SDAA324 April   2026 AM62L

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
  5. 2Overview of Industrial Communication Protocols
    1. 2.1 Components of Industrial Communication Systems
    2. 2.2 Evolution from Serial Fieldbus to Industrial Ethernet
  6. 3Market Trends and Multi-Protocol Requirements
    1. 3.1 Market Scale of Industrial Ethernet
    2. 3.2 Reality of Multi-Protocol Coexistence
    3. 3.3 Necessity of Unified Platforms
    4. 3.4 Core Value of TI's Multi-Protocol Design
  7. 4Technical Introduction of Mainstream Industrial Protocols
    1. 4.1 EtherCAT (Ethernet for Control Automation Technology)
    2. 4.2 PROFINET RT/IRT (Real-Time Industrial Ethernet)
    3. 4.3 EtherNet/IP (Common Industrial Protocol)
  8. 5TI Processors' Multi-Protocol Support Design
    1. 5.1 Key Technology: PRU-ICSS Subsystem
    2. 5.2 Multi-Protocol Architecture Multi-Protocol
    3. 5.3 Processor Selection Matrix
    4. 5.4 Industrial Protocol Support Matrix
    5. 5.5 Software Development Engagement Models
  9. 6Summary
  10. 7References

5.4 Industrial Protocol Support Matrix

Table 5-2 Industrial Protocol Key Features Comparison
Feature PROFINET EtherCAT EtherNet/IP IO-Link
Certification Standard Spec 2.45 Beckhoff SSC + TI Stack ODVA CT21 V1.1.4
Cycle Time 250 μs IRT 50 μs DC Standard Ethernet 400 μs (up to 8 ports)
Key Features Distributed clocking, shared device/input Distributed clocking, CoE object dictionary Standard objects, DHCP/BOOTP All frame types and baud rates
Reliability System redundancy S2, MRP Flexible topology Network redundancy DLR, ACD Low CPU load