ZiLOG Launches ZirDA -- Embedded Industry's First Complete 8-bit Solution for Flash-based Wireless IrDA Connectivity.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004 New IrDA Protocol Stack The set of protocols used in a communications network. A protocol stack is a prescribed hierarchy of software layers, starting from the application layer at the top (the source of the data being sent) to the data link layer at the bottom (transmitting the bits on the wire). Offered with Award-winning eZ80Acclaim!(TM) Microcontrollers ZiLOG, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZILG) the creator of the Z80 microprocessor and a leading innovator of integrated 8-bit 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. solutions, today announced the availability of the embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. industry's first 8-bit Flash-based solution for wireless IrDA connectivity. The new solution, ZirDA(TM), is an 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. product that will be offered with the company's award-winning eZ80Acclaim!(TM) microcontrollers (MCUs). ZiLOG is a major supplier of 8-bit microcontrollers. Similarly, the company maintains its market leadership position in the universal remote control business. The new solution is expected to build on this leadership since it offers a highly optimized IrDA compliant protocol stack software with a layered set of embedded protocols that enables a total transfer solution via infrared medium. "ZiLOG's leadership in key IrDA standards organization A standards organization, also sometimes referred to as a standards body, a standards development organization or SDO (depending on what is being referenced), is any entity whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, has helped ensure quality code compliance with IrDA specifications, offering complete IrDA functionality," said Michael Gershowitz, director of MicroDevices product marketing at ZiLOG. "Our new solution is unique because it is configurable, scalable and modular in design. It provides a rich set of features implemented via easy-to-use and well-documented APIs. Coupled with our eZ80Acclaim!(TM) flash MCUs and IrDA transceivers, we can now provide the embedded industry's first complete solution for flash-based wireless IrDA connectivity for consumer and business end-users. As a result, upgradeability is maintained, and development cycle time and total cost of ownership are reduced." ZirDA will be used with ZiLOG's eZ80Acclaim!(TM) family of flash MCUs (including the eZ80F91/eZ80F92/eZ80F93 microcontrollers), the romless eZ80L92 microprocessor and ZiLOG's ZHX-series IrDA(1) transceivers. The new software supports applications in portable office equipment, wireless serial adapters A device that adds a serial port to a computer. It plugs into the USB port and contains one or more serial port sockets. See serial port. , cell phones, PDAs, pagers, digital cameras, and emerging markets such as fixed IrDA online access beacons. Based on ZiLOG's Real-Time Kernel RZK RZK Resettable Zero Knowledge (also rZK) , the software is integrated with the main user application software required to complete the wireless IrDA communication system. About ZirDA ZirDA implements all mandatory IrDA protocols, such as IAS See iPlanet Application Server. 1. (computer) IAS - The first modern computer. It had main registers, processing circuits, information paths within the central processing unit, and used Von Neumann's fetch-execute cycle. , TinyTP, IrLMP, IrLAP and Framer. Additional applications protocols, including IrCOMM (for emulating a serial port) and IrOBEX (for exchanging data objects between two IrDA devices) are included. The protocol layers are independent of each other, offering the customer the flexibility to select only the layers that they require. Communication between the layers is enabled by ZABS, ZiLOG's propriety pro·pri·e·ty n. pl. pro·pri·e·ties 1. The quality of being proper; appropriateness. 2. Conformity to prevailing customs and usages. 3. proprieties The usages and customs of polite society. abstraction interface technology, which makes the ZirDA stack easily portable to any other OS kernel. ZABS provides services such as state machine, memory management, message management, and entity management. ZirDA Features Integrated ZirDA features have been offered with typical 8-bit applications in mind. Key features include: -- Complete IrDA stack functionality -- Simple data object exchange -- Rapid application development -- Emulating a serial port with IrCOMM -- Information access service -- High level flow control using TinyTP -- Multiple logic channels on a single physical link -- Reliable connection through irLAP -- SIR framer The standard ZirDA SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). package comes with a sample IrDA monitor application. This is a simple command line based interactive application designed to showcase ZirDA. It provides a facility to discover the devices present in the vicinity and test the features of IrOBEX and IrCOMM. It also sends and receives objects such as vCard to and from remote devices, sends a file to printer to print the contents using IrCOMM and it also chats with remote devices using IrCOMM (when both parties are eZ80Acclaim! devices). ZirDA is supplied as a standard release package with C object library module that includes the necessary source files and application examples. A package with full source code is also available. Comprehensive documentation describing all of the features, functions and usage of ZirDA is available with the release. About ZiLOG, Inc. ZiLOG, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZILG) is a global supplier of 8-bit micro logic devices. It designs, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of devices for embedded control and communication applications used in consumer electronics, home appliances, security systems, point of sales terminals, personal computer peripherals, as well as industrial and automotive applications. ZiLOG is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , and employs approximately 670 people worldwide with sales offices throughout Asia, Europe and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . For more information about ZiLOG and its products, visit the Company's website at: http://www.ZiLOG.com. Note to Editors: ZiLOG, ZirDA and eZ80Acclaim! are trademarks or registered trademarks of ZiLOG, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in other countries. Other product and or service names mentioned herein may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. (1) IrDA(TM) is an international standard for point-to-point communication of typical mobile devices using wireless infrared technology. |
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