Sitara ARM processor

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Sitara Arm MPU
Sitara ARM MPU within SDK.jpg
General information
Marketed by Texas Instruments
Designed byTexas Instruments
Common manufacturer(s)
  • Texas Instruments
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate 450 MHz AM18x to 1.5 GHz AM57x
Architecture and classification
Instruction set ARMv7 and ARMv8
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 1

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. [1] [2]

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Products featuring Sitara Arm

The Sitara family

Sitara Arm processors available today include:

Model numberCoreDMIPsGPUMemoryOSFeaturesApplicationsPricingDatasheet
AM18x [6] ARM9 up to 456 MHzUp to 410N/A LPDDR1/DDR2 Linux, StarterWare, WinCE LCD controller, SATA, video in/out, 10/100 Mbit/s EMAC, USB w/PHY Smart meter, Wi-Fi routerStarting at $4.55 (10K) http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am1808.pdf
AM243x [7] up to two dual 800 MHz ARM Cortex-R5F plus one 400 MHz Arm Cortex-M4F Up to 6000none2MB 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 [8] ARM Cortex-A8 up to 1 GHzUp 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 [9] PND, Connected home, industrial automationStarting at $4.96 (1ku) http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am3358.pdf
AM35x [10] ARM Cortex-A8 up to 600 MHzUp 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, InfotainmentStarting at $12.25 (10K) http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am3517.pdf
AM37x [11] ARM Cortex-A8 up to 1 GHzUp to 2000 SGX530 LPDDR1 Linux, Android, WinCE display subsystem, video in/out, PoP packaging, USB, lowest powerPND, ed. tablet, PDTStarting at $12.25 (10K) http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am3715.pdf
AM437x [12] ARM Cortex-A9 up to 1 GHzUp 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 [9] Dual camera support, Secure bootIndustrial automation, Patient monitoring, Navigation equipment, Point of Service,Starting at $9 for 1ku http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am4379.pdf
AM57x [13] 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 10500dual 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) [9] multiple Video Input Ports (parallel or CSI), USB 3.0, PCIe, SATA, and Secure BootAnalytics, vision, embedded computing, HMI, industrial automation, industrial drives, industrial control, robotics, medical imaging, avionicsStarting at $28 for 1ku http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/am5728.pdf
AM62x [14] , [15] single, dual or quad ARM Cortex-A53 up to 1.4 GHz, ARM Cortex-M4F up to 400 MHzUp to 12880500 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), [9] MIPI-CSI, 2x DPI/LVDSEmbedded computing, HMI, retail automation, automotive, appliance user interface and connectivity, medical equipmentpreview status https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/am623, https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/am625
AM65x [16] 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), [9] PCIe Gen3, USB 3.0, and embedded Device Management Security Controller (DMSC) with Secure BootEmbedded computing, HMI, industrial automation, industrial drives, industrial control, robotics, motor control, grid infrastructure, data concentratorpreview status https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/am6548

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