The TMDX570LS12HDK Hercules development kit is ideal platform for development of TMS570LS12x/11x safety microcontrollers. The Hercules TMS570 safety MCU family enables customers to easily develop safety critical products for transportation and automotive applications. TMS570 devices are part of safe design packages and are developed to meet the requirements of the ISO 26262 ASIL-D and IEC 61508 SIL-3 safety standards and qualified to the AEC-Q100 automotive specification. The TMS570 ARM Cortex-R4F based family offers several options of performance, memory, peripherals for motor control and a variety of communication interfaces. Dual core lockstep CPU architecture, hardware BIST, MPU, ECC and on chip clock and voltage monitoring are some of the key functional safety features.