Wavecom, a leader in embedded wireless communication platforms for automotive, industrial (machine-to-machine) and mobile professional applications, has announced the launch to South Africa of the first in a family of powerful Wireless Microprocessors with built-in wireless communications capability. The Wireless Microprocessor combines high performance embedded processing and wireless connectivity in a single surface mount component.
In combination with Wavecom's Open AT software suite it provides the lowest total cost of ownership for any industrial wireless machine by reducing the overall number of components and shortening time-to-market. Using Open AT software, developers can easily create machine-to-machine applications in C language that can also be maintained remotely, over-the-air, throughout their lifetime. Open AT OS also allows developers to execute their program natively, without the need to interpret code, requiring a minimum memory footprint and processor resource overhead.
Commenting on this exciting new offer Ron Black, Wavecom CEO stated, "With the introduction of our Wireless Microprocessor we continue to demonstrate our capacity to innovate and set new standards for addressing the industrial wireless market." He added, "We've come a long way from our simple bit-pipe modems in the early days of industrial wireless technology -- our products have evolved to powerful, programmable processors packed with sophisticated software dedicated to embedded applications."
Wavecom's first in the family of Wireless Microprocessor's has an ARM 946 core. Via Open AT Software, this real time processor core offers programmable power consumption modes that provide developers the ultimate flexibility in both battery consumption and processing power scalability.
Using the Open AT integrated development environment (IDE), developers have access to central application processing, integrated cellular voice, data, wireless Internet connectivity, and numerous external interfaces for processor interrupts and connection to a wide range of peripherals such as: USB, RS232, GPIO, parallel port, SPI, I2C, ADC, keyboard, analogue & digital audio. They can also integrate companion technologies such as Bluetooth and GPS by using one of the standard external busses thereby further reducing overall costs.
The Wavecom Wireless Microprocessor family is distributed in South Africa by Trinity Telecomms www.trintel.co.za.
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Wavecom is a worldwide leader in embedded industrial wireless communication solutions for automotive, machine-tomachine and mobile professional applications. Wavecom's solutions include the Open AT software platform encompassing the Wavecom Open AT Operating System, a wide range of Plug-Ins, the Open AT Integrated Development Environment (IDE) along with a market-leading range of Wireless CPUs (Central Processing Units), and an expanding portfolio of services. These complete embedded solutions enable makers of all types of machines to develop a new breed of intelligent wireless applications, without the need of external processors and other ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) and components.
Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux (France) near Paris, Wavecom has subsidiaries in Hong Kong (PRC), Research Triangle Park, NC (USA), Camberley (UK). Wavecom is publicly traded on Euronext Paris (Eurolist) in France and on the NASDAQ (WVCM) exchange in the U.S.http://www.wavecom.com/
Trinity Telecomms
Trinity Telecomms (Pty) Ltd is a leading service provider focusing on the provision and support of end-toend wireless connectivity solutions which enable wireless connectivity into the cellular network operators, as well as Radio Frequency for local area wireless connectivity. We are distributors for Wavecom GSM/GPRS/EDGE Wireless CPUs and Microprocessors, Coronis RF solutions, eRide GPS solutions, Active Guard RFID guarding solutions and a comprehensive range of peripherals and accessories. We offer comprehensive service and support options.
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