CMD Technology announces the Universal Series Bus Host Controller Development Kit; total solution enables device manufacturers to immediately ship to legacy markets.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 1997--CMD Technology, the recognized leader in high performance computer peripheral interface solutions, Tuesday announced the availability of their 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. Host Controller Development Kit (HDK HDK Hochschule Der Künste (Fine Arts University, Berlin) HDK Help Development Kit HDK Hypertext Development Kit HDK Hardware Development Kit HDK Hardware Device Key ). This kit consists of CMD's CSA-6700 PCI-to-USB controller board that is Open-HCI compliant, beta copies of CMD's Windows 95 and DOS Host Controller drivers, and CMD's API specifications for device driver development. "This is the perfect solution for peripheral manufacturers who want to start selling their new USB-based devices to the mass market of legacy PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). computers," stated Dave Murray Dave Murray can refer to:
"If these device manufacturers wait for the installed base of USB-enabled PCs to grow, it may be years before they could sell large volumes to the retail market. We're helping shorten that cycle tremendously and, with CMD's driver support, there's no need for them to wait for USB support in the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. ." CMD's CSA-6700 card contains dual USB connectors and is based on CMD's own USB0670 100-pin ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. , the industry's first standalone PCI-to-USB controller chip. This provides OEMs with a quick, reliable, and low-cost solution for connecting current and future product offerings to the USB. With the addition of a device driver developed with the development kit, peripheral manufacturers can provide a complete USB solution to the legacy market of PCI computers. Pricing for the USB development kit is $199. The kits are available for immediate shipment. CMD CMD cerebromacular degeneration. Technology Inc. is a leading information technology enabler (LITE) of high performance, award-winning computer peripheral interface technology, and fault tolerant RAID controller technology in the PC and mid-range system market. Storage solutions based on CMD Technology products are found in thousands of mission critical applications and data centers worldwide. For more information, contact CMD Technology, 1 Vanderbilt, Irvine, Calif. 92618. Telephone, fax, e-mail and Web page, respectively, are 714/454-0800, 714/455-1656, info@cmd.com, and http://www.cmd.com . -0- NOTE: Copyright 1997 CMD Technology Inc. All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective holders. CONTACT: CMD Technology Inc. Lisa Heller, 714/470-3172 heller@cmd.com |
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