# TI SK-AM64B

> Texas Instruments SK-AM64B Starter Kit — dual Cortex-A53 + quad Cortex-R5F industrial evaluation board for automation, motor control, and time-sensitive networking.

## Quick Facts

- **Brand:** Texas Instruments
- **Board Type:** linux-sbc
- **Price:** ~$129
- **Product Readiness:** developer
- **CPU:** ti-am64x
- **CPU Architecture:** Cortex-A53 + Cortex-R5F
- **CPU Cores:** 2+4
- **RAM:** 2GB DDR4
- **Flash:** none
- **USB:** USB-C, USB 3.0
- **Power:** 5V
- **Operating Voltage:** 3.3V
- **SD Card:** microSD

## Connectivity

- **Ethernet:** Gigabit

## Open Source

- **Firmware:** No
- **Schematics:** No
- **PCB Layout:** No

## Compatible Firmware

armbian

## Use Cases

- industrial-automation
- motor-control
- edge-gateway
- linux-development

## Description

## Overview

The TI SK-AM64B is Texas Instruments' industrial evaluation platform for the AM64x Sitara processor family. It combines dual Arm Cortex-A53 application cores running at 1.0 GHz with four Cortex-R5F real-time cores, making it uniquely suited for industrial automation, motor control, and time-sensitive networking applications where deterministic behaviour is critical.

The board is equipped with 2 GB of DDR4 RAM, a microSD slot for flexible storage, and Gigabit Ethernet. Connectivity includes USB-C and USB 3.0, and the board is powered via a 5V USB-C supply. The AM64x SoC also integrates TI's PRU-ICSS (Programmable Real-time Unit Industrial Communication Subsystem) for implementing industrial protocols like EtherCAT, PROFINET, and EtherNet/IP directly in firmware.

Armbian provides mainline Linux support for the SK-AM64B, allowing developers to run a full Debian-based Linux userspace on the A53 cores while leveraging the R5F cores for real-time tasks. This makes it an ideal evaluation board for industrial edge computing, PLC replacement, and collaborative research into industrial Linux platforms.

## Where to Buy

- [TI Store](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ti.com%2Fproduct%2FSK-AM64B%2Fpart-details%2FSK-AM64B&ref=openhardware.directory&product=ti-sk-am64b&source=md-export) — $129.00

## Resources

- [product](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ti.com%2Ftool%2FSK-AM64B&ref=openhardware.directory&product=ti-sk-am64b&source=md-export)

## Tags

`linux-sbc`, `armbian`, `cortex-a53`, `cortex-r5f`, `industrial`, `texas-instruments`, `developer-kit`, `real-time`

## Images

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