ATMEL LAUNCHES ROYALTY-FREE EMBEDDED INTERNET CONNECTIVITY.Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) has launched microcontrollers with built-in capabilities that enable user applications with direct Internet connectivity. The @Web family currently comprises of 8-bit C51 Flash MCUs. @Web products provide an extended range of options to easily connect numerous embedded Internet applications such as industrial appliances or building and home automation equipment, to a wide variety of physical networks such as PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. , GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , 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. and serial links. An @Web Software solution for TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. PSTN and GPRS Modem is based on a free protocol stack that can be implemented within the Flash microcontroller application program. This solution speeds product development, avoids expensive external components and enables easy and cost-effective implementation of Internet services such as HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. , FTP or SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. . The ATWebEVK-01 Evaluation Kit, priced at $249, allows system designers to evaluate the full range of options available in integrating TCP/IP software into Atmel C51 Flash MCUs. @Web Hardwired TCP/IP Ethernet solutions comprise a chipset based on Wiznet TCP/IP hardwired IC and Atmel Flash MCU. These high-speed LAN solutions offer easy implementation of any Internet service, connectivity to 10 or 100 Base-T Ethernet interfaces and complete application support with source code. To support product development, a complete development kit, ATWebDVK-02, at $269 is available. Also there are a number of application modules available including Network Web Camera (ATWebDVK-02WC at $899), Voice Transmission (ATWebDVK-02VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a at $629) and a Remote Power On-off Control (ATWebDVK-02RC at $379). An @Web ready-to-plug Internet module (ATWebSEG-32) is also available to connect an application to an Ethernet Gateway through RS232, significantly reducing development time. It allows real-time data processing by hardware stack protocols (TCP, UDP UDP (uridine diphosphate): see uracil. (User Datagram Protocol) A protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite that is used in place of TCP when a reliable delivery is not required. , IP, ARP, ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) A TCP/IP protocol used to send error and control messages. For example, a router uses ICMP to notify the sender that its destination node is not available. , DLC, MAC...), without the need for RTOS or changes to your existing application. Pricing is $29.99 for quantities between 50 to 1,000 units. An Evaluation Kit, the ATWebEVK-05, supports this ready-to-plug Internet module. Pricing is $189 each. "The @Web devices enable the upgrade of user applications without design change, directly benefiting from the Atmel Flash Self-Programming MCU technology. Additionally, while most competitors rely on the third-party approach with royalty-based products, Atmel @Web products are available with royalty-free TCP/IP protocols," said Manish Vadher, marketing director for Microcontrollers. "With this comprehensive range of embedded Internet connectivity options, Atmel is clearly committed to supporting customers in this growing market segment, with a wide range of cost-effective solutions." @Web Software solution for TCP/IP PSTN and GPRS Modem ATWebEVK-01: Evaluation Kit at $249 @Web Hardwired TCP/IP Ethernet solutions ATWebDVK-02: Development Kit at $269 ATWebDVK-02WC: Development Kit with Network Web Camera at $899 ATWebDVK-02VOIP: Development Kit with Voice Transmission at $629 ATWebDVK-02RC: Development Kit with Remote Power On-off Control at $379 @Web ready-to-plug Internet module: ATWebSEG-32: RS232 to Ethernet Gateway module at $29.99 for quantities between 50 to 1,000 units. ATWebEVK-05: ATWebSEG-32 Evaluation Kit at $189 About Atmel Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. with manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe. Atmel designs, manufactures and markets worldwide, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and RF semiconductors. Atmel is also a leading provider of system-level integration semiconductor solutions using CMOS, BiCMOS, SiGe, and high-voltage BCDMOS process technologies. Atmel's @Web product information may be retrieved at www.atmel.com/products/8051/atweb.asp. For more information, call 408/451-2855 or visit http://www.atmel.com. |
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