DALLAS, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI)
(NYSE: TXN) expands its portfolio of industry-leading Sitara™ ARM®
microprocessors (MPUs) with new AM389x Sitara ARM MPUs that
dramatically boost performance and integration. Offering the
industry's highest-performing, single-core ARM Cortex™-A8 with
performance at up to 1.5 GHz, the AM389x Sitara ARM MPUs also
integrate peripherals that make them perfect for applications such
as single-board computers, gateways, routers, servers, industrial
automation, human machine interfaces (HMIs) and point-of-service
data terminals. These newest high-performance AM389x Sitara
ARM MPUs enable faster end products that include network
connectivity, graphical user interfaces and display capabilities
and the ability to run multiple applications simultaneously for
multiple operating systems, such as Linux, Microsoft® Windows®
Embedded Compact 7 and Android.
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Extreme integration for connectivity and cost
efficiencies
The two new devices in the AM389x Sitara ARM MPU generation are
the AM3892 and the AM3894, both packed with several high-bandwidth
integrated peripherals, including PCIExpress Gen2, SATA 2.0, dual
Gigabit Ethernet and dual DDR2/DDR3 interfaces. This rich and
unique combination of peripherals, optimized for a broad array of
applications, allows for quick transmission of data on and off the
chip to take advantage of the performance of the ARM Cortex-A8 core
within each processor. Because all of these peripherals are
integrated on-chip, they save printed circuit board (PCB) space and
can reduce bill of materials (BOM) cost while allowing customers to
include more features into smaller form-factor end equipment.
Advanced display capabilities and 3D graphics
The AM3892 and AM3894 Sitara ARM MPUs offer an on-chip display
engine allowing output of two different streams of content for
dual, simultaneous high-resolution displays. This display
capability is perfect for applications requiring a seamless
graphical, dual-screen experience. For example, HMI
applications can use one display for a touch screen keyboard and
the other display to view machine performance output.
Additionally, the AM3894 Sitara ARM MPU features a 3D
graphics accelerator to enable richer graphical user interfaces and
an enhanced user experience.
Highly scalable platform protects software investments and
expands market opportunities
TI provides its customers with a wide range of devices – from
low power to high performance options – including Sitara™ ARM
MPUs, Integra™ DSP + ARM processors (also announced today)
and DaVinci™ digital media processors. Using
these compatible offerings from TI, customers can rapidly develop
multiple products with an array of features to address diverse
markets while reusing their investments in software across all
the products. These compatible Sitara ARM MPUs and Integra
DSP + ARM processors share the same peripheral memory maps,
bus architecture and ARM Cortex-A8 core, allowing for
increased functionality and product robustness while protecting
investments and allowing for faster time to market. Additionally,
with a broad portfolio of more than 70 product options available
today, customers can scale within the Sitara ARM MPU product line
from earlier software-compatible AM35x Sitara ARM MPUs to the new
highest-performance AM389x Sitara ARM MPUs and to future devices.
Evaluate in minutes; begin development in less than an
hour
Both the new Sitara ARM MPUs and the Integra DSP + ARM
processors are supported by a single hardware evaluation module
(EVM) and a single TI EZ Software Development Kit (EZ SDK),
allowing customers to evaluate their devices in minutes and begin
development in less than an hour. The Sitara ARM MPUs and
Integra DSP + ARM processors also share a common development
environment to accelerate time to market and reduce development
costs.
AM389x Sitara™ ARM MPUs features
and benefits:
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Feature
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Customer Benefit
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Performance:
1.5 GHz ARM® Cortex™-A8 core
with devices available offering varying performance and power
points to optimize power and cost
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Offers speed, robust performance
and operating system (OS) support (Linux now,
Microsoft® Windows®
Embedded Compact 7 and Android
coming soon) to enable application
processing, network connectivity, user interface and system
control. This OS support eases development by allowing
designers to get started developing quickly and offering designers
an OS port from TI
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Integration:
Large set of peripheral options,
including two-lane PCIExpress Gen2, two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI TX,
SATA 2.0 interfaces for up to two external drives, two 32-bit
DDR2/DDR3 external memory interfaces at up to 1.6 GHz, two Gigabit
Ethernet MACs (GEMAC) and two-channel video I/O
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Provides seamless integration of
high performance network connectivity options and peripherals into
a single chip, simplifying the sourcing process by reducing the
number of required chip suppliers and reducing development time and
cost.
- PCIe enables high-speed
connection to computer backplanes and FPGAs
- Gigabit Ethernet Mac (GEMAC) and
USB 2.0 enable customers to add connectivity to new
designs
- SATA allows high speed
connectivity to mass storage
- DDR3 provides larger memory
bandwidth, improving multiprogramming and overall system
responsiveness and performance
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Display and 3D
graphics: Supports up to two high-quality
displays at up to 1920 x 1280 resolution with an SGX530 graphics
accelerator up to 333 MHz (AM3894) to render 3D
graphics
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Enables output of two different
streams of content for up to two high-resolution displays
simultaneously for applications requiring a seamless
graphical multi-screen experience from one processor
and allows for hardware
accelerated 3D graphics (AM3894) for more
complex GUIs
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Software:
TI EZ Software Development Kit
supporting AM389x Sitara ARM MPUs and C6A816x Integra DSP + ARM
processors
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A free software package that
allows easy evaluation of device (out-of-box experience) within
minutes and development in less than an hour. It shortens
development time with a single installation package that includes:
development software and example code required to start
development, operating systems, drivers for peripherals,
connectivity and display, touch screen graphical application
launcher, graphic development kit, example graphics and starter
code.
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Tools, pricing and availability
Development is made easy, and evaluation can begin in minutes
with TI's comprehensive evaluation modules (EVM) and the free TI EZ
SDK available on ti.com. Designers can begin development on
the DDR2 version (TMDXEVM8168DDR2) today for $1,895. A DDR3 version with video capture
capability is expected to begin shipping in 1Q2011. The TI EZ
SDK for Linux is available for download. TI EZ SDK versions for
Android and Windows® Embedded Compact 7 will be available in 1Q
2011.
Order entry is open today for the XAM3894CYG Sitara ARM MPU
starting at $43.10 in 1,000 unit
quantities (1 ku). The new high-performance C6A816x Integra
DSP + ARM processors are pin-to-pin compatible with AM389x
Sitara ARM MPUs and are also available for order today.
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develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier,
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