The Texas Instruments' certified hardware and software components for PROFINET IRT v2.3 device applications is the leading industrial Ethernet standard used in numerous Industrial segments and end-equipments that require real-time deterministic exchange of IO data and additional bandwidth for service and diagnostics.

The AM3359 industrial communications engine (ICE) is a development platform targeted for systems that specifically focus on the industrial communications capabilities of the Sitara, AM335x, ARM Cortex^®-A8 processors

The AM335x, ARM Cortex-A8 processors integrate the programmable real-time unit (PRU) that has been architected to implement the real-time communications technologies used in a broad range of industrial automation equipment. It enables low-foot-print designs with minimal external components and with best-in-class low power performance.