TI's Embedded Processors
TI's Embedded Processors
Whether you are looking for the MSP430, which is the lowest power microcontroller (MCU) in the
world today … or the some of the highest performance single-chip microprocessors (MPU) ever
designed (check out Multicore) … or something in between … TI has your needs covered.
To start with, look at the Blue/Red row about ⅓ the way down the slide. The columns with Red
signify devices utilizing ARM processor cores. If you didn’t think TI embraces the ARM lineup of
processors, think again. TI is one of the leaders in ARM development, manufacturing and sales.
Jumping to the 3
rd
column, the Tiva C (Tiva Connected) processors are probably the best all-
around MCU’s in use today. The 32-bit floating point ARM Cortex-M4F core can be connected to
the real-world by a dizzying array of peripherals. They provide a near-perfect balance of
performance, power, and connectivity.
On the other hand, if you’re building safety critical applications, the Hercules family of processors
is what you should key in on. Whether your customers appreciate the safety of dual-core,
lockstep processing or the SIL3 certification, these processors are a unique mix of ARM Cortex-
R4 performance combined with TI’s vast SafeTI
®
knowledge.
Moving up to what ARM calls their ‘Application’ series of processors, TI set the processing world
on fire (figuratively) when they introduced the Sitara AM335x. That you could get a $5 processor
which runs Linux, Android or other high-level operating systems was jaw-dropping. We probably
didn’t make some PC manufactures happy – we’ve seen many of our customers replace bulky,
power-hungry embedded PC’s with small, low-power BeagleBoard-like replacements. This device
was the inflection point – it’s started a new direction for embedding high-level host systems.
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