Digi Adds ARM7- and ARM9-based Core Modules to ConnectCore(TM) Product Line; - New modules provide OEMs greater design flexibility -.MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Digi International Digi International was founded in 1985 as DigiBoard and is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA. The company went public as Digi International in 1989 and is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol DGII. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DGII DGII Dirección General de Impuestos Internos DGII Directorate General of Human Rights (EU) DGII Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation und refraktive Chirurgie (German) ) today announced the expansion of its ConnectCore family of core modules to include the ConnectCore(TM) 7U, ConnectCore(TM) 9P 9360 and ConnectCore(TM) 9P 9750. These new products are flexible, high-performance embedded core modules that enable customers to easily design in main processing functionality with fully integrated Ethernet networking capabilities in a powerful module solution. Based on NetSilicon's NS7520 processor, the ConnectCore 7U is the product family's first ARM7-based NET+ARM core processor module. The ConnectCore 9P 9360 and ConnectCore 9P 9750 modules are built on NetSilicon's ARM9-based NET+ARM processors, with the ConnectCore 9P 9750 offering superior performance with an on-chip PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). v2.2 bus interface. "The new modules extend our ConnectCore family to provide OEMs greater software and hardware design flexibility," said Steve Ericson, director, product management, Digi International. "Our expanded ConnectCore product family is ideal for product designs demanding virtually any level of performance, connectivity and development platform flexibility. These modules are targeted for products including, access control systems, point-of-sale systems, RFID readers, medical devices and instrumentation, networked displays and many more." Built on industry-leading NetSilicon 32-bit NET+ARM technology, the ConnectCore 7U is a powerful and universal embedded module in a compact 48-pin DIP (dual-inline package) form factor. It offers 16 MB of RAM and up to 8 MB of on-board Flash memory, an integrated 10/100 Mbit Ethernet MAC/PHY and configurable UART/SPI ports. It also features an I(2)C bus software interface, 16 shared GPIO GPIO General Purpose Input/Output GPIO General Purpose Input Output ports for application-specific use, and an external 10-bit address/8-bit data bus interface for added component integration flexibility. In addition to leveraging Digi's NET+OS and uClinux development platforms, ready-to-run application-focused development kits for Java, serial LCD integration, CAN bus communication, Bluetooth connectivity, CompactFlash/WLAN support and biometric fingerprint reading are available for the ConnectCore 7U modules. The ConnectCore 9P modules combine superior ARM9-based NET+ARM processor performance and integrated peripherals such as 10/100 Mbit Ethernet, UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) The electronic circuit that makes up the serial port. Also known as "universal serial asynchronous receiver transmitter" (USART), it converts parallel bytes from the CPU into serial bits for transmission, and vice and SPI (1) (Stateful Packet Inspection) See stateful inspection. (2) (Service Provider Interface) The programming interface for developing Windows drivers under WOSA. ports, 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. 1.1/2.0 host/device connectivity, and an integrated LCD controller for TFT/STN displays. The modules include up to 128MB of on-board SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. and Flash memory in a compact and versatile module form factor. Whether the application requires the ThreadX(R)-based NET+OS environment, Microsoft(R) Windows(R) CE or Linux, the ConnectCore 9P modules are the ideal choice for network-enabled products. "Our common embedded software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. platform and development tool offering reduces embedded product design by up to 50 percent," Ericson added. "It also allows customers to utilize the same design across multiple product lines and technologies. This minimizes development time and cost, and offers customers a seamless migration path to a fully integrated and cost-effective product design based on the NetSilicon NET+ARM family of processors." ConnectCore 7U and ConnectCore 9P modules and development kits are available now. About Digi International Digi International, based in Minneapolis, makes device networking easy by developing products and technologies that are cost effective and easy to use. Digi markets its products through a global network of distributors and resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). For more information, visit Digi's Web site at www.digi.com, or call 877-912-3444. All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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