Automotive powertrain, zonal & chassis control MCUs
Empower automotive electrification, communication and safety with our scalable, real-time microcontrollers (MCUs)
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C29 MCUs
A next-generation 64-bit real-time core for advanced control systems and general-purpose applications, complete with latest safety and security features.
C28 MCUs
A 32-bit fixed or floating-point control core, optimized for fast, predictable real-time performance in digital power and motor control.
AM26 MCUs
Combines an Arm® Cortex®-R core’s real-time performance and signal processing with type-5 PWMs and programable real-time units (PRUs) to enable next-generation automotive controllers.
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Increase power efficiency when converting high- to low-voltage applications and design quick hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions without compromising safety
C2000 and Arm Cortex-R real-time MCUs help scale and address architecture challenges in HEV, EV and powertrain systems. Advanced architectures in our real-time digital controllers increase power efficiency and power density to enable fast and efficient EV high- to low-voltage DC/DC conversion onboard charging and optimized thermal management.
Benefits:
- Higher power density.
- Lower power losses.
- Faster charging.
- Efficient, high-performance DC/DC conversion.
- Certified to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26262 functional safety standard.
Featured resources
- TIDM-02013 – 7.4-kW on-board charger reference design with CCM totem pole PFC and CLLLC DC/DC using C2000™ MCU
- F29H859TU-Q1 – Automotive C2000™ 64-bit MCU with C29x 200MHz tri-core, lockstep, functional safety compliance, 4MB
- TMS320F28P659DK-Q1 – C2000™ 32-bit MCU, 2x C28x+CLA CPU, Lock Step, 1.28-MB flash, 16-b ADC, HRPWM, CAN-FD, AES
- AM263P4-Q1 – Automotive 400MHz quad-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F MCU with real-time control and flash-in-package
Enhance safety with electric power steering, lidar, airbag and braking systems
As HEV, EV and internal combustion engine architectures evolve, our C2000 and Arm Cortex-R MCUs enable safer handling of electric power steering through real-time controllers and detectors, while increasing safety with our light detection and ranging (lidar) sensing technologies. Our MCUs help improve regenerative braking in advanced driver assistance systems.
Benefits:
- Better handling and faster response.
- Cybersecured with a hardware security module (HSM) and Evita.
- Functional safety compliant up to ASIL-D systems with firmware over-the-air updates.
Featured resources
- F29H859TU-Q1 – Automotive C2000™ 64-bit MCU with C29x 200MHz tri-core, lockstep, functional safety compliance, 4MB
- AM2612-Q1 – Up to 400MHz dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with real-time control, safety and security
- TMS320F28P559SJ-Q1 – Automotive C2000™ 32-bit MCU with 150MHz 1.1MB flash C28x + CLA, five ADCs, CLB, AES and NPU
- Optimize EPS System with C2000 F29 MCU – Application brief
- Implementing Run-Time Safety and Security With the C29x Safety and Security Unit (Rev. A) – Application note
- F29-SDK – Foundational Software Development Kit (SDK) for F29 real-time MCUs
- C2000WARE – C2000Ware for C2000 MCUs
- MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM261X – AM261x software development kit (SDK) for Sitara microcontrollers
Achieve your vision of a software-defined vehicle through zone architecture
The automotive industry is undergoing a software-centric transformation, with a vision of a software-defined vehicle that redefines vehicles by shifting from domain to zone architectures. Our AM26x MCUs include hardware features such as an integrated Ethernet switch, PRU for I2S and software solutions to simplify zone architectures.
Benefits:
- Centralized software and scalable solutions.
- Seamless automotive Ethernet ring (low latency, highly time deterministic and 1Gb communication with a packet safety-redundant loop).
Featured resources
- TIDA-020079 – Zone reference design
- AM263P4-Q1 – Automotive 400MHz quad-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F MCU with real-time control and flash-in-package
- AM2612-Q1 – Up to 400MHz dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with real-time control, safety and security
- LP-AM263P – AM263Px Arm®-based MCU general-purpose LaunchPad™ development kit
- MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM263X – AM263x software development kit (SDK) for Sitara™ microcontrollers
- MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM263PX – AM263Px software development kit (SDK) for Sitara™ microcontrollers
- MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM261X – AM261x software development kit (SDK) for Sitara microcontrollers