At the core of Texas Instruments' industrial communication solution is the AM3359 Industrial Communications Engine (ICE). The ICE is a development platform targeted for systems that specifically focus on the industrial-communications capabilities of the Sitara AM335x ARM® Cortex™-A8 processor family. It enables low foot print designs with minimal external components and with best-in-class low-power performance. Complementing the AM3359 processor on the ICE are the latest industrial PHY transceivers for 10/100 Ethernet, isolated Profibus® RS-485, and isolated CAN interfaces. Other connectivity options include digital input/output (I/O), SPI, UART, and JTAG (via USB) for debugging.

AM3359: Sitara™ ARM® Cortex®-A8 processor with integrated Programmable Real-time Unit (PRU) architected to implement real-time communication technologies used in a broad range of industrial automation equipment

TLK110: Low-power, full-feature industrial 10/100 Ethernet PHY transceiver with integrated cable diagnostics capable of error-free operation up to 150 meters

ISO1176T: Isolated Profibus® RS-485 transceiver with integrated transformer driver capable of data rates to 40 Mbps, providing galvanic isolation of 3000 V_RMS and transient immunity of 50 kV/µs

ISO1050: Isolated CAN transceiver that meets the specifications of the ISO11898-2 standard, providing galvanic isolation of 5000 V_RMS and transient immunity of 50 kV/µs

TPS65910A: Integrated power management IC with 4 DC/DCs, 8 LDOs, and RTC in a 6 x 6 mm QFN package