Reference Designs

The BeagleBone Black (BBB) Cape for the PLC I/O module is a platform for evaluation of the PLC I/O reference designs (ex. TIDA-00236). The platform showcases TI’s system solution that can be used in a PLC signal chain and allows evaluation of the signal chain performance. The cape connects the PLC I/O reference design daughter card (ex. TIDA-00236) to the BBB board. The BBB board runs the evaluation software for the I/O card and a webserver: allowing the user to view the performance from a PC. The highlight of this design is the simple hardware and minimal software installation requirements on the PC for evaluation. TI’s PLC I/O module reference designs have complete signal chain for the PLC I/O modules. Evaluating the signal chain requires examination of the critical performance parameters of the hardware. Data collection: processing: and display are the typical functions required for evaluation. The easy-to-use GUI accelerates the performance of the I/O module evaluation process and reduces time to market.