Microchip Introduces New VelocityDRIVE™ Software Platform and Automotive-Grade Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Switching Chip to Support Software-Defined Vehicles
Time:2024-10-19
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Automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are transitioning to Ethernet solutions, driven by the need for higher bandwidth, advanced functionality, enhanced security and standardization. Automotive Ethernet provides the necessary infrastructure to support Software-Defined Networking through centralized control, flexible configuration and real-time data transfer. To provide OEMs with a comprehensive Ethernet solution, Microchip Technology Inc. today announced the new LAN969x family of multi-gigabit Ethernet switching silicon and the VelocityDRIVE™ software platform (SP). The platform is a turnkey Ethernet switching silicon software solution and configuration tool (CT) based on the standardized YANG model.
The LAN969x series, in combination with the VelocityDRIVE SP, is the industry‘s first to integrate the CORECONF YANG model, providing an innovative industry-standard network configuration solution.The CORECONF YANG standard is designed to empower designers by separating software development from the hardware network layer. This reduces complexity and cost and accelerates time to market.
The high-performance LAN969x Ethernet switching chip features a 1 GHz single-core Arm® Cortex®-A53 CPU with multi-gigabit capability and scalable bandwidth from 46 Gbps to 102 Gbps. Advanced time-sensitive networking (TSN) is designed to meet the precise timing and reliability requirements of applications such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
The introduction of the VelocityDRIVE software platform provides our automotive customers with a turnkey software switching solution and configuration tool to easily manage in-vehicle Ethernet networks,” said Charlie Forni, vice president of Microchip‘s USB and Networking Business Unit. It uses a standardized YANG configuration protocol that allows software to be developed independently and reused on multi-vendor Ethernet switching chips.”
The LAN969x family of switching chips supports ASIL B functional safety and AEC-Q100 automotive certification standards, providing high reliability and security for automotive applications. Optimized for systems with small embedded memory space, these devices feature secure and fast boot-up, and execute code using integrated ECC SRAM, eliminating the need for expensive external DDR memory.
As in-vehicle networks continue to evolve, software solutions such as the VelocityDRIVE SP are essential for customers to configure and manage their network systems. The LAN969x family of switching silicon supports Microchip‘s portfolio of in-vehicle Ethernet solutions, which includes 10 Mbps to 1000 Mbps PHY transceivers, controllers, switching silicon and endpoints. For more information on Microchip‘s automotive Ethernet solutions, please visit the website.
Development Tools
The LAN969x family is supported by the LAN9692 VelocityDRIVE Evaluation Board and the VelocityDRIVE Configuration Tool (CT).
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