In summary, TI’s Sitara ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessors (MPUs) deliver up to 720 MHz ARM Cortex-A8 performance with robust peripheral set and flexible power management modes that consume as little as 7 mW of power. These MPUs are ideal for a variety of fan-less portable navigation terminals, handheld gaming devices and home and building automation control systems as well as industrial automation devices including drives and I/O-level devices, industrial PLC applications and HMI products. Optimized for system and peripheral integration, the AM335x Sitara ARM Cortex-A8 MPUs provide multiple high-performance interfaces, such as, USB2.0 w/ PHY, Gigabit Ethernet two-port switch, CAN, and more. The PRU enables real-time industrial communications capability (master and slave) supporting popular protocols, such as EtherCAT®, Ethernet/IP, PROFIBUS®, PROFINET®, POWERLINK, and SERCOS III.