Industry’s first ARM Cortex-M4 with Ethernet MAC+PHY

Offering an unprecedented number of simultaneous connectivity options, the new Tiva TM4C129x microcontrollers feature on-chip data protection and LCD controller. Saving significant board space, this enables connected, advanced applications, such as home/building automation gateways, connected HMI, networked sensor gateways, security access systems, programmable logic controllers and many others.

Utilizes the on-chip Ethernet MAC+PHY, the Tiva DK-TM4C129x Connected Development Kit enables developers to start evaluating Tiva TM4C129x MCUs immediately. Incorporating two ports for BoosterPack connectivity, this development kit is the first of its class to directly connect the TI MCU LaunchPad ecosystem to the Internet. Its fully integrated, unmatched software platform provides the most powerful development ecosystem of its kind.

Built upon the strong TivaWare software foundation with more than 50 accompanying software application examples, the Tiva TM4C129x MCUs accelerate programming time and allow developers to concentrate on delivering differentiated products to market more quickly. A broad ecosystem offers a variety of development options, including TI’s Eclipse-based Code Composer Studio integrated development environment, along with a myriad of third-party tools and software.

Key features and benefits:

• Connect to and communicate with products and services with 10/100 Ethernet MAC+PHY with advanced line diagnostics for smart identification of cabling issues. Integrated CAN and USB provide high-speed connectivity, allowing the creation of seamless gateway solutions.
• Control outputs and manage multiple events, such as lighting, sensing, motion, display and switching, using sensor aggregation capabilities with 10 I2C ports, two fast, accurate 12-bit analog-to-digital converters, two quadrature encoder inputs, three on-chip comparators, external peripheral interface, as well as advanced pulse-width modulatio outputs.
• Address varying application memory needs with pin for pin compatibility across the TM4C129x portfolio. With 256 KB of integrated SRAM and 6KB EEPROM to support greater functionality, along with a scalable 512KB to 1 MB Flash memory offering to support 100,000 program cycles for extended in-field updates and reliable operation.
• Add data and tamper protection to applications and reduce processing overhead with the hardware acceleration of key encryption/decryption functions and cyclic redundancy check. Monitor and log external events and invoke corresponding actions to further secure critical data using tamper protection inputs and their associated capabilities.

Pricing and availability

Tiva TM4C129x MCUs are priced starting at $6.24 per 10K. The Tiva DK-TM4C129x Connected Development Kit is available for $199 USD.