Smarter, safer, faster Robots with TI
Multi-sensor, smarter and safer autonomous mobile robots with real-time control

Partners

Accelerate time to market with our curated ecosystem of third-party partners. Specializing in everything from software development to hardware design and other production services and training, our network of providers ensure that you can customize your development on your timeline.