Starter kit for design engineers working in industrial, HMI and networking applications

Farnell element14 now stocks the Texas Instruments AM437x Starter Kit for design engineers working in industrial, HMI and networking applications. The low-cost development platform is based on the ARM Cortex-A9 processor providing a stable and affordable platform to quickly start evaluation of Sitara ARM Cortex-A9 AM437x Processors (AM4376, AM4378). It is an ideal platform for developing applications that require a full featured user interface including touch screen capability and a broad array of connectivity options, says the company. Powerful enough to drive a full graphical display for a user interface the kit includes a broad set of industrial communications protocols and interfaces (Dual Gigabit Ethernet, DDR3L, Camera and Capacitive Touch Screen LCD). The integrated LCD and full featured hardware platform offers an array of on-board features which allows experienced and novice designers alike to focus on product differentiation such as advanced graphics and connectivity. At speeds up to 1GHz, the AM437x Starter Kit is designed to accelerate designs with a ready-for-production hardware and software platform.