Atmel Targets Increased Range of Consumer and Industrial Applications with Introduction of Direct or Dial-up Internet Connectivity for Its C51 Flash MCUs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NANTES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2002 Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) announced today the availability of the @Web(TM) Evaluation Kit based on the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. ) stack to support dial-up or direct connectivity. This low cost Evaluation Kit allows designers to connect their existing systems to the internet without any extra 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. costs and demonstrates how easy it is to implement the Internet access on top of their existing software. Traditionally, price barriers have limited the use of this technology for enabling internet access to embedded platforms and applications such as industrial control equipment, home appliances and alarm systems. However, with the introduction of Atmel's internet-ready C51 Flash Microcontrollers, design engineers can now experience the benefits of providing internet connectivity to a wider spectrum of consumer and industrial applications, with no additional cost as the TCP/IP stack software is licensed free of charge. The optimized code size of the @Web TCP/IP stack (less than 16 Kbytes) can fit together with the application code on the on-chip 32-Kbyte Flash memory of Atmel C51 MCU. This solution is very cost-effective as the use of dedicated external components is not required. "The nature of TCP/IP makes the integration into 8-bit microcontrollers quite difficult to realize as it may require a lot of memory resource. Our solution uses the resources of our microcontrollers while minimizing internal memory usage, with no external memory requirement," said Manish Vadher, Marketing Director for C51 Microcontrollers. "We found out that on-chip Flash memory can meet many of the Internet demands including address and data storage, e-mail services and on-line software update. Our customers do not need to break the bank to realize the Web services they desire." At a suggested resale price of only $249, the @Web Evaluation Kit includes a reference design board based on the cost-effective T89C51AC2, a 32-Kbyte ISP Flash C51 microcontroller with A/D converter, an RS232 serial interface, a V.34 one-chip Modem, a PC serial cable and documentation on a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). which includes Internet services application routines to create customer specific applications like 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. , 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. In the near future, Atmel will extend its TCP/IP offering to the whole C51 microcontroller product line. Explanation of the protocols supported: HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol See HTTP. (protocol) Hypertext Transfer Protocol - (HTTP) The client-server TCP/IP protocol used on the World-Wide Web for the exchange of HTML documents. It conventionally uses port 80. Latest version: HTTP 1.1, defined in RFC 2068, as of May 1997. ) server for displaying Web pages FTP (File Transfer Protocol A communications protocol used to transmit files without loss of data. A file transfer protocol can handle all types of files including binary files and ASCII text files. See Kermit, Zmodem and FTP. ) server for remote up and downloading files SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol See SMTP. (messaging) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol - (SMTP) A protocol defined in STD 10, RFC 821, used to transfer electronic mail between computers, usually over Ethernet. It is a server to server protocol, so other protocols are used to access the messages. ) client for sending e-mail TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) transport layer protocol IP (Internet Protocol) network layer protocol @Web(TM) optimized TCP/IP stack for C51 ISP Flash Microcontrollers ISP (In-System Programming) to allow program update on the application 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. Note to Editors: Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof and others contained herein, are trademarks of Atmel Corporation. Terms and product names in this document may be the trademarks of others. Information Atmel @Web(TM) TCP/IP Evaluation Kit information may be retrieved at http://www.atmel.com/atmel/acrobat/doc4002.pdf Request may be sent via e-mail to literature@atmel.com or by visiting Atmel's website at www.atmel.com. |
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