CSR Launches BlueLab Embedded Software Development Tools for Integrating Bluetooth Functionality in Simple Peripherals; Casira Development Kit Falls to $5000.Business/High-Tech Editors CeBIT HANNOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2001 CSR (1) (Customer Service Representative) A person who handles a customer's request regarding a bill, account changes or service or merchandise ordered. Agents in call centers are known as CSRs. See call center. (Cambridge Silicon Radio) today announced the availability of BlueLab(TM), software development tools which enable the development of simple Bluetooth peripherals on CSR's single-chip Bluetooth solution BlueCore(TM). CSR's BlueLab software tools will make it possible to develop end user equipment such as headsets, mice and keyboards using CSR's Casira(TM) development kit at a cost of $999. It coincides with a price reduction of Casira to $5,000 and the announcement of the availability of Bluetooth enabled desktop units. With BlueLab, software developers can write a user program for a specific application on top of a pre-qualified Bluetooth 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. to run on the BlueCore. Because the BlueCore software stack is pre-qualified, developers using BlueLab must only write and seek qualification for their own user program. This design allows shorter development, testing and approval times and enable a quicker time to market for Bluetooth-enabled products. BlueLab software tools are offered as a software upgrade to existing customers of the Casira development system. The upgrade aims to make Bluetooth available to all. Current users can purchase additional Casira desktop units for developing point-to-multipoint applications without the associated Casira software and IP for $999. About CSR With U.S. headquarter head·quar·ter v. head·quar·tered, head·quar·ter·ing, head·quar·ters Usage Problem v.tr. To provide with headquarters: in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. , CSR (Cambridge Silicon Radio) specializes in providing single-chip radio devices to the global market for short-range radio communications, including Bluetooth. The company's mission is to create the most highly integrated radio devices available, fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: using standard CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. technology, to provide its customers with the low cost of ownership of high quality digital radio. CSR was the first company to offer a fully integrated 2.4GHz radio, baseband and microcontroller A single chip that contains the processor (the CPU), non-volatile memory for the program (ROM or flash), volatile memory for input and output (RAM), a clock and an I/O control unit. Bluetooth solution on one CMOS chip, with its BlueCore(TM)01. CSR's BlueCore01 is the world's first true single-chip Bluetooth solution. Together with the Flash ROM Another term for flash memory. Since flash chips can be updated over and over, the ROM (read only) designation is somewhat misleading. "ROM" is used more to mean not volatile than not changeable. See flash memory. Flash ROM - Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory containing the CSR Bluetooth software stack, it provides a fully compliant Bluetooth solution for data and voice communications. The design is optimized to require very few external RF components, which facilitates a rapid design of the motherboard, and can therefore decrease time to market and lower overall cost. More information about CSR can be found on the web site at www.csr.com. |
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