CMX Launches PCProto-MicroNet; Industry's First PC-based Prototyping Tool For Programming TCP/IP Stacks Embedded in 8- and 16-bit Processors.Business/Technology Editors FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2001 CMX Systems CMX Systems was a company founded jointly by CBS and Memorex, that developed some of the very first computerized systems for linear and non-linear editing of videotape for post production. The company's name, CMX, stood for CBS, Memorex, and eXperimental. , designer of real-time operating systems and TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. software, today announced the availability of PCProto-MicroNet. The newest member of the CMX-MicroNet family of network connectivity solutions for 8- and 16-bit devices, PCProto-MicroNet is a PC-based prototyping tool that enables users of CMX-MicroNet TCP/IP software to program their 8- and 16-bit devices on any standard PC equipped with a Microsoft C A C compiler and development system for DOS/Windows applications from Microsoft. It includes the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK). Version 7.0 added C++ capability and Version 1. compiler. The tool improves development time by allowing developers to begin important programming without hardware. The tool also minimizes bottlenecks when access to hardware is limited and reduces costs by eliminating the need to purchase evaluation boards, emulators and debugging tools for every design engineer. "CMX's mission is to provide 8- and 16-bit developers with flexible and cost-effective design and development tools," said Chuck Behrmann, president of CMX Systems. "By eliminating the need for multiple hardware setups, and by providing a means to start development before hardware is ready, our PCProto-MicroNet will help developers significantly reduce development costs and time to market." About CMX-MicroNet: CMX-MicroNet is a scaled down TCP/IP software stack (1) A stack that is implemented in memory rather than in hardware registers. See stack. (2) A generic reference to a set of system programs or a set of application programs that form a complete system. See stack. with a total ROM footprint of 3Kb - 20Kb, depending upon configuration, for 8-bit processors or those 16-bit processors that require a single-chip solution with no external memory. CMX-MicroNet supports more 8-bit and 16-bit microprocessors than any other existing solution, including full support for all derivatives of the 8051, the Atmel AVR The AVR is a Harvard architecture 8-bit RISC single chip microcontroller (µC) which was developed by Atmel in 1996. The AVR was one of the first microcontroller families to use on-chip flash memory for program storage, as opposed to One-Time Programmable ROM, EPROM, or EEPROM used , Hitachi's H8S/300H and H8S/2000, the Infineon 80C16x, the Microchip PIC18CXXX, the Mitsubishi M16C, the Philips 8051-XA, the STMicroelectronics ST10, and ZiLOG's Z80, Z180, and eZ80 series of processors. Due to CMX-MicroNet's inherently flexible design, developers also have the option to port to other platforms as well. Pricing and Availability: CMX-MicroNet is currently available, starting at $5,500 for the base system. PCProto-MicroNet is currently available, starting at $1,000 for the first user at a site, and $750 for each additional user. All CMX CMX Corel Presentation Exchange (file extension) CMX Cisco Mobile Exchange CMX Cloaca Maxima (sewage system of ancient Rome; Finnish rock band) CMX Crisis Management Exercise software includes complete source code, no royalties on shipped products, and free technical support/updates. About CMX Systems, Inc.: Since its inception in 1990, CMX Systems has focused on providing its customers with all of the tools needed to program their embedded applications. The company's core business is to develop and support real-time, multi-tasking operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. (RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. ) and TCP/IP stacks for a wide variety of 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcomputers, microprocessors, and digital signal processors. The company's CMX-RTX, CMX-RTXS, and CMX-Tiny+ real-time multi-tasking operating systems support more than 40 processor families and over 30 C-compiler vendors. CMX also develops and supports products that enhance the user's ability to create, test and debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. application code, including CMXKAware(TM), CMXBug(TM), and CMXTracker(TM). CMX TCP/IP(TM), a full-featured TCP/IP stack for 16- and 32-bit processors, also is sold by the company. CMX recently released CMX-MicroNet, which is a unique TCP/IP stack that is targeted for 8-bit processor target platforms. In addition to developing RTOSes, debugging tools, and networking software  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . , CMX also distributes a wide variety of C tools, including compilers, assemblers, linkers, librarians, simulators and ROM debuggers from many well-known manufacturers. For more information, please visit CMX Systems' Website at http://www.cmx.com CMX-RTX, CMX-RTXS, CMX-Tiny, CMXKAware, CMXTracker, CMXBug, CMX TCP/IP, and CMX-MicroNet are trademarks of CMX Systems, Inc. All other product names are trademarks of their respective companies. |
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