10/100 Base-T USB-Ethernet Conroller Solves Ethernet.Business/Hi-Tech Editors SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2000 COnnection Challenges Between Local and Home Area Networks and Peripherals Controller Enables Remote Network Device Interface Specification (networking, hardware, standard) Network Device Interface Specification - (NDIS) A Microsoft Windows device driver programming interface allowing multiple protocols to share the same network hardware. E.g. TCP/IP and IPX on the same NIC. NDIS can also be used by some ISDN adapters. (NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) A network driver interface from Microsoft. See network driver interface. NDIS - Network Device Interface Specification ) Kawasaki LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. , U.S.A., the USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. controller company, has solved the challenge of hardware vendors required to write host-based drivers for 10/100 Base-T Ethernet networks. By implementing the new KL5KUSB121 controller from Kawasaki LSI, manufacturers of PCs and MAC peripherals no longer need to worry about writing different drivers for multiple peripheral connections whether Ethernet or USB. The KL5KUSB121 has a highly integrated 16-bit RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , mask ROM and RAM buffer coupled with serial, external memory and SPORT interfaces. It easily converts USB to Ethernet. The KL5KUSB121's powerful internal processor enables remote network device interface specification (NDIS) that provides compatibility with next generation operating systems and faster data transfers. Its serial interface engine (SIE) is compatible with all USB specifications. System designers find the KL5KUSB121's remote NDIS important when designing end devices used with LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , HAN (home area network), cable modems, set top boxes or mobile networking. Because the KL5KUSB121 uses standardized Remote NDIS, only one set of drivers is needed to support multiple bus-attached network devices. For the system designer, incorporating Remote NDIS in the KL5KUSB121 improves the overall stability of a system, as no new drivers are required. Likewise, for end-user devices incorporating the KL5KUSB121 no installation of PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. Ethernet cards or loading software to support both new and legacy network devices is required. The KL5KUSB121 uses a MII physical layer interface for developing low cost USB to Ethernet solutions. This is compatible with many HomePNA physical layers. Its 100-pin QFP package allows for ease of design and creation of low cost home networking solutions. The KL5KUSB121 is priced at $10.59 in 1,000 unit volume. Evaluation boards and reference designs are available. Drivers are included and source code is available for a licensing fee. Kawasaki LSI U.S.A. is the North American affiliate of Kawasaki LSI, which in turn is a division of Kawasaki Steel in Japan. The company provides the product development, marketing, sales and technical support for customers in the Americas in connectivity and data communications applications. |
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