C2000™ 32-bit MCU with connectivity manager, 1x C28x+CLA CPU, 1.0-MB flash, FPU64, CLB, Ethernet

The TMS320F2838x (F2838x) is a member

of the C2000™ real-time microcontroller family of scalable, ultra-low latency

devices designed for efficiency in power electronics, including but not limited to:

high power density, high switching frequencies, and supporting the use of GaN and SiC technologies.

These include such applications as:

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Industrial motor drives

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Motor control

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Solar inverters

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Digital power

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Electrical vehicles and

transportation

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Sensing and signal processing

The real-time

control subsystem is based on TI’s 32-bit C28x DSP core, which provides

200 MHz of signal-processing performance in each core for floating- or fixed-point

code running from either on-chip flash or SRAM. The C28x CPU is further boosted by

the Trigonometric Math Unit (TMU) and VCRC

(Cyclical Redundancy Check) extended instruction sets, speeding up common

algorithms key to real-time control systems. Extended instruction sets enable IEEE

double-precision 64-bit floating-point math. Finally, the Control Law Accelerator

(CLA) enables an additional 200 MHz per core of independent processing

ability.

This device also contains an independent Connectivity Manager (CM), based on the ARM

Cortex-M4 processor, that runs at 125 MHz. With its own dedicated flash and SRAM,

the CM allows fully independent control of the interfaces coming in and out of the

F2838x, allowing maximum bandwidth for the C28x DSPs to focus on real-time control.

High-performance analog blocks are

tightly integrated with the processing and control units to provide optimal

real-time signal chain performance. Thirty-two frequency-independent PWMs enable

control of multiple power stages, from a 3-phase inverter to advanced multilevel

power topologies.

The inclusion of the Configurable Logic Block (CLB) allows the user to add custom

logic and potentially integrate FPGA-like functions into the

C2000 real-time MCU.

For the first time on a C2000

real-time MCU, there is an EtherCAT Slave Controller, along with other

industry-standard protocols like CAN FD and USB 2.0. The Fast Serial

Interface (FSI) enables up to 200 Mbps of robust communications across an

isolation boundary.

Want to learn more about features that make C2000 MCUs the right choice for your

real-time control system? Check out The Essential Guide for Developing

With C2000™ Real-Time Microcontrollers and visit the C2000™ real-time

control MCUs page.

The Getting Started With C2000™ Real-Time

Control Microcontrollers (MCUs) Getting Started Guide covers all

aspects of development with C2000 devices from hardware to support resources. In

addition to key reference documents, each section provides relevant links and

resources to further expand on the information covered.

Ready to get started? Check out the

TMDSCNCD28388D evaluation board and download C2000Ware.