Infineon TriCore
TriCore is the name of a 32-bit processor architecture from Infineon Technologies AG .
History and background
In 1999 Infineon launched the first generation of TriCore based microcontrollers under the name AUDO (AUtomotive UnifieD-ProcessOr). Since then, the company has further developed the architecture and optimized the concept. As of 2011 there are microcontrollers of the fourth TriCore generation (version 1.6), which have been optimized under the name AUDO MAX for high-end solutions in the automotive sector. Safety-critical applications according to IEC 61508 and ISO 26262 are supported under the marketing name PRO-SIL . The name TriCore comes from the 3-in-1 architecture of the core, which combines the instruction sets of RISC / MCU / DSP processor cores. The instruction set contains firstly instructions from a 32-bit microcontroller, secondly from a microprocessor with a reduced instruction set (RISC technology) and thirdly, instructions for signal processing analogous to a DSP controller ( digital signal processor ) e.g. B. for connecting a sensor environment or other interfaces. Furthermore, extended functions for the support of (real-time) operating systems are available. Most implementations of the TriCore architecture contain, in addition to the typical peripherals of a microcontroller, a second 'real' core, the so-called peripheral controller. This is used to relieve the CPU of memory movements and simple functions.
Areas of application
The TriCore-based MCU are used by Infineon in addition to use in the automotive industry for use in measurement , regulation , control or automation technology, e.g. B. advertised for embedded systems . Infineon divides the TriCore portfolio into three core areas: Powertrain, Safety as well as Industrial and Multimarket. The AUDO family or TC17xx mainly plays a major role in the powertrain and safety area, which cover automotive applications. The TC11xx family is used more in the industrial sector.
TriCore families
TC1767 (Audo Future)
The TC1767 is a product of the AUDO-FUTURE family, which was developed for use in automobiles. Its 80/133 MHz TriCore core supports DSP functions.
A peripheral control processor (PCP) manages the on-chip peripherals and relieves the TriCore of standard processing tasks. In interrupt-controlled systems, this ensures short interrupt response times, low latencies and low performance overheads. This was equipped with 2 MB embedded flash and a total of 128 KB RAM. The device is located in the middle class of the AUDO-FUTURE product family.
TC11xx family
The TC11xx family is optimized for embedded real-time applications in the industrial and multi-market area, single-core 32-bit microcontroller architecture. Based on TriCore technology V1.3, with up to 180 MHz, the TC11xx family offers: Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC), Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) functionality.
Applications
- Servo drives
- Converter
- Programmable logic controllers
- Mobile controller
- Robotics, multi-axis control
- Motor controls
Individual evidence
- ↑ Safety Products PRO-SIL ™ . Infineon Technologies AG. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ↑ 32-bit microcontrollers . Infineon Technologies AG. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ↑ TC1767 (Audo Future) . Infineon Technologies AG. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ↑ TC11xx Family (Industrial and Multi Market) . Infineon Technologies AG. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
