Category:Hercules



= Hercules Platform Overview  =

 ARM® Based Safety MCUs 

The Hercules safety microcontroller platform consists of three ARM&reg; Cortex&reg;-R4F and Cortex&reg;-R5F based microcontroller families: TMS470M, TMS570, RM4x and RM57. It provides advanced integrated safety features designed specifically for IEC 61508 and ISO 262622 safety critical applications and offers several options for performance, connectivity, safety features, and memory. Key markets include industrial automation, motor control, medical, automotive and transportation, space, avionics and defense applications.

TMS470M offers a value line aimed at transportation and safety applications based on the ARM&reg; Cortex&reg;-M processor. TMS570 provides high performance using dual CPU lockstep architecture based on the ARM&reg; Cortex&reg;-R processor for transportation and safety applications. RM4x and RM57 family provides high performance using dual CPU lockstep architecture based on the ARM&reg; Cortex&reg;-R processor for industrial and medical safety applications.

More information about the Hercules Safety MCU family can be found in the following presentation and videos: - [[Media:Introduction_to_HerculesTM_ARM%C2%AE_CortexTM-R4F_MCUs.pdf|Introduction_to_HerculesTM_ARM%C2%AE_CortexTM-R4F_MCUs.pdf]] - Hercules Safety MCU Videos

= Hercules Family Links  =

For online ordering of development and evaluation kits and technical information including device data sheets, technical reference manuals, application notes, videos, software downloads, please visit the Hercules device family web pages:


 * Hercules Web Page
 * TMS470M Web Page
 * TMS570 Web Page
 * RM4 Web Page

Information is also available on the Hercules family wikis:


 * TMS470M wiki category
 * TMS570 wiki category
 * RM4 wiki category

= Hercules Platform Family Comparison =

Technical Support
For technical support and sharing, please visit the Hercules™ ARM® Cortex™ Safety Microcontroller Forum in TI's E2E community.