Network Connectivity Controller Provides the Complete Device Networking Platform.MILPITAS, Calif. -- Combining Ethernet, PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , serial and 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. connectivity with an ARM9 processor, memory management unit and Linux operating system, the OXETHU954 network connectivity controller from Oxford Semiconductor provides a complete silicon and open source software platform for the development of high performance, feature-rich device networking products. This highly integrated controller includes a 10/100 Ethernet Mac for wired network connections and supports wireless network requirements via its 32-bit / 33MHz PCI interface. Four of Oxford's high-speed UARTs are included, providing full modem control and baud rates up to 1Mbaud over RS232, RS422 and RS485 and two USB2.0 full-speed host controllers capable of operating at up to 12Mbps. For applications not needing the USB connectivity, a sister chip, the OXETH954 is also available. A flexible chip architecture provides designers with the freedom to configure the mix of PCI, 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 , USB and GPIO GPIO General Purpose Input/Output GPIO General Purpose Input Output resources to closely match the requirements of a range of device networking products in factory automation, point-of-sale and building management applications. For added flexibility and product customization, the chip can also be configured with a PCI expansion bus to support Ethernet redundancy, high-density serial connectivity as well as wireless networks. Oxford Semiconductor is supporting its network connectivity controllers with a comprehensive and fully integrated Linux software development kit, which includes operating system and Eclipse-based IDE tools from Wind River and Code Sourcery. Preconfigured Set up ahead of time. It implies that the device or software application has been modified to suit the customer or situation. See ghosting server. with the Wind River Linux operating system, the chip assures users of transparent access to communication stacks, Oxford Semiconductor's Board Support Package and root file system. Selected for its inherent stability and reliability, the Wind River Linux platform is an integral part of the OXETHU954 network connectivity controller. The industry's premier commercial-grade develop and run solution, the platform is based on a stable, tested and validated Linux kernel and includes integrated patches and packages for advanced networking, security, and Carrier Grade functionality. The controller offers a host of additional features including a selectable 8- or 16-bit DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory 1 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. interface supporting up to 64Mbytes of memory, 16Mbytes of Flash, 32Kbytes of Scratch RAM and a 5 channel DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. controller. The chip is provided in an industrial temperature rated 19mm x 19mm 272 PBGA PBGA Plastic Ball Grid Array package. In 10,000 piece quantities, the OXETHU954 is priced at $12.95. The software development kit is available in April 2007 and is priced at $1,995. For further information and reader enquiries: Adrian Braine, Oxford Semiconductor, 25 Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4SH, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1235 824 900 E-mail: contact@oxsemi.com Fax: +44 (0)1235 821 141 Web: www.oxsemi.com For further information or to discuss feature article opportunities: Rob Davies, Publitek Limited, 18 Brock Street, Bath, BA1 2LW, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1225 470 000 E-mail: rob.davies@publitek.com Fax: +44 (0)1225 470 047 Web: www.publitek.com About Oxford Semiconductor: Oxford Semiconductor designs and markets high performance connectivity solutions for the storage, multimedia, communication, computing, and industrial markets. Founded in 1992, Oxford is a privately owned company headquartered in Milpitas, California. Oxford recently acquired TransDimension, a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. based in Irvine, Calif. TransDimension provides USB connectivity solutions and software for embedded applications. As the market leader in IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394 (FireWire) and USB interface controllers for direct attached storage applications, Oxford Semiconductor has shipped more than 10 million devices, and today supplies all of the world's major external storage manufacturers. Oxford Semiconductor also has a strong reputation in high speed serial communication chips, and offers complete solutions for bridging between a wide range of standard computer interfaces. Through its FireWire audio controllers, Oxford Semiconductor has led the development of breakout boxes, external sound cards and multi-channel speaker systems, providing laptop users with quality sound for the very first time. |
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