Eurotech router provides secure network connection

An Eurotech product story

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Dec 16, 2008

Targeted for telemetry, internet access and mobile computing applications, the Zywan offers a secure and robust connection across GSM/GPRS/3G, CDMA mobile data networks.

It offers real-time access to any Ethernet, 802.11b/g or serial device for mobile and fixed data applications.

The Zywan operates as a configurable embedded Linux router enabling firewalling, DHCP, DNS and NAT.

Also included is a GPS receiver providing a sophisticated tracking program and NMEA data strings for mapping applications.

To manage the Zywan, a web-based graphical user interface can be used to change settings locally or over-the-air.

At the heart of the Zywan is Eurotech's Zeus embedded board providing dual USB ports, three serial ports and two Ethernet ports.

The Zywan is optionally fitted with an internal GPS, Wi-Fi and VGA or touch-screen display.

Users can build applications on top of the core Linux and Java infrastructure on the platform, providing a quick route to market for net and geo-centric products.

The Zywan is an application-ready platform offered with development tools and support.

It is configured with Eurotech embedded Linux, J2ME and OSGI (Eclipse).