PHYTEC announced the phyCORE-AM335x System on Module (SOM) powered by Texas Instruments Sitara AM335x Cortex-A8 processor clocked at 720Mhz and PowerVR SGX530 GPU. This SoM targets industrial applications and supports standards such as EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, PROFIBUS, POWERLINK, SERCOS-III and CANopen.

Here are phyCORE-AM335x SOM specifications:
- TI’s Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processors @ 720 MHz (AM3352, AM3354, AM3356, AM3357, AM3358 and AM3359)
- PowerVR SGX530 Graphics (AM3359, AM3358, AM3354 only)
- 512 MB DDR3, 512MB/1GB NAND, 8 MB SPI Flash, 32 KB EEPROM
- 6x UARTs, 3x I2C, 2x McASP, 2x SPI, 2x CAN
- 2x USB OTG
- 2x 10/100/1G Ethernet (Gigabit PHY on carrier board)
- 24 bpp TTL or LVDS
- 44 x 50 mm form factor
- -40 degrees to +85 degrees C temperature range
- Linux, Compact 7, Android

The phyCORE-AM335x SOM will be available in a PHYTEC Rapid Development Kit (RDK) including:
- phyCore-AM335x SOM
- A carrier board
- Board support packages (BSP)
- Demo images
- Documentation

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