CONNECT ONE DEBUTS REFERENCE DESIGN FOR ISOMODEM.Connect One has introduced a reference design that enables rapid integration of low-speed, embedded dial-up connectivity into industrial applications. The design is ideal for industrial products, such as power generation and distribution devices, HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free systems, and point-of-sale terminals, that can benefit by transmitting small amounts of data over the Internet via email, Web pages or proprietary protocols. The reference design includes Silicon Labs' Si2400URT-EVB evaluation board and Connect One's SL-IERB daughterboard A printed circuit board that plugs into another printed circuit board, which plugs into the main board (motherboard). Daughterboards, also called "mezzanine cards," augment the capabilities of the card they plug into. See mezzanine card. that contains Connect One's iChip Internet Controller, a peripheral chip that mediates the Internet connection between a host device's processor and a dial-up modem. The plug-in Internet- Enabling Reference Board enables customers using Silicon Labs' Si2400 ISOmodem to reduce the time, cost and complexity of adding Internet connectivity to their designs. "We are pleased to be working with Connect One and their leading-edge Internet controller chips," said Brad Fluke, vice president and general manager of Silicon Laboratories' Wireline Products Division. "Connect One's iChip is a great low-cost complement to our ISOmodem solution. Because iChip is a drop-in, off-the-shelf Internet connectivity solution with a serial interface, it enables our customers to add complete, standards-based Internet connectivity to our modem in the shortest time possible," he added. Key benefits of iChip are: -- It works with any host processor and 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. -- No engineering or Internet programming is required by the customer -- Internet protocols Refers to all the standards that keep the Internet running. The foundation protocol is TCP/IP, which provides the basic communications mechanism as well as ways to copy files (FTP) and send e-mail (SMTP). are independent of the application -- New protocols and configuration parameters can be remotely updated over the Internet "iChip has been optimized to enable seamless Internet connectivity with SiLabs' ISOmodem," said Alan Singer, Connect One vice president of sales and marketing. "Now customers can use the low-cost, low-speed ISOmodem to reduce the time and cost for transmitting small amounts of data in many industrial applications over a dial-up Internet connection." Silicon Laboratories' Si2400 ISOmodem is a complete 2,400 bits per second (bps) modem with an integrated silicon Direct Access Arrangement (DAA DAA - Distributed Application Architecture: under design by Hewlett-Packard and Sun. A distributed object management environment that will allow applications to be developed independent of operating system, network or windowing system. ). The Si2400 is a two-chip solution that features a globally-programmable line interface and operation through modem AT commands. It is the first embedded modem on the market to integrate the microcontroller, DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive data pump A circuit that transmits pulses in a digital device. It typically refers to the chipset in a modem that generates the bits based on the modem's modulation techniques. , voice codec Same as speech codec. and DAA into a completely silicon-based solution. This makes the Si2400 ideal for data processing applications that require contact with a remote host. Pricing and Availability Connect One's SL-IERB Internet-Enabling Reference Board is priced at $75 and is available in North America from Arrow Electronics (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ARW ARW Air Refueling Wing ARW Advanced Research Workshop ARW Associated Resume Writers ARW Army Ranger Wing (Irish Special Forces) ARW American Revolutionary War ARW Angle Random Walk ARW Aeroelastic Research Wing ), http://www.arrow.com, and in Europe from Impact Memec, http://www.impact.memec.com. Visit Connect One's web site at http://www.connectone.com for a complete list of distributors. Silicon Laboratories' Si2400URT-EVB is priced at $150. Visit http://www.silabs.com for a list of Silicon Laboratories' distributors. About Silicon Laboratories Silicon Laboratories Inc. designs, manufactures and markets proprietary high-performance mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) for the wireless, wireline and optical communications industries. Silicon Laboratories is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001-certified manufacturer and has applied for over 100 patents on its mixed-signal technology. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Austin, Texas. Silicon Labs can be found on the World Wide Web at htp://www.silabs.com For more information, call 877/411-7522. About Connect One Connect One develops and manufactures chips, software, and hardware that enable manufacturers of industrial, commercial and consumer devices to reduce the time, cost and complexity to connect devices to the Internet. Connect One is privately owned, with offices in Santa Clara, CA and Kfar Saba, Israel. Connect One can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.connectone.com. For more information, call 408/986-9602. |
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