Embedded Processing & DSP

Odin TeleSystems Revolutionary Solution of 2/4 T1/E1/J1 Adapter for ExpressCard/54 Capable Laptops

Thor-4-ExpressCard offers the industry’s latest PC laptop card format, ExpressCard/54. The ExpressCard Standard is promoted by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) and it is quickly gaining ground. Many of today’s leading PC laptop manufacturers are replacing the PCMCIA/Card bus slot with the ExpressCard slot in their new laptop designs. Some have discontinued the PCMCIA/Card bus slots altogether.

Thor-4-ExpressCard features two T1/E1/J1 interfaces, a 400 MIPS DSP, and a 32-bit bus burst transfer DMA feature via the inherent PCI Express bus, which provides efficient transfer of E1/T1/J1 bit-data to and from the PC laptop. The Thor-4-ExpressCard also provides four T1/E1/J1 monitoring ports to allow complete monitoring of two spans. The complete data stream for each T1/E1/J1 span can easily, and with minimal CPU overhead, be transferred between the card and the PC laptop. The added DMA feature, the higher performance DSP, and the ExpressCard interface, are the main differences between this product and its OTX predecessor, the Thor-PCMCIA series.

The feature set of the Thor-4-ExpressCard makes it an ideal choice for developers building modern mobile telephony and telecom applications like SS7/ISDN monitoring and simulation, call tapping, call logging, surveillance systems, and digital recording/playback. The onboard DSP provides features such as HDLC encoding/decoding, tone signaling/detection, and BERT testing – important features for telecom applications with low latency requirements.

Odin’s ExpressCard, PCI-Express, PCI, and PCMCIA based network adapters are supported by the award winning OTX (Odin Telecom frameworkX) open development platform, which is comprised of the application program interfaces (API), software development kit (SDK) and the hardware driver supporting Windows 2003/XP/Vista and Linux operating systems. The OTX platform also offers add-on SDKs which provide additional functionality such as BERT, HDLC, RTP and common VoIP codecs. The highly flexible and comprehensive OTX platform enables system integrators and developers to bring products to market quickly. Thor-4-ExpressCard delivers exceptional results for a vast range of modern mobile telephony applications in a completely mobile package.

“The PC laptop card interface technology is changing rapidly. Odin is excited to be able to supply telecom network adapters for the new emerging laptop card technology, such as the ExpressCard/54. The Thor-4-ExpressCard product offers significant performance improvements over its Thor-PCMCIA predecessor” said Hanz Johansson, Odin’s president and chief executive officer.

Feature Highlights

2/4 E1/T1/J1 (2 TX + 4 RX) interfaces
Software switchable between all modes
High-impedance mode for monitor applications
Signal amplifiers for attenuated T1/E1/J1 monitor conditions (-20dB or -30dB)
ExpressCard/54 bus interface
Power level measurement
Onboard DSP with 400 MIPS processing power
32-bit DMA burst data transfer for efficient data transfer of T1/E1/J1 bit-data
DSP-based support for HDLC encoding/decoding
DSP-based support for tone generation and tone detection (e.g. DTMF, MF, and custom tones)
Support for custom DSP applications

Software Support
Thor-4-ExpressCard driver is available for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista, Pocket PC 2002, and Linux operating systems. Customized DSP applications can be developed using ANSI C and C++ language and standard third-party development tools.

About Odin TeleSystems Inc.
Odin TeleSystems Inc. is a privately held Texas corporation that since 1993 has been specializing in manufacturing, design, and sale of OEM-subsystems for the Telecommunications industry. Odin’s award-winning products represent outstanding cost/performance value for today’s service providers and telecom equipment manufacturers. Innovative and flexible systems enable service providers and equipment manufacturers to provide reliable and leading-edge communications services and products for T1/E1/J1, Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN), Frame Relay, Voice over IP (VoIP), Signaling System Number 7 (SS#7), and Digital Wireless (e.g. GSM).

Odin TeleSystems Inc.
800 E. Campbell Rd., Suite #334
Richardson, TX 75081, USA
Phone: +1-972-664-0100
Fax: +1-972-664-0855
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http://www.OdinTS.com