Multi-Tech announces ModemModule IP for embedded market

NEW DELHI: Multi-Tech Computers Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Multi-Tech Systems
Inc. USA has announced a new model of the company's line of embedded
communications modules designed for use in communications-ready devices. The new
Internet-ready ModemModule IP, combines the latest in 56K bps/V.92 modem
technology with a complete TCP/IP protocol stack. It is a single 1-inch by
3-inch component, which can add Internet connectivity to any device with a
minimum of development time and expense.

Developed for applications that periodically need to send and receive data,
the ModemModule IP fits the rapidly expanding new generation of devices that
operate over the Internet independent of a PC or other external computer. The
ModemModule IP is in the process of completing international compliance testing
(homologation) for global approval with a single module.

The new ModemModule IP can embed Internet connectivity capability inside any
device. It is a 1-inch by 3-inch component that communicates with existing
designs though a standard serial interface. The ModemModule IP includes an ITU
V.92 56K bps modem that supports ITU V.44 compression, and includes ITU V.34
"super G3" fax capabilities. It also includes a complete TCP/IP
protocol stack and several embedded Internet applications. The ModemModule IP
sends and receives over the Internet without connecting to a PC or gateway and
can serve a single web page located in its internal memory.

The ModemModule IP initiates an ISP connection upon command from its
"host" device. It executes the necessary commands to dial, login,
authenticate, communicate and then sign off with the ISP. The ModemModule IP can
also function as a standard modem communicating over the PSTN. It's applications
include Remote Diagnostics, industrial and medical remote monitoring, remote
metering, point-of-sales terminals, ATM terminals, credit card verification
systems, data collection, ticketing machines, security systems, petrol pumps,
television set top boxes, vending/gaming machines, intelligent appliances etc.

The ModemModule IP is available in single units or OEM packs of 50. A
developer's kit also is available, which includes a prototype design board with
a power transformer, serial cable, phone cable, and a developer's manual on CD.