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News Release from: Seiko Instruments | Subject: iChip Internet Modem Module
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 28 August 2001
Module combines modem with protocol
stack
Seiko Instruments has announced the iChip Internet Modem Module (IMM), as the world's first Streaming Socket Technology based Internet modem.
Seiko Instruments has announced the iChip Internet Modem Module (IMM), as the world's first Streaming Socket Technology based Internet modem It is an industry first, combining a true single-chip embedded modem with the iChip TCP/IP/PPP hardware protocol stack, thus offering complete Internet connectivity
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The modem targets low-cost and portable devices for test and measurement, data collection and remote sensing as well as other field-deployed devices that must be connected to the Internet via a dial-up network using the TCP/IP/PPP protocol.
"Our customers asked us to provide an integrated TCP/IP modem product that suits their technology requirementsand at a price point that allows more price-sensitive products to be Internet-enabled", says Don Feeney, general manager for Seiko Instruments USA.
"The iChip Internet Modem Module meets both requirements and establishes a new benchmark for price-performance.
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Using Streaming Socket Technology, the IMM is extremely easy to design in for embedded applications, moreover, it has been tested for FCC part 68 compliance".
Streaming Socket Technology, designed by iReady, uniquely manages multiple TCP sockets over a single communications channel, such as a serial port.
In addition, each socket can be deployed for virtually any Internet protocol.
This makes it suitable for a wide range of Internet applications while ensuring code and design data reusability.
It also allows a TCP socket to be used without requiring knowledge of data lengths.
It is ideal for memory, code size or other resource-constrained systems.
The IMM features Seiko's iChip S7600A TCP/IP/PPP hardware protocol stack and the TDK Semiconductor 73M2901C fast-connect modem.
Jeff Sorensen, a senior engineer and 20 year veteran of modem applications at TDK says, "The 73M2901C offers the highest level of integration available today, making it physically small enough for the modular form factor, while still supporting a wide range of advanced modem features such as Caller ID and 911 emergency access".
The iChip IMM is socket-compatible with the Conexant SocketModem family of datalink modems, thus providing a compact, industry-standard form factor and a direct upgrade path for systems currently being deployed with SocketModem data link-only modems.
"This IMM is a drop-in, all-in-one solution for system manufacturers using or transitioning to the TCP/IP based infrastructure", notes Ryo Koyama, president and CEO of iReady.
Mike Johnson, research fellow at iReady continues, "It couldn't be simpler to incorporate.
Natively, the IMM supports PPP, PAP, TCP/IP, DNS, UDP and ICMP.
The Streaming Socket interface allows using virtually any TCP protocol, for example HTTP, SMTP, POP3 and many others, just by sending the IMM simple text strings".
The Seiko iChip Internet Modem Module Evaluation Kit is now available from All-American (800-573-ASAP) at a price of $99 (US).
The Seiko iChip IMM Reference Design and license to use the Streaming Socket technology is also currently available at no charge.
For more information on the IMM or to download the reference design visit www.seiko-usa-ecd.com.
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