Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced two new real-time microcontroller (MCU) series, the TMS320F28P55x and F29H85x, designed to enhance system efficiency, safety, and sustainability in automotive and industrial applications. The TMS320F28P55x series, featuring an integrated edge AI hardware accelerator, provides up to 99 per cent fault detection accuracy, enabling smarter real-time control. These MCUs are the first of their kind to incorporate a neural processing unit (NPU), significantly improving fault detection with low latency.
The F29H85x series, built on TI’s 64-bit C29 digital signal processor core, offers more than double the real-time control performance of previous generations and meets safety standards up to Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) D and SIL 3.
TI’s new MCUs support enhanced real-time performance, energy-efficient processing, and intelligent decision-making capabilities, critical for applications like fault detection in solar systems and predictive maintenance for motor bearings. The integration of advanced safety features and cybersecurity tools ensures secure and reliable operation. Both MCU series will be showcased at Electronica 2024 in Munich.
These innovations address the increasing demand for scalable processing power, expanded memory, and on-chip safety in automotive and industrial designs. TI’s solution empowers engineers to create smarter, more efficient systems while ensuring high levels of system reliability and sustainability.
