Innovada Unveils Latest Addition to Product Line with Low-Cost, Single Package DAA -IN30144- Enabling Embedded Modem Connectivity for Less Than USD 3.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Embedded Systems Conference San Francisco 2003 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2003 Innovada, a leader in device to device communications, announce a breakthrough in the cost of modem access for embedded systems. The Innovada solution comes in two parts: Innovada's soft modem, and a fully integrated line-interface component, the IN30144 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. (Direct-Access Arrangement). Innovada soft modem and single-package DAA Innovada's IN30144 is a multi-function integrated product that performs all DAA functions in a single package. The IN30144 utilizes a novel isolation technique to pass AC signals through a 5000 V isolation barrier. The IN30144 comes in a single 10-pin SIL See safety integrity level. 1. SIL - "SIL - A Simulation Language", N. Houbak, LNCS 426, Springer 1990. 2. SIL - SNOBOL Implementation Language. Intermediate language forming a virtual machine for the implementation of portable interpreters. package, which minimizes board space and component count. When used with Innovada's soft modem technology it realizes a complete modem function which eliminates the need for a modem controller, data pump, codec, 2 to 4 wire converter, isolation transformer, hook switch, ringing detector, gyrator The gyrator is an electric circuit which inverts an impedance. In other words, it can make a capacitive circuit behave inductively, a bandpass filter behave like a band-stop filter, and so on. The concept was invented around 1948 by B.D.H. , polarity guard and over voltage protection. Reference designs are available for the following: -- NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. V850 32-bit RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. Microcontroller Family -- ARM ARM7TDMI-S based Microcontrollers -- TDK Semiconductor Corporation 73M2901 V.22 bis Single Chip Modem -- TDK Semiconductor Corporation 73M1903 Single Chip Analog Front End Key features include: Innovada IN30144 DAA - Complete Integrated DAA solution - 5kV Overvoltage protection - Universally compliant interface - Small footprint package - 3.3 V or 5 V power supply - Integrated solid state Isolation - Overcurrent protection Innovada Soft Modem, TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. - Complete V.22bis/V.32bis soft modem - Includes sub-rates of V.21, V.22, Bell 103, Bell 212A and V.32 - "AT" command interface, simplifying integration - V.42 and MNP4 error correction - DTMF (Dual-Tone MultiFrequency) The type of audio signals that are generated when you press the buttons on a touch-tone telephone. See also DMTF. DTMF - Dual Tone Multi Frequency or pulse dialing - Tone and DTMF generation and detection for specialized applications - Optimized for RISC, to reduce MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. and memory requirement Key benefits include: - Low design-in and manufacturing cost: all analog circuitry included in one component - Low unit-cost - Very high immunity from lightening induced surges - High reliability, due to low component count - Reduced package footprint, enabling smaller products - Interface to soft-modem through "virtual 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 ", simplifying integration According to Brendan Murphy, CTO of Innovada: "By providing the line interface hardware as a single component, and tightly integrating it with proven modem software, the risk and development delays associated with adding modem connectivity to products is removed. By replacing modem ICs with a software modem running on the embedded system's controller, costs are reduced and reliability improved. The overall chip count is reduced, realizing the goal of single-chip solutions for markets as diverse as point-of-sale terminals, utility meters, security systems and many others". Price and Availability The Innovada IN30144 single package DAA is presently sampling. Production prices are less than $3 in quantities of 100,000 units. The Innovada soft modem is available under a royalty-free license. About Innovada Innovada, the device connectivity company, is an innovator of embedded Internet connectivity and device communications solutions. Innovada combines its communications protocol and custom digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). (DSP) architectures to reduce both the cost and complexity of Internet access. By applying this unique approach, Innovada delivers to customers the plug-and-play capability that meets the exploding demand for wired and wireless Internet device connectivity. Innovada is a global technology company with its corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. and European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. |
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