multi-techs cellular development platform allows your application to be seamlessly integrated into multi-techs proven hardware platform, signifcantly simplifying the deployment of your solution and providing the quickest, most economical way to market. our platform enables you to bridge multiple interfaces and create gateway access to the cellular network without advanced hardware design knowledge. integrating your software application into multi-techs reliable, globally-approved cellular device platform eliminates the need for mixing and matching various hardware pieces, greatly reducing the complexity and cost of the solution and eliminating the need to pursue your own carrier and regulatory approvals. a solid, yet flexible foundation the feld-tested hardware provides a solid base for any embedded cellular application. it provides multiple external interfaces, including an onboard gps receiver and a cellular data connection, to access or monitor attached devices. with remote network access and sms, a variety of reporting techniques are readily available. the software architecture is based on the openembedded build framework which enables a developer the ability to cross-compile thousands of linux-based software packages to run on the platform. in many cases, existing applications can easily be incorporated and run on the platform with little or no modifcation. a cost-effective, quick-to-market solution the following table examines the resource and scheduling costs for three approaches for a company wanting to embed an application in a device with cellular capabilities. starting with an existing pc-based application and no device hardware, the overall project cost and time to market greatly improve when leveraging multi-tech platform solutions, providing faster return-on-investment. benefts ? quick-to-market solution for rapid roi ? proven hardware platform for increased reliability ? simplifes development using linux-based open source software ? approved for ease of worldwide deployment ? a cost-effective alternative to custom manufacturing ? service and support backed by an industry leader ? easily adapts to future technologies cellular development platform hardware and open source linux sdk *certifcations costs vary by technology (2g/3g), carrier and country. roi begins roi begins timeline (in months ) inter nal custom development 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | har dware engineerin g $100,000 softwar e development $50,000 emc & safet y $8,000 certifications * $ 35,000 to tal costs: $193,000 designed in socketmodem har dware engineerin g $50,000 softwar e development $25,000 emc & safet y $8,000 certifications * to tal costs: $83,000 cellular development platform har dware engineerin g softwar e development $25,000 emc & safet y certifications * to tal costs: $25,000
emea sales offce C france multi-tech systems (emea) +(33) 1 49 19 22 06 sales@multitech.fr world headquarters C usa multi-tech systems, inc. (763) 785-3500 (800) 328-9717 sales@multitech.com www.multitech.com hardware specifcations processor & memory ? 400mhz arm9 cpu ? 256mb nand fash ? 64mb sdram ? 2gb sd flash card (included) external interfaces and connectors ? power input 9vdc to 32vdc ? de-9 rs-232 connector ? usb device connector ? rj-45 10/100 ethernet connector ? gps sma female connector ? gsm/cdma sma female connector ? slot for sd memory fash card ? leds for power, cellular link status, ethernet link and speed ? 5 programmable leds for application specifc use internal peripherals ? rtc (real time clock) ? full gps receiver ? 2.5g edge cellular modem (3g supported in future release) ? debug 3 pins serial console port ? temperature sensor cabling ? ethernet cable, serial cable, usb cable, 3-pin serial debug cable & combo gsm/gps antenna power supply ? 100-240v 9v-1.7a changeable blade power supply; three removable blades (us, euro and uk) internal custom development cost: $193,000 and up to 18 months the hardware development knowledge and cost of creating your own platform is signifcant. software development costs not only include the porting costs of the existing application, but any driver development to get the base operating system communicating with all your needed peripherals. custom development with multi-tech socketmodem ? using the cellular development platform architecture savings: $110,000 and up to 8 months multi-techs socketmodem provides a universal socket footprint, so your device can be designed to take a variety of com - munication technologies while reducing costs related to carrier and global approvals. kick-start the process with our cellular development platform, which reduces software development time and facilitates a quicker return-on-investment. multi-techs cellular development platform savings: $168,000 and up to 4 months go a step further and leverage multi-techs proven hardware platform in conjunction with our socketmodem technology to remove the need for custom hardware development. this allows you to focus on delivering your application without worrying about hardware development and the related telecom approvals. software specifcations software development kit ? linux kernel 2.6.28.x ? drivers to support all peripherals included on the platform hardware ? programming languages: python, java (jamvm), perl, ruby, c / c++, php ? networking: ppp, iptables ? web server: lighttpd ? remote shell: ssh ? database: sqlite3 ? network fle system: samba ? security: openssl documentation and tools ? documentation ? code examples ? utilities and procedures for confguring and updating devices support ? up to 24 hours of technical support (optional) emea headquarters C uk multi-tech systems (emea) +(44) 118 959 7774 sales@multitech.co.uk features and specifcations are subject to change without notice. made in mounds view, mn, usa trademarks and registered trademarks: socketmodem, multi-tech and multi-tech logo: multi-tech systems, inc. / all other trademark or registered trademarks are the property of the respective owners. copyright ? 2010 multi-tech systems, inc. all rights reserved. 04/10 - 86002119 development platform hardware interfaces a resource and cost comparison of three cellular development strategies:
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