Gateways

Wireless technology provides solutions to many applications problems and there are many topologies and protocols that are optimised for the requirements that need to be served.

However, few networks exist in isolation and it is usually necessary for control commands and data to be communicated remotely to the wireless network via a concentrator or gateway, interfacing to an entirely different protocol. The ubiquity of the internet and PC based systems means that this is usually Ethernet or alternatively USB. Because of their ubiquity, these protocols are often viewed as a commodity product but that does not make them any less complex. However, designers may not wish to invest the effort in understanding something that is not their core expertise and diverts them from their main tasks.

The Cyan USB/Ethernet Development Kit provides a ready-to-go solution to gateway problems.

• Interfaces with very little work USB (host or device) and / or Ethernet to any RF module that uses AT Command set, UART, SPI
• Full demo available transferring data from RF module to display on embedded webserver
• Easily create your own gateway to the RF protocol node of your choice
  • Radiocrafts Wireless MBus
  • ZigBee (Ember, Jennic, Radiocrafts….)
  • Zensys / Z-Wave
  • Coronis / Wavenis
  • IEEE802.15.4
  • Etc.
• Schematics available for incorporation into customer’s own design
• Production ready USB/Ethernet module for immediate implementation
• Drag and drop software components, including USB and Ethernet stacks
• Contact us now about planned RF/USB/Ethernet modules
• Easy customisation using free of charge CyanIDE®2 tools
• Includes unrestricted CyanIDE2 IDE, compiler, toolchain and high speed eICE dongle
• Unused MCU performance and peripherals available for customer's own use

Applications include utility metering, (AMI and AMR), home automation, security systems, industrial sensor and control, inventory control systems, environmental monitoring, vending and gaming machines.

Board features:

• eCOG1X14Z5 microcontroller
  • 512KB flash
  • 24KB SRAM
  • 4x UART
  • 12-bit 200ksps ADC
  • 12-bit DAC
  • 10/100 Ethernet
  • USB 2.0 Compatible host/slave/OTG peripheral
• 16MB SDRAM
• Ethernet PHY and RJ45 connector
• USB connectors for use with internal PHY (Ls, FS) and external PHY (HS)
• RS 232 Buffer x 1 channel

Example Project Templates provided for:

• Webserver which serves pages over Ethernet to a standard browser that have been stored on a standard external USB memory stick. The pages can be updated remotely using FTP.
• Data logging from an analogue channel to a USB flash disc.
• DNS Resolver
• Many others...

Software Components:

• Ethernet stack, with
  • TCP/IP
  • UDP
  • ICMP (Ping)
  • DHCP Client
  • DNS Client
  • HTTP Web Server
  • Telnet Server
  • FTP Server
• USB stack, with:
  • Keyboard device
  • Audion device
  • CDC Serial (Q4 2008)
  • MSD device
• FAT File System
• CYDF Driver Framework