CMX and Cygnal Introduce Embedded Ethernet Reference Design

Austin, TX and Jacksonville, FL – December 3, 2002 – CMX Systems, popular manufacturer of real-time operating systems and embedded TCP/IP software, and Cygnal Integrated Products, manufacturer of 8051 Flash microcontrollers, today announced the availability of an Embedded Ethernet Reference Design featuring the CMX-MicroNet™ TCP/IP stack and the Cygnal C8051F124DK Development Kit.

The Reference Design includes a demonstration version of the CMX-MicroNet software. CMX-MicroNet is a small TCP/IP software stack that has been developed to provide Internetworking connectivity tools to designers working with 8-bit processors. It uses Cygnal’s C8051F12X 8-bit microcontroller market which has 128K byte Flash memory, 8K bytes of RAM, and 12-bit A/D convernter. With the addition of TCP/IP support, these devices provide an excellent web server platform for a wide range of industrial and commercial applications.

Chuck Behrmann, President and CEO of CMX, said, “We are very pleased that Cygnal has selected CMX-MicroNet as a networking tool for the C8051F12X family. Cygnal and CMX can now offer their customers an unmatched combination of price and performance, and this powerful combination of hardware and software will be able to work ‘out of the box’ for embedded systems developers.”

Cygnal’s Ethernet Reference Design includes:

- C8051F124DK development kit ($149)
- AB2 Ethernet Prototyping Board ($50)
- Supporting documentation and software.

CMX-MicroNet is a scaled down TCP/IP software stack with a total memory footprint of 3Kb - 20Kb, depending upon configuration, for 8-bit processors or those 16-bit processors that require a single-chip solution with no external memory. CMX-MicroNet supports more 8-bit and 16-bit microprocessors than any other existing solution. CMX-MicroNet is currently available, starting at $5,500 for the base system. All CMX software includes complete source code, no royalties on shipped products, and free technical support/updates.


About CMX Systems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1990, CMX Systems of Jacksonville, FL, is focused on providing its customers with all of the tools needed to program their embedded applications. The company's core business is to develop and support real-time, multi-tasking operating systems (RTOS) and TCP/IP stacks for a wide variety of 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcomputers, microprocessors, and digital signal processors. The company's CMX-RTX™, CMX-RTXS™, and CMX-Tiny+™ real-time multi-tasking operating systems support more than 40 processor families and over 30 C-compiler vendors. CMX also develops and supports products that enhance the user's ability to create, test and debug application code, including CMXKAware™, CMXBug™, and CMXTracker™. CMX TCP/IP™, a full-featured TCP/IP stack for 16- and 32-bit processors, also is sold by the company. CMX also offers CMX-MicroNet, which is a unique TCP/IP stack that is targeted for 8-bit and 16-bit processor target platforms. In addition to developing RTOSes, debugging tools, and networking software, CMX also distributes a wide variety of C tools, including compilers, assemblers, linkers, librarians, simulators and ROM debuggers from many well-known manufacturers. For more information, please visit CMX Systems’ Website at http://www.cmx.com

About Cygnal Integrated Products, Inc.
Founded in March 1999, Cygnal Integrated Products, Inc. of Austin, TX designs, manufactures and markets Flash-based 8051 microcontrollers. The combination of mixed-signal integration and in-system programmability offers high component integration, design flexibility, and fast time-to-market. Cygnal products deliver advanced application solutions expressly designed to address a broad range of markets including communications systems, industrial equipment and consumer products.