Ellisys Expands Its WiMedia-Based, Certified Wireless USB Product Portfolio With the New UWB Generator 320
17 June 2006
their Ultrawideband R&D challenges.
The UWB Generator 320 helps verify product and component reliability bygenerating reproducible traffic, timing and error scenarios. Containing aspecialized processor designed specifically for WiMedia and CertifiedWireless USB protocols, it produces sequences of arbitrary frames withprogrammable inter-frame delay, and can then wait for any kind of responseframe or event. The processor's instruction set enables developers toemulate Wireless USB hosts and devices as well as various WiMedia-baseddevices. Integrated with Ellisys' leading Ultrawideband and CertifiedWireless USB protocol analysis software, users can reproducepreviously-recorded scenarios, or modify them for testing corner cases andrecovery mechanisms.
The WiMedia Alliance endorses traffic generation as a test methodology thatcan improve UWB product quality. Other prominent industry leaders,including Microsoft, Wisair and Staccato Communications, agree.
"The WiMedia Alliance remains committed to providing a robust selection ofinteroperable products for the design and development of ultra-widebandsolutions," said Stephen R. Wood, president of the WiMedia Alliance and UWBtechnology strategist at Intel. "We believe that manufacturers need to getproducts right on the first shot. Products such as the Ellisys WiMediaframes generator help make that possible," Mr. Wood continued.
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Ellisys UWB Generator 320
"By reproducing Wireless USB hosts and devices frames sequences, theEllisys UWB Generator 320 helps us in verifying the robustness of ourCertified Wireless USB drivers," said Fred Bhesania, Program Manager in theWindows Device Experience Group at Microsoft. "Microsoft is committed toensure the Certified Wireless USB support in Windows meets the needs of themarketplace. The Ellisys products help us achieve our goal," Mr. Bhesaniacontinued.
"By using the UWB Generator 320 in conjunction with Ellisys' Wireless USBprotocol analyzer, our engineers are able to reproduce frames sequences,test exceptional conditions and verify our silicon behavior with greatease," said David Meshulam, VP R&D of Wisair. "Ellisys' products are veryvaluable for us, and we are actively using them to accelerate thedevelopment of the UWB and Wireless USB protocol stacks of our nextgeneration silicon," Mr. Meshulam continued.
"Ellisys' protocol test equipment for the WiMedia common radio platform andCertified Wireless USB, serves an important ecosystem function in thedesign-in of Staccato's Ripcord™ single-chip, all-CMOS solutions. WithEllisys' recent product introduction of the UWB Generator 320, the industryhas additional, cost-effective capabilities to accelerate productintegration of Certified Wireless USB. We are pleased to be working withEllisys and to have them in the Team Staccato Partner Program," said MarkBowles, Co-Founder and VP Business Development & Marketing of StaccatoCommunications.
Ellisys will be demonstrating the UWB Generator 320 at the CertifiedWireless USB Developers Conference in San Jose, California, from June 20thto 22nd.
Availability
The Ellisys UWB Generator 320 and the Wireless USB Explorer 300 areavailable now to order with a lead time of two weeks. Please contactsales@ellisys.com for pricing information.
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A high-resolution photograph can be downloaded fromwww.ellisys.com/archive/uwbgen320.gifA screen shot of the software is available atwww.ellisys.com/archive/uwbgen320_soft.gifThe datasheet is available atwww.ellisys.com/products/download/uwbgenbro_en.pdfMore information can be found at www.ellisys.com/products/uwbgen320/
About the USB-IF
The non-profit USB Implementers Forum, Inc. was formed to provide a supportorganization and forum for the advancement and adoption of USB technology.The USB-IF facilitates the development of high quality compatible USBdevices through its logo and compliance program and promotes the benefitsof USB and the quality of products that have passed compliance testing. Formore information, please visit www.usb.org.
About Ellisys
Ellisys is a Test & Measurement company committed to the design and timelyintroduction of advanced protocol analysis solutions for USB devices,Certified Wireless USB and Ultrawideband. Developers have been usingEllisys' USB products and solutions for more than five years with greatsuccess. With the consumer electronics market moving toward wirelesstechnology Ellisys proves once again its commitment to the developers'community. By providing WiMedia and Certified Wireless USB early adopterswith the right tools at the right time Ellisys enables these promisingmarkets to grow in a secure and confident manner, and ensures a rapid andwide acceptance of these technologies. For more information, please visitwww.ellisys.com.
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