Mindready Delivers 'Plug-and-Play' IEEE-1394 Integration
With its New Stand-Alone I/O-400 Module
PARIS, FRANCE--MARCH 6, 2001 - 08:00 EST
(RTS Show, Booth P20)
Intelligent IEEE-1394 stand-alone I/O module offers OEM
integrators enhanced 1394 functionalities and reduced
time-to-market and development costs.
Mindready Solutions Inc., a leading supplier of test engineering
and real-time communications solutions for the telecommunications,
aerospace and multimedia industries today announced the launch of
a new intelligent IEEE-1394 stand-alone I/O module (SD-IO-400) - a
small footprint, micro-controller module.
SD-IO-400 is used for communication between a 1394 bus and another
communication port such as a serial port, a parallel port, an A/D
converter or a digital provider such as an image sensor or a data
acquisition device. The new module now bundles both hardware and
software to provide high-level 1394 functionalities in a low-cost,
plug-and play package. It enables OEMs (original equipment
manufacturers) to add enhanced 1394 functionalities and
micro-controller support to new products without having to write
additional software, reducing time-to-market, engineering costs
and development risks.
Mindready's SD-IO-400 module also provides OEM integrators with
greater flexibility in choosing the level of 1394 integration most
suited to their application development needs:
- The module can be used as a complete hardware/software solution
that is integrated with a customer's application as a daughter
board (piggyback). A two connector set-developed by Mindready,
provides the interface between the SD-IO-400 board and the
customer's solution. As a complete solution, integrators do not
need to write specific software for the SD-IO-400 board. A host
computer using 1394 can remotely control the unit.
- The SD-IO-400 can be used as a software solution if Mindready
hardware is not required. The module's 1394 communication
firmware is a small 1394 micro-stack running on a processor
without any operating system, bringing 1394 functionalities to any
microprocessor. The 1394 micro-stack source code can be purchased
separately to ease portability to other processor architecture.
Used as a software solution only, SD-IO-400 reduces the
development cycle by enabling integrators to develop software on
Mindready's platform without having to wait for the final
hardware. Once the hardware is available, the application and
micro-stack can then be easily ported onto the configuration.
- Mindready's SD-IO-400 can also be used as an embedded solution.
Integrators can port their value-added code onto Mindready's
module in order to create a new customized solution.
"The greatest advantage of the SD-IO-400 rests in its ability to
fulfill all the needs of the embedded 1394 communication design;
easy to integrate on any new design, this stand-alone module
represents a turnkey solution for 1394 integrators" said
Christophe Brayet, Vice President, General Manager, Real-Time
Solutions at Mindready.
The SD-IO-400 module can be used in a wide variety of applications
including imagery (image acquisition), printing, industrial
control, defense, aeronautics telecommunications, and embedded
computer systems.
Mindready Solutions Inc.
Mindready is a leading supplier of test engineering services and
real-time communications solutions for embedded systems for the
telecommunications, aerospace and multimedia industries.
Recognized as a leader in IEEE-1394-based products, Mindready
offers complete innovative solutions based on this technology.
Mindready's expertise covers design and development of real-time
applications, as well as complete test engineering solutions for
complex embedded systems. Mindready's clients include Nortel
Networks, Hewlett-Packard, Wind River, Boeing, Fujitsu, Maxtor,
Xerox and Texas Instruments. More information about Mindready and
its products and services can be found at www.mindready.com. |
