TIDEP0032, Multi-Protocol Industrial Ethernet Detection w/PRU-ICSS for Industrial Automation Reference Design

TIDEP0032, Multi-Protocol Industrial Ethernet Detection w/PRU-ICSS for Industrial Automation Reference Design. Industrial Ethernet for Industrial Automation exist in more than 30 industrial standards. Some of the well-established real-time Ethernet protocols, like EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, Sercos III and PowerLink require dedicated MAC hardware support in terms of FPGA or ASICs. The Programmable Real-time Unit inside the Industrial Communication Subsystem (PRU-ICSS), which exists as HW block inside the Sitara processors family, replaces FPGA or ASICS by a single chip solution. A firmware in the PRU-ICSS allows detecting the type of Industrial Ethernet protocol and loading the appropriate industrial application during run-time into Sitara processor