Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Connect One | Subject: iChip CO2128
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 13 November 2007
IC provides EFTPOS security
Connect One's iChipSec CO2128 internet controller chip provided the latest SSL3 encryption, hardware-based security and all required IP protocols and applications on a single chip.
PAX has started mass production of the P80 EFTPOS terminal with Connect One's iChip CO2128 The CO2128 provides secure internet protocol (IP) communications and full support for Wi-Fi connectivity
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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PAX has been able to design the P80 as a high-performance EFTPOS terminal that provides stable and secure Wi-Fi connectivity to its customers.
PAX selected Connect One's iChipSec CO2128 internet controller chip because it provided the latest SSL3 encryption, hardware-based security and all required IP protocols and applications on a single chip.
In addition, the CO2128 acts as an impenetrable firewall, shielding the application from internet attacks.
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"Connect One's iChip enabled us to start production of our P80 just one month after we built our prototype", noted Terence Tong, PAX Director of Research and Development.
"The fast design-in time gave us a major jump on our competition".
"Since iChip includes all the internet protocols and drivers needed for both Wi-Fi and secure IP communications, our engineers were able to focus on our core development tasks".
"Using a few simple commands, we are able to manage all Wi-Fi, security and IP level aspects".
Ariel Shulman, Connect One's Vice President of Sales said "Our solution gives manufacturers complete peace of mind when faced with tight time to market constraints where performance and security are tantamount - all at an extremely effective price point".
"These features will enable iChip and especially the CO2128, to continue to dominate the point-of-sale M2M market".
CO2128 overcomes time and complexity barriers of implementing secure end-to-end IP communications.
Designers do not need to significantly reprogram applications since Connect One's iChipSec CO2128 uses the AT+i API to offload Wi-Fi drivers and security tasks, SSL security and networking protocols from the host application.
iChipSec CO2128 also acts as a firewall-in-a-chip, protecting the application from networks attacks.
CO2128 supports LAN, Wi-Fi and all types of dial-up/wireless modems (AMPS, CDMA, CDMA2000, CDPD, GPRS, GSM, IDEN and TDMA cellular protocols).
CO2128 includes a full secure TCP/IP stack, plus upper layer protocols like SMTP, POP3, MIME, HTTP, WAP, FTP and TELNET.
It includes an integrated web server for easy application management.
With CO2128, developers can take advantage of 10 simultaneous TCP/UDP sockets; two listening sockets; SMTP, MIME, POP3, FTP, Telnet and HTTP/HTTPs clients; a web server with a website for the application and one for configuring iChipSec CO2128; and SerialNet mode for serial-to-IP bridging.
Secure Socket iWi-Fi supports 64-/128bit WEP encryption, WPA1 and WPA2 Wi-Fi encryption, AES-128/256, SHA-128/192/256, 3DES; the SSL3/TLS1 protocol for a secure client socket session and a secure FTP session.
The CO2128 operates at an industrial temperature range of -40C to +85C and is RoHS-compliant.
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