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CYAN 公司为所有无线系统提供低功率微控制器CYAN PROVIDES LOW POWER
MICROCONTROLLER FOR
UNIVERSAL
WIRELESS SYSTEM
为eCOG1™赢得SWORD工程的通信控制器设计投标Design win for
eCOG1™ as
communications controller in SWORD project
英国一家半导体公司——Cyan Technology——最近发布一则消息说，它的可配置低功率微控制器eCOG1™已被选定作为由PIC Ltd 研发的具有强大和灵活功能的无线通信系统的核心。根据SWORD工程的进度安排，该无线通信系统现正在由英国广播公司（BBC）和其他合作伙伴试用。Cyan
Technology, the UK fabless semiconductor company has just announced that its
configurable low power microcontroller, the eCOG1™ has been chosen to be the heart
of the communications controller module in a powerful and flexible wireless
communications system developed by PIC Ltd now being trialled by the BBC and
other partners in the SWORD project.
PIC Ltd的最先进的无线系统正处于高级研制阶段，该系统被称为“通用无线节点”，可以实现各种类型的大量的传感器（模拟、数字或视觉传感器）以及数据设备与各式各样的无线调制解调器之间的无缝接口。PIC Ltd is at
an advanced stage in the development of its ‘state of the art’ wireless system,
known as a Universal Wireless Node, which can seamlessly interface a broad
range and large number of sensors – analogue, digital or visual – and data
devices to a variety of wireless modems. 可选的无线接口包括GSM、GPRS、IEEE802.11x (WiFi) 以及卫星通信，其数据传输率从9.6kbps到52Mbps。Optional
wireless interfaces include GSM, GPRS, IEEE802.11x (WiFi) and satellite
communications with data rates ranging from 9.6 kbps to 52 Mbps. 这使得该系统可以将大量静态图像、视频和数据的传输质量直接提升到广播播放品质。This makes the system suitable for a wide range of
still image, video and data transmission applications right up to broadcast
quality.
由于存在在只有日光或其他自然能源的遥远地区使用的可能，引发了对控制器模块的超低功耗性能的需求。此项需求，以及需要有选择地激活各式各样的外设接口的需求，导致了该系统选择使用Cyan公司具有高可配置性的eCOG1™设备。The
requirement for extremely low power consumption in the controller module was
driven by the potential for application in remote locations where solar or
other natural power sources could be deployed. This, together
with the requirement for a variety of peripheral interfaces that could be
selectively enabled, led to the choice of the highly configurable Cyan eCOG1™
device as the main controller in the system.
eCOG1™主要用于处理各类通信接口的管理事务。已经为该系统研发了一整套包罗万象的软件模块，以便选择传输速率和点对点通信类型，或通过台式机、笔记本、PDA或手机无障碍访问互联网。The eCOG1™
handles the management of the various communications interfaces. A
comprehensive suite of software modules has been developed for the system
designed to provide a choice of speed and type of point to point communications
or full internet access via PC, laptop, PDA or mobile phone.
据PIC Ltd.的安德鲁-梅德蒙特说，除了eCOG1™的硬件特色外，Cyan公司的开发环境对此项目的成功也是重要因素。“我们必须具有开发各种类型模块的能力，以支持我们所有不同种类的接口，”他说，“CyanIDE™软件工具使我们具备了这种能力，可以方便地重新配置控制器的外设，并在极短的时间内开发出适当的软件。”According to
Andrew Maidment of PIC Ltd, in addition to the hardware features of the eCOG1™,
the Cyan development environment was important to the success of the project. “We needed to
be able to develop a variety of modules to support all our different interface
options,” he says. “The CyanIDE™ software tools enabled us easily to
reconfigure the peripherals in the controller, and to develop the appropriate
software very speedily.”
PIC系统的早期用户包括那些家喻户晓的公司，例如BBC（英国广播公司），它使用PIC的技术将图像（如英国黑泽湖堡的图像）直接发布到它们的网站上供公众查阅。该系统还一直用于交通监视公告网站的交通状况报告系统。Early
customers for the PIC system include household names such as the BBC who use
PIC’s technology for transmitting pictures (such as that from Blackpool Tower
in the UK) directly to their web site for public viewing. The system is also being used for
traffic monitoring and status reporting from billboard sites.
正在研发的系统现名为SWORD，由不列颠国家空间公司(BNSC) 投资。该公司是英国贸易工业部（Dti）的一个分支。该项目开发集团包括数家专业英国机构、SciSys和SICL 。若干商业交易与该项目集团一直保持紧密接触，以保证那些正忙于进行系统试用的项目伙伴及时了解市场的技术动向。The
system being developed is currently known as SWORD and is funded by the British
National Space Corporation (BNSC) – an offshoot of the Dti. The project group developing the
project includes specialist UK organisations, SciSys and SICL. Several
businesses are keeping closely in touch with the Project Group to ensure ready
uptake of the technology in the marketplace with project partners now actively
involved in system trials.
编辑寄语Editors Note:
SWORD项目的进一步信息或有关PIC通用无线节点（PIC Universal Wireless Node）的综合报道文章，可根据具体要求提供。有需求者可与Pathway PR联系。Further
information on the SWORD project or a more comprehensive article on the PIC
Universal Wireless Node can be made available on request. Please contact
Pathway PR.
关于PIC科技About PIC Technologies
PIC设计、研发和销售先进的无线产品和系统，能够保证几乎是安装在地球上任何地方的任何传感器、摄像机或其他设备的数据通信要求。产品可采用市电工作，也可自备电源，使用太阳能电池，并能重新配置以适应各种各样的应用要求，包括从保安和监视系统一直到使用SMS信息系统的警报监视系统。PIC
designs, develops and markets advanced wireless products and systems to enable
data communications from virtually any sensor, camera or instrument anywhere on
earth. Products work with either mains power or are self-powered, using solar
cells, and can be configured for a vast number of applications, ranging from security
and surveillance through to alarm monitoring using the SMS messaging system.
新近建立的和即将出现的无线系统，通过使用已经发明的低成本系统和系统组件，已经能够保证可靠的数据通信。PIC的目标是，努力成为正在新兴的和现已建立的数据通信市场上遥测技术应用的首选公司。Newly
established and emerging wireless systems now enable reliable data
communication to take place using systems and system components which are
innovative and low cost. PIC’s goal is to be the company of first choice for
wireless telemetry applications for both emerging and established data
communications markets.
联络资料：
电话：852 2163 2000
传真：852 2163 2555
欲了解详情，请与PIC Ltd.联系。公司地址及联系方式：28 New Forest Drive, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42
7QT ；电话：01590 622702；电子邮件地址：sales@PIC-technologies.com For Further Information please
contact PIC Ltd., 28 New Forest Drive,
Brockenhurst,
Hampshire SO42 7QT Tel: 01590 622702 Email: sales@PIC-technologies.com
关于Cyan科技About Cyan Technology
Cyan Technology是一家半导体公司，公司本部在英国，主要致力于研发特殊的超低功率微控制器及开发工具。Cyan
Technology is a fabless semiconductor company, based in the UK, focussing on
the development of unique ultra low powered microcontrollers and their
development tools.
Cyan的最初产品是超低功率eCOG1™16位微控制器。eCOG1™在提供超低功率工作能力的同时，还提供可配置的外围设备，内置存储管理和接口程序，以及精密的特殊功能，如：单板ICE和调试工具。免费的设计工具有CyanIDE™，它带有一个正在申请专利的配置工具，可以方便地对外围设备进行重新配置。Cyan’s initial product is the
ultra low powered eCOG1™ 16 Bit microcontroller. The eCOG1™
offers a combination of ultra low power operation together with configurable
peripherals, built in memory management and interfacing as well as
sophisticated features such as on-board ICE and debug. Free design tools include CyanIDE™,
which incorporates a patent pending Configuration Tool that allows the devices
peripherals to be easily reconfigured.
这些特殊功能使得Cyan的eCOG1™微控制器成为在以太网、蓝牙技术或WiFi无线接口方面理想的解决方案。其应用潜力十分广泛，然而因它而获益非浅的领域主要是远程数据遥测系统、手持式设备、PDA（个人数字助理）、EPOS（电子销售设备）和数据记录仪，以及摄像机、安全保卫系统和其他智能化传感器或后外围设备的综合通信系统。These
features make Cyan’s eCOG1™ microcontroller an ideal solution for new
generation products involving communications over Ethernet, Bluetooth or WiFi
wireless interfaces. Applications are potentially very broad but the device
specifically brings benefit to areas such as remote data telemetry systems,
handheld instrumentation, PDA’s, EPOS and data recorders as well as integrated
communications in cameras, security systems and other intelligent sensors or
peripherals.
编辑：欲更多了解Cyan科技，请与Cyan科技的Paul Johnson先生或Paul Barwick先生联系，电话：01954 234400。Editors:
For further information on Cyan Technology please contact Paul Johnson or Paul
Barwick at Cyan Technology on 01954 234400.
电子邮件地址Email: pauljohnson@cyantechnology.com
or 或paulbarwick@cyantechnology.com
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