TI Launches Multiprotocol SoM and IO-Link Master for Factories
DALLAS – November 05, 2026 -- Texas Instruments (Nasdaq: TXN) has introduced a system-on-module that lets engineers switch between EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP and Profinet through a firmware update, alongside a dual-channel IO-Link master aimed at sensor-to-network integration in factory automation, robotics and Industrial IoT systems.
TICS100MOD runs three Industrial Ethernet protocols on one board
The TICS100MOD is built on TI's AM2612 microcontroller and DP83826AI Ethernet physical layer. TI describes it as the industry's smallest fully featured, certified communications SoM. Engineers select the protocol at boot time via firmware, so a single hardware design can serve different customer or regional requirements without a redesign.
The module integrates two Arm Cortex-R5F cores and external memory. TI says this is enough compute for fully featured protocol stacks and advanced factory automation applications.