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All-in-one Hardware and Open SourceDevelopment Environment

Benefts• Quick-to-marketsolutionforrapidROI

• Provenhardwareplatformforincreasedreliability

• SimpliesdevelopmentusingLinux-basedopensourcesoftware

• Approvedforeaseofworldwidedeployment

• Acost-effectivealternativetocustommanufacturing

• Serviceandsupportbackedbyanindustryleader

• Easilyadaptstofuturetechnologies

ApplicationsthatrequiredevicenetworkingcapabilitycannowbeembeddeddirectlyontoselectMulti-Techmodems.Multi-Tech’sCellularDevelopmentPlatformwithCoreCDP™isacompletehardwaresolutionanda

completeLinuxenvironmentinone.NowhereelsewillyoundanopenLinuxdevelopmentenvironmentandafullycertiedhardwareofferingthatincludesmultipleinterfaces(serial,USB,EthernetandSDcardslot)andinternalperipherals(includingcellularmodemandaGPSreceiver)inoneapplication-readyendusersolution.

TheCellularDevelopmentPlatformbringstogetheracellularhardwaredevelopmentkitandMulti-Tech’sCoreCDP,adistributionversionoftheLinuxoperatingsystemandcompleteLinuxbuildenvironment.Thisallowsdeveloperstocross-compilethousandsofopensourcesoftwarepackagesandtocreatecustomapplicationsina veryshortperiodoftime.Inmanycases,existingapplicationscaneasilybeincorporatedandrunontheplatform withlittleornomodication.TheCellularDevelopmentPlatformutilizestheOpenEmbeddedframeworkasthebasetoprovideacustomLinuxdistributionbranch,knownasCoreCDP,designedtorunonMulti-TechCellularDevelopmentPlatformhardware.

Multi-Tech’seld-testedhardwareprovidesasolidbaseforanyembeddedcellularapplication,allowingdeveloperstocreategatewayaccesstothecellularnetworkwithoutadvancedhardwaredesignknowledge.Multi-Tech’sreliable,globally-approvedcellulardeviceplatformminimizestheneedformixingandmatching varioushardwarepieces,greatlyreducingthecomplexityandcostofthesolutionandeliminatingtheneedtopursueyourowncarrierandregulatoryapprovals,includingFCC,IC,UL,PTCRBandR&TTE.

DevelopwithMulti-Tech’sCellularDevelopmentPlatformforaexible,quickandcost-effectivewaytobringyoursolutiontomarket. Thendeployitanywayyouchoose

dependingonyourvolumeandbrandingneeds.Flashthermware yourselforhaveMulti-Techdoitalongwithanycustomizationrequirements.

Cellular Development Platorm

Cellular Hardware Platorm Block Diagram



A Cost-Effective, Quick-to-Market Solution

Thefollowingtableexaminestheresourceandschedulingcostsforthreeapproachesforacompanywantingtoembedanapplicationinadevicewithcellularcapabilities.StartingwithanexistingPC-basedapplicationandnodevicehardware,theoverallprojectcostandtimetomarketgreatlyimprovewhenleveragingMulti-Techplatformsolutions,providingfasterreturn-on-investment.

A Resource and Cost Comparison o Three Cellular Development Strategies:

* Certifcations costs vary by technology (2G/3G), carrier and country.

ROI Begins

ROI Begins

Timeline (in months)

Internal Custom Development 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |Hardware Engineering $100,000

Software Development $50,000

EMC & Safety $8,000

Certifications* $35,000

Total Costs: $193,000

Designed in SocketModem

Hardware Engineering $50,000Software Development $25,000EMC & Safety $8,000Certifications*

Total Costs: $83,000 Cellular Development PlatormHardware Engineering

Software Development $25,000EMC & SafetyCertifications*

To tal Costs: $25,000

Internal Custom DevelopmentCost: $193,000 & up to 18 months

Thehardwaredevelopmentknowledgeandcostofcreating yourownplatformissignicant.Softwaredevelopmentcostsnotonlyincludetheportingcostsoftheexistingapplication,butanydriverdevelopmenttogetthebaseoperatingsystemcommunicatingwithallyourneededperipherals.

Custom Development with Multi-TechSocketModem® using the Cellular DevelopmentPlatform Architecture

Savings: $110,000 & up to 8 months

Multi-Tech’sSocketModemprovidesaUniversalSocketfootprint,soyourdevicecanbedesignedtotakeavarietyofcommunicationtechnologieswhilereducingcostsrelatedtocarrierandglobalapprovals.Kick-starttheprocesswithourCellularDevelopmentPlatform,whichreducessoftwaredevelopmenttimeandfacilitatesaquickerreturn-on-investment.

Multi-Tech’s Cellular Development PlatformSavings: $168,000 & up to 4 months

GoastepfurtherandleverageMulti-Tech’sprovenhardwareplatforminconjunctionwithourSocketModemtechnologytoremovetheneedforcustomhardwaredevelopment.Thisallowsyoutofocusondeliveringyourapplicationwithoutworryingabouthardwaredevelopmentandtherelatedtelecomapprovals.

Development Platform Hardware Interfaces



World Headquarters

Tel: (763)785-3500 (800)328-9717

www.multitech.com

EMEA HeadquartersMulti-Tech Systems (EMEA)United Kingdom

Tel: +(44)118-9597774

Comprehensive Service and Support

Standard Support

Multi-Tech’sCellularDevelopmentPlatformincludesatwo-yearproductwarrantyonthehardwareplatform.Thisincludestechnicalsupport,viaMulti-Tech’sonlinesupportportal,toassistwithtroubleshootingandbasichardwarecongurations.

Developer Community & Support TosupportdevelopersusingtheCellularDevelopmentPlatform,theMulti-Techengineeringteamcreated www.multitech.net .Logontothesiteandaccessavarietyofresources,includingproductdocumentation,applicationdevelopmentexamples,technicalarticlesandmuchmore.

Youcanalsoparticipateindeveloperforumson www.multitech.net tondandshareideasandtips.ModeratedbyMulti-Techengineeringprofessionalsandthedevelopercommunity,theseforumsaddressawidevarietyofdevelopmenttopicstosupportyourprojects.

Advanced Developer Support Option

Fordevelopersneedingdedicatedsupport,Multi-Techoffersafee-basedsupportoptionavailablein5-hourand25-hourincrements.AdvancedDeveloperSupportprovidesassistancewithsoftwareissues,theportingoforcross-compilingofapplications,useofperipheralsandmuchmore.

Sotware SpecifcationsSoftware Development Kit

LinuxKernel2.6.28.x

Driverstosupportallperipheralsincludedontheplatformhardware

ProgrammingLanguages:Python,Java(JamVM),Perl,Ruby,C/C++,PHP

Networking:PPP,iptables

WebServer:lighttpd

Remoteshell:SSH

Database:sqlite3

Networklesystem:samba

Security:OpenSSL

Documentation & ToolsDocumentation

CodeexamplesUtilities&proceduresforconguring&updatingdevices

Visit www.multitech.net forcompletedetails

Hardware SpecifcationsProcessor & Memory

400MHzARM9CPU

256MBNANDash

64MBSDRAM

2GBSDFlashCard(included)

External Interfaces & ConnectorsPowerinput9VDCto32VDC

Connectors:DE-9RS-232,USB1.1,RJ-4510/100Ethernet,GPSSMAfemale,&GSM/CDMASMAfemale

SlotforSDmemoryashcard

LEDsforPower,CellularLinkStatus,EthernetLink,&Speed

5programmableLEDsforapplicationspecicuse

Internal PeripheralsRTC(RealTimeClock)

FullGPSreceiver

2.5GEDGEcellularmodem(3Gsupportedinfuturerelease)

Debug3pinsserialconsoleport

Temperaturesensor

CablingEthernetcable,serialcable,USBcable,3-pinserialdebug

cable,&comboGSM/GPSantenna

Power Supply100-240V9V-1.7Achangeablebladepowersupply;three

removableblades(US,Euro&UK)

Ordering InormationProduct Description RegionMTCDP-E1-DK* EDGECellularDevelopmentPlatform Global (Modem,GPS,&DevelopersKit)

MTCDP-E1† EDGECellularDevelopmentPlatform Global (ModemOnly)

MTCDP-E1-GP† EDGECellularDevelopmentPlatform Global (ModemOnlywithGPS)

CDPS-25 DeveloperSupport-25hours Global

CDPS-5 DeveloperSupport-5hours Global

*DevelopersKitincludesmodem,GPSexpansioncard,universalACpowersupplywithassortmentofglobalplugs,cellularpenta-band/GPSantenna,Ethernetcable,RS-232cable,USBcable,serialdebugcable,2GBSecureDigital(SD)Flash,andDVDincludingCoreCDP™Linuxdevelopmentdistribution.

†Modemonlyincludesthedevicehardware.Allaccessoriessoldseparately.

ProducedintheUSofUSandnon-UScomponents

Featuresandspecicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Trademarks / Registered Trademarks:SocketModem,CoreCDP,Multi-Tech,andtheMulti-Techlogo:Multi-TechSystems,Inc./Allotherproductsandtechnologiesarethetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.

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