ARM

ARM公司是业界领先的微处理器IP提供商，设计授权低成本、高性能的RISC 处理器。我们可以看到越来越多教授计算机架构等课程的老师都会选择特定的处理器来解释基础原理，包括寄存器、寻址方式、指令类别等。伴随着ARM处理器在市场上越来越受欢迎，TI基于ARM的微控制器和处理器已经成为教学的极佳工具。

架构、微控制器和嵌入式处理器的课堂教学和实验教学需以业界标准开发平台为基础。TI不仅提供合适的性能，还提供合适的外设，整合了多核，从而满足各种市场的需要，使得TI的ARM处理器广受欢迎。TI拥有超过200个功能丰富的ARM产品，涵盖Cortex-M3到Cortex-A15的各架构。产品包括通信外设、控制外设和Stellaris MCU，以及OMAP、Davinci产品的DSP协处理器。广泛的软件生态系统为TI基于ARM的产品提供了无可比拟的优势。无论您是从事实时操作系统、先进操作系统还是其他教学，TI能为每个平台提供完善的运行环境软件。

学生将借助基于TI产品 的ARM平台，利用最新的ARM处理器和TI的MCU及DSP架构进行学习和项目开发，并受惠于TI大学计划对教育的的长久支持。

TI ARM Cortex-A Microprocessors - Sitara 335x based Beaglebone

• Provided by the open source community at beagleboard.org, Beaglebone is low-cost, high-expansion hardware running full distros of a variety of Linux versions as well as Android.
• A perfect student project course alternative to microcontrollers for those wanting a student owned platform with extensive expansion capability. 
•  Many project code examples, videos and add-on hardware ‘capes' are available  
• Applications include Industrial Automation, Retail Applications, Human Machine Interface, Barcode Scanner, patient monitoring, Autonomous robotics, Art installations, musical instruments

TI ARM OMAP Cortex-A8 + DSP Processors – Beagleboard-xM

• Beagleboard-xM is a low-cost, fanless single-board computer for projects and teaching
• Providing 1GHz performance, 512MB RAM and a variety of peripherals for laptop like experience
• An open source hardware/software project with thousands of active participants, beagleboard.org provides excellent support and  full distros of Linux varieties, Android and MS OS.
• Full course materials available for a 32 bit embedded Linux course as well as project starter materials for a amazing and innovative projects
• Applications include Portable Data Terminals, Navigation, Auto Infotainment, Gaming, Single board Computers, Autonomous robotics, Art installations, musical instruments

TI ARM Cortex-R Microcontrollers – Hercules R4F

• Safety-critical 32-bit microcontroller
• Peripherals: FPU, ECC, PWM, ADC, CAN, LIN, I2C, FlexRay, ENET, USB and up to 3MB Flash
• Leverages TI's 20+ years of safety-critical system expertise
• Applications include: safety, transportation, industrial & medical

• 32-bit microcontroller, popular for teaching with a variety of operating system support
• Peripherals: USB, ENET MAC&PHY, CAN, ADC, PWM, SPI, QEI and Up to 256KB Flash
• Teaching resources available for architecture courses through advanced OS
• Low price development tools for student owned labs and homework in a lecture course
• Applications include: motion control, human machine interface, industrial automation, smart grid