Highlights
Applications.Withconnectratesfrom300to56,000bits
persecond(bps),theSocketModemembeddedmodemis
targetedatapplicationsthatperiodicallyneedtosendor
receivedataoverastandardtelephoneline.Itisidealfor:
Appliances
ATMterminals
Creditcardandcheckverificationsystems
Datacollection
Gaspumps
Industrialandmedicalremotemonitoringsystems
Point-of-saleterminals
Remotediagnostics
Remotemetering
Securitysystems
Televisionset-topboxes
Ticketingmachines
Vending/gamingmachines
Integration Reduces Space, Power and Cost.TheSocketModem
embeddedmodemintegratesthecontroller,datapumpand
dataaccessarrangement(DAA)inonecommunications
device.Thisintegrationrequireslowpower,lowrealestate,
andprovidesanoverallreductionincosts.
Reduces Development Time.TheSocketModemembedded
modemcanmakeyourexistingandnextgenerationdevice,
machine,orsystem,communication-readywithoutrequiring
significanthardwarechangestoitsdesign.TheSocketModem
embeddedmodemactuallyprovidesfastertime-to-market
becauseitrelievestheburdenandexpenseofwriting
modemcontrollercode.Thecomplete,ready-to-integrate
modemallowsyoutoenhanceyourproductwhileyoufocus
ondevelopingitscorefeatures.
Real-time Data Transfer.ByaddingtheSocketModem
embeddedmodemtoanysystemapplication,youwill
achievereal-timedatatransfersatthefastestanalogmodem
speeds.Fordatacommunications,theindustry-standard
V.92modemdownloadsat56KspeedsfromadigitalV.92
serveranduploadsat48Kbps.Ifneeded,theSocketModem
embeddedmodemwillnegotiateslowerspeedconnections
automatically.Forfaxapplications,itsupportsindustry-
standardV.34(33.6Kbps),V.17(14.4Kbps)orGroup3(9600
bps)faxingusingClass1/1.0orClass2/2.0/2.1commands.If
yourapplicationdoesnotrequirefaxcapabilities,alower-
costmoduleisavailable.
Industry-standard Modem Commands.TheSocketModem
embeddedmodemprovidesindustry-standardAT-style
commandsforeaseofintegrationintoyourexistingsoftware
applications.Inaddition,italsoprovidesindustry-standard
errorcorrectionanddatacompressiontoshortentransfer
timeandensuredataissenterror-free.
SocketModem Pin-Out.TheSocketModemembeddedmodem
interfaceseasilywithexistingproductsthroughastandard
serialorparallelcommunicationchannel.Thecompleteon-
boardDAAinterfaceswithanRJ-11jackfordirectconnection
tothepublicswitchedtelephonenetwork.TheSocketModem
embeddedmodemprovidesaudiocircuitoutputsforaudio
call-progressmonitoring,andLEDdriveroutputsforvisual
monitoringofCarrierDetect,TransmitData,ReceiveData
andDTRsignals.TheSocketModemembeddedmodem
isaDataTerminalEquipment(DTE)devicewithaserial
orparallelinterface.TheserialDTEchanneliscapableof
transferspeedsto230.4Kbpsandcanbeinterfaceddirectly
toaUARTormicrocontroller.
Universal Socket Connectivity.Multi-Tech'suniversalsocket
flexiblecomm-portarchitectureprovidesanalogdial-
up,ISDN,wireless,orEthernetsocketconnectivitywith
interchangeablecommunicationsdevices.Thisallowsyou
toutilizeonesystemdesignandpopulateitwithyour
communicationsdeviceofchoice.Inaddition,youare
assuredaseamlessmigrationtofuturetechnologies.
Advanced Set-up and Control Features.TheSocketModem
embeddedmodemhasseveraladvancedfeaturesbuiltinto
thedesign.Itsupportsremoteconfiguration,whichmeans
youcanhavecentralsitesetupandcontroloftheremote
modem.Inaddition,thecommunicationsdevicesprovide
three-numberstorageforautomaticdialingcapabilitiesand
non-volatilememory(NoVRAM)tostoreuserprofiles.
Global Compliance.TheSocketModemembeddedmodem
hassuccessfullycompletedinternationalcompliance
testing(homologation)forglobalapproval.Thismeansone
communicationsdevicecanbespecifiedperdesignwithout
havingtointegratespecificcountryapproveddevicesfor
eachsystemusedacrosstheworld.
Firmware Upgrades.TheSocketModemembeddedmodem
alsofeaturesflashmemorytoallowforfirmwareupdates.
Theseupgradesallowtheusertostaycurrentwiththelatest
enhancementsthatMulti-Techhastooffer.