Next-generation aerospace and defence and test and measurement system bandwidths are moving from 10s to 100s of megahertz to multigigahertz of instantaneous bandwidths. Trends in phased-array radar, 5G wireless test systems, electronic warfare and digital oscilloscopes are pushing bandwidths higher and dramatically increasing the number of channels in a system.

Expanding upon TI's LaunchPad ecosystem, the new LaunchPad SensorTag kit (LPSTK-CC1352R) offers integrated environmental and motion sensors, multi-band wireless connectivity and easy-to-use software to help you prototype your next connected application. 

Signal and power isolation help ensure reliable operation of AC motor drive systems and protect human operators from high voltages. Not all isolation technologies are created equal, however, especially in terms of device lifetime and temperature performance. 

As the number of electric vehicles (EVs) increase, there is a growing need to create more energy-efficient charging infrastructure systems around the world that can charge vehicles faster than ever before. New EVs have higher ranges and larger battery capacities than their predecessors, necessitating the development of fast DC charging solutions to support quick charging requirements.

With the rise of factory automation, robotics has become increasingly important in the production of goods. Robotics can increase manufacturing efficiency, reduce cost and increase quality. Globally, manufacturers are relying increasingly on robotics to churn out products with increased speed and consistency.

The AMC1311 device from Texas Instruments is a precision, isolated amplifier with an output separated from the input circuitry by an isolation barrier that is highly resistant to magnetic interference. This barrier is certified to provide reinforced galvanic isolation of up to 7 kVPEAK according to VDE V 0884-11 and UL1577. 

The C2000 devices from Texas Instruments incorporate different features such as a floating-point unit (FPU), Trigonometric math Unit (TMU) and Viterbi, Complex Math, CRC Unit (VCU) and Control Law Accelerator (CLA). These features impose their own requirements in terms of a specific Code Composer Studio (CCS) and Codegen tools versions. 

There is still some confusion in the industry about the different roles that three major sensor types - camera, radar and LIDAR - have in a vehicle, and how each can solve the sensing needs of ADAS and autonomous driving.

The LaunchPad SensorTag Kit (LPSTK-CC1352R) offers several power options. 

This application report is intended to provide a deeper look into the components that differentiate the C2000 Microcontroller Unit (MCU) as it pertains to Real-Time Control Systems. The focus is on features that Texas Instruments (TI) believes have measurable impact to overall system performance as well as increased bandwidth to the MCU. 

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) is a powerful way of encoding analogue signal levels and is commonly used for controlling DC power to an electrical device. PWM can also be used for data transmission by varying the output pulse width proportionally with the data to be transferred, but a powerful decoding unit is required at the receiver. 

This application report from Texas Instruments helps to evaluate EtherCAT communication and to perform frequency response analysis of fast current loop (FCL) enabled control loops of a connected servo drive using TI's TMS320F28388D real-time controller. 

Just like a CPLD or FPGA, CLB is composed of programmable logic primitives that can be configured in many ways to implement custom blocks of logic. Instead of using VHDL or Verilog to configure these logic primitives, CLB is programmed with a GUI-based SysConfig tool and function calls. 

Does your industrial control system include customised logic? Do you have an FPGA, CPLD, or external logic components supplementing your embedded controller and wonder ‘why can’t this all be done in one device?’ Are you using this additional logic because your MCU peripherals don’t give you all the capability you need? 

The AWR1443 millimetre wave (mmWave) sensor from Texas Instruments is a highly integrated 76 to 81GHz radar device that serves as a single-chip radar solution suitable for proximity-sensing automotive radar applications.

The use of millimetre wave (mmWave) technology in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) has grown tremendously in recent years. Applications have rapidly evolved, from comfort functions such as adaptive cruise control (ACC), to safety functions such as emergency braking, to newer applications such as pedestrian detection and 360° sensing. 

The IWR6843 is an integrated single chip mmWave sensor based on FMCW radar technology capable of operation in the 60GHz to 64GHz band. It is built with TI’s low power 45nm RFCMOS process and enables unprecedented levels of integration in an extremely small form factor.

The DRV5011 device from Texas Instruments is a digital-latch Hall effect sensor designed for motors and other rotary systems. The device has an efficient low-voltage architecture that operates from 2.5 to 5.5V. The device is offered in standard SOT-23, and low-profile X2SON and DSBGA packages. The output is a push-pull driver that requires no pullup resistor, enabling more compact systems.

The use of radar technology has grown tremendously in recent years. In the automotive context, the primary radar applications can be broadly grouped into corner radars and front radars. Corner radars (rear and front) are typically short-range radar sensors that handle the requirements of blind-spot detection (BSD), lane-change assist (LCA) and front/rear cross-traffic alert (F/RCTA).

The AWR1642 BoosterPack from Texas Instruments is an easy-to-use evaluation board for the AWR1642 mmWave sensing device, with direct connectivity to the microcontroller (MCU) LaunchPad Development Kit.