Sitara ARM processor

{{short description|Computer processor developed by Texas Instruments}}

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The Sitara Arm Processor family, developed by Texas Instruments, features ARM9, ARM Cortex-A8, ARM Cortex-A9, ARM Cortex-A15, and ARM Cortex-A53 application cores, C66x DSP cores, imaging and multimedia acceleration cores, industrial communication IP, and other technology to serve a broad base of applications. Development using Sitara processors is supported by the open source Beagle community as well as Texas Instruments' open source development community.{{cite web|title=BeagleBoard|publisher=BeagleBoard|url=http://beagleboard.org/}}{{cite web|title=OpenLink|publisher=Texas Instruments|url=http://www.ti.com/ww/en/wireless_connectivity/openlink/index.html}}

Products featuring Sitara Arm

  • Nest, a learning thermostat{{cite web|title=Nest Thermostat Teardown|url=http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/334}}
  • Netgate SG-1000, a micro firewall based on pfSense{{cite web|title=Netgate SG-1000|url=https://netgate.com/products/sg-1000.html}}
  • MOD/MOD Live, makes GPS-enabled Micro Optics Displays (MOD) for snow goggles{{cite web|url=http://www.ti.com/lit/ml/sprl096/sprl096.pdf|title=Recon Instruments revolutionizes ski experiences with MOD Live optics and sensors kit for snow goggles, using complete TI solution – embedded processing, wireless connectivity, analog and power management|publisher=Texas Instruments}}
  • BeagleBone Black single board computer
  • BeagleBoard-X15 single board computer
  • Lego Mindstorms EV3 – Lego Mindstorms EV3 bricks use the ARM9 TI Sitara AM1x

The Sitara family

Sitara Arm processors available today include:

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Model numberCoreDMIPsGPUMemoryOSFeaturesApplicationsPricingDatasheet
AM18x{{cite web|title=AM18x|url=http://www.ti.com/lsds/ti/dsp/platform/sitara/am1x_device.page|publisher=Texas Instruments}}

| ARM9 up to 456 MHz

| Up to 410

| N/A

| LPDDR1/DDR2

| Linux, StarterWare, WinCE

| LCD controller, SATA, video in/out, 10/100 Mbit/s EMAC, USB w/PHY

| Smart meter, Wi-Fi router

| Starting at $4.55 (10K)

| http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am1808.pdf

AM243x{{cite web|title=AM243x|url=https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am2434.pdf|publisher=Texas Instruments}}

|up to two dual 800 MHz ARM Cortex-R5F plus one 400 MHz Arm Cortex-M4F

|Up to 6000

|none

|2MB of On-chip RAM, plus external LPDDR4, DDR4

|NoRTOS or RTOS

|two Gigabit Ethernet, USB3, PCIe, etc.

|performance microcontroller for Motor Drives, Remote I/O, Industrial Robots, etc.

|$9.879 to $18.46 (1ku)

|https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am2434.pdf

AM335x{{cite web|title=AM335x Arm Cortex-A8 processors|url=http://www.ti.com/processors/sitara/arm-cortex-a8/am335x/overview.html|publisher=Texas Instruments}}

| ARM Cortex-A8 up to 1 GHz

| Up to 2000

| SGX530

| LPDDR1/DDR2/
DDR3/DDR3L

| Linux, Android, StarterWare, WinCE, FreeBSD, OpenBSD

| LCD Controller, 10/100/1000 Mbit/s EMAC, 2xCAN, USB OTG w/PHY, 2xPRU-ICSS

| PND, Connected home, industrial automation

| Starting at $4.96 (1ku)

| http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am3358.pdf

AM35x{{cite web|title=AM35x|url=http://www.ti.com/lsds/ti/dsp/platform/sitara/am35x_device.page|publisher=Texas Instruments}}

| ARM Cortex-A8 up to 600 MHz

| Up to 1200

| SGX530

| LPDDR1/DDR2

| Linux, Android, WinCE

| display subsystem, video in/out, 10/100/1000 Mbit/s EMAC, CAN, USB w/PHY

| IA, PLC, Infotainment

| Starting at $12.25 (10K)

| http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am3517.pdf

AM37x{{cite web|title=AM37x|url=http://www.ti.com/lsds/ti/dsp/platform/sitara/am37x_device.page|publisher=Texas Instruments}}

| ARM Cortex-A8 up to 1 GHz

| Up to 2000

| SGX530

| LPDDR1

| Linux, Android, WinCE

| display subsystem, video in/out, PoP packaging, USB, lowest power

| PND, ed. tablet, PDT

| Starting at $12.25 (10K)

| http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am3715.pdf

AM437x{{cite web|title=AM437x|url=http://www.ti.com/lsds/ti/processors/sitara/arm_cortex-a9/am437x/overview.page|publisher=Texas Instruments}}

| ARM Cortex-A9 up to 1 GHz

| Up to 2500

| SGX530

| LPDDR2/DDR3/DDR3L

| Linux, TI-RTOS, Android, VxWorks, WinCE, Neutrino, Integrity

| 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet Switch w/2 Ports, 4xPRU-ICSS{{cite web|title=PRU-ICSS: Programmable Realtime Unit SubSystem (PRU) and Industrial Communication Subsystem|date=29 December 2020 |url=http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/PRU-ICSS}} Dual camera support, Secure boot

| Industrial automation, Patient monitoring, Navigation equipment, Point of Service,

| Starting at $9 for 1ku

| http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am4379.pdf

AM57x{{cite web|title=AM57x|url=http://www.ti.com/lsds/ti/processors/sitara/arm_cortex-a15/am57x/overview.page|publisher=Texas Instruments}}

| dual ARM Cortex-A15 up to 1.5 GHz

dual C66x DSP up to 750 MHz

quad ARM Cortex-M4s for image processing and general purpose up to 212 MHz

| Up to 10500

| dual SGX544

| DDR3/DDR3L

| RISC OS, Linux, TI-RTOS, Android, WinCE

| 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet Switch w/2 Ports, 4xPRU-ICSS (100 Mbps Ethernet) multiple Video Input Ports (parallel or CSI), USB 3.0, PCIe, SATA, and Secure Boot

| Analytics, vision, embedded computing, HMI, industrial automation, industrial drives, industrial control, robotics, medical imaging, avionics

| Starting at $28 for 1ku

| http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am5728.pdf

|

AM62x,{{cite web|title=AM623x|url=https://www.ti.com/product/AM623|publisher=Texas Instruments}}{{cite web|title=AM625x|url=https://www.ti.com/product/AM625|publisher=Texas Instruments}}

| single, dual or quad ARM Cortex-A53 up to 1.4 GHz, ARM Cortex-M4F up to 400 MHz

| Up to 12880

| 500 MHz (only AM625x)

| DDR4/LPDDR4/DDR3L up to 32 GB with ECC

| Linux, TI-RTOS, Android

| 2x 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet, 2x PRU (only AM62xxAxC), MIPI-CSI, 2x DPI/LVDS

| Embedded computing, HMI, retail automation, automotive, appliance user interface and connectivity, medical equipment

| preview status

| https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/am623, https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/am625

AM65x{{cite web|title=AM65x|url=http://www.ti.com/lit/pdf/sprsp08|publisher=Texas Instruments}}

| dual or quad ARM Cortex-A53 up to 1.1 GHz,

dual ARM Cortex-R5F up to 400 MHz in isolated safety domain

| Up to 10120

| SGX544

| DDR4/LPDDR4/DDR3L up to 32 GB with ECC

| Linux, TI-RTOS, Android

| 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet Port, 3x PRU-ICSSG (6x Gigabit Ethernet), PCIe Gen3, USB 3.0, and embedded Device Management Security Controller (DMSC) with Secure Boot

| Embedded computing, HMI, industrial automation, industrial drives, industrial control, robotics, motor control, grid infrastructure, data concentrator

| preview status

| https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/am6548

See also

  • TI OMAP (Open Multimedia Applications Platform) SoC family

References

{{reflist|refs="AM335x, AM437x, AM57x, K2E" Texas Instruments}}