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

3.3 Necessity of Unified Platforms

To address multi-protocol requirements, industrial equipment manufacturers need:

  1. Single hardware design supporting multiple protocols
  2. Protocol selection through firmware switching or boot parameters
  3. Complete software stacks, drivers, and development tools
  4. Single-vendor technical support

This reduces product development costs, shortens time-to-market, and simplifies the complexity of global support.