No OS in the smartphone space has come to prominence as quickly as Android. And no other interconnect solution is as important or as ubiquitous as USB. MCCI today extends its Windows, Linux, and Mac product lines to offer a USB software solution for Android, validated for the most dominant version of the platform, Android 2.2 Froyo. MCCI's complete solution includes networking class NCM for high-speed networking. Complementing the solution is the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) Driver, which supports not only product development but also application installation via a USB cable.
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Today at CTIA, Smith Micro announced the recipients of the 2011 Innovator Awards, which recognize prominent wireless executives and companies spearheading participation in the SODA™ (Secure On-Device API) Innovator Program, among whom was MCCI. Read the text of the award statement.
The MCCI USB DataPump 3.0, a proven USB host and device stack, is now ready for your embedded products.
Millions of consumers today enjoy the benefits of products supporting SuperSpeed USB, which is ten times faster than USB 2.0. MCCI’s standards-compliant software presents an efficient, zero-copy architecture that minimizes ”round trips,” enables careful CPU cache management, and supports the ability to tune for bus bandwidth.
In addition to the speed advantage, SuperSpeed also delivers improved power management to increase the battery life of portable products.
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Millions of consumers today enjoy the benefits of products supporting SuperSpeed USB, which is ten times faster than USB 2.0. MCCI’s standards-compliant software presents an efficient, zero-copy architecture that minimizes ”round trips,” enables careful CPU cache management, and supports the ability to tune for bus bandwidth.
In addition to the speed advantage, SuperSpeed also delivers improved power management to increase the battery life of portable products.
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NCM (Network Control Model) is one of the USB Implementers Forum's major stories for 2011. Here are some detailed responses from MCCI CEO Terry Moore to a few questions about the NCM device
class specification:
Q: Can you please give us a quick, high-level explanation of what the NCM specification is?
A: The Network Control Model (NCM) specification is a high-performance standard for connecting networking devices to PCs using USB. Although it was designed specifically to support the needs of new 4G network standards (such as LTE and WiMax), it has substantial benefits when used for any kind of network traffic.
Q: What are the key features and benefits of the NCM specification?
NCM has two key features: First, it allows multiple Ethernet frames to be encapsulated in a single USB transfer...
Q: Can you please give us a quick, high-level explanation of what the NCM specification is?
A: The Network Control Model (NCM) specification is a high-performance standard for connecting networking devices to PCs using USB. Although it was designed specifically to support the needs of new 4G network standards (such as LTE and WiMax), it has substantial benefits when used for any kind of network traffic.
Q: What are the key features and benefits of the NCM specification?
NCM has two key features: First, it allows multiple Ethernet frames to be encapsulated in a single USB transfer...
Continue reading NCM Means High Performance Networking.
If you've ever asked yourself whether you understand power management issues for interfaces like USB, you would do well to read Mike Micheletti's article in EETimes on SuperSpeed USB's ability to deliver greater throughput while consuming less power. After an initial discussion of ACPI-based power awareness and USB 2.0's Link Power Management (LPM) implementation, Mike explores the SuperSpeed power-management model and the power-state transitions required by the USB 3.0 specification. Mike is a regular contributor to the USB-IF Compliance Working Group, as is MCCI CEO Terry Moore.
The MCCI USB DataPump® 3 is a complete USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 SuperSpeed host and device stack for embedded products such as cellphones, portable navigation devices, set-top boxes, and other consumer products. Read the complete release. Read product details.
MCCI staff enjoyed a very successful 2010 Wireless Japan at Tokyo's famous Big Sight exhibition center. Check out the presentations given at the capacity-crowd seminar and download some of the show's poster art at mcci.com. Pictures of the event are there as well!
On July
14 - July 16, MCCI will exhibit at Wireless Japan. We will demonstrate two different MCCI ExpressDisk™ Driver products:
The MCCI ExpressDisk BOT Driver utilizes the Windows-provided SCSIport/Storport Driver to deliver better performance. The driver combines multiple Read/Write requests into a single request to achieve the highest throughput, achieving up to a 30% better performance when compared to other BOT drivers.
The MCCI ExpressDisk UAS Driver is a complete replacement for Mass Storage Class and utilizes the Windows-provided SCSIport/Storport Driver to achieve maximum data throughput speed. The MCCI ExpressDisk UAS Driver can achieve 300% of BOT throughput.
We will also demonstrate the MCCI Catena® 1910. This Catena is an HSIC (High Speed Inter-Chip USB) Device, Host Emulator, and Protocol Analyzer. It allows an HSIC host/device pair and supporting software to execute in a local, real-time environment, and includes USB transaction-level data capture. It is connected to a host PC and controlled via PCIe. In "Host mode - Analyzer," the PC software views the UUT (Unit Under Test) as a HS USB device. In "Analyzer Mode" the Catena 1910 supports traffic capture of the HSIC bus for traffic flowing between two other HSIC devices, e.g. an applications processor and a modem. The Catena 1910 supports all standard USB operational characteristics, including LPM. The demonstration will show operation with an HSIC hub and mass storage device.
On July 15, MCCI is sponsoring a seminar "Advances in USB," also at the Big Sight. Speakers at the July 15 seminar are:
Go to http://www.expocomm.com/wirelessjapan/confreg.html to register. You must register to attend the seminar. Use the "Conference Registration" button on this page.
You need not register to attend the exhibition. Come visit MCCI in booth B-205 in the Big Sight's East Halls 4 and 5.
The MCCI ExpressDisk BOT Driver utilizes the Windows-provided SCSIport/Storport Driver to deliver better performance. The driver combines multiple Read/Write requests into a single request to achieve the highest throughput, achieving up to a 30% better performance when compared to other BOT drivers.
The MCCI ExpressDisk UAS Driver is a complete replacement for Mass Storage Class and utilizes the Windows-provided SCSIport/Storport Driver to achieve maximum data throughput speed. The MCCI ExpressDisk UAS Driver can achieve 300% of BOT throughput.
We will also demonstrate the MCCI Catena® 1910. This Catena is an HSIC (High Speed Inter-Chip USB) Device, Host Emulator, and Protocol Analyzer. It allows an HSIC host/device pair and supporting software to execute in a local, real-time environment, and includes USB transaction-level data capture. It is connected to a host PC and controlled via PCIe. In "Host mode - Analyzer," the PC software views the UUT (Unit Under Test) as a HS USB device. In "Analyzer Mode" the Catena 1910 supports traffic capture of the HSIC bus for traffic flowing between two other HSIC devices, e.g. an applications processor and a modem. The Catena 1910 supports all standard USB operational characteristics, including LPM. The demonstration will show operation with an HSIC hub and mass storage device.
On July 15, MCCI is sponsoring a seminar "Advances in USB," also at the Big Sight. Speakers at the July 15 seminar are:
- MCPC Secretary General Masahiro Hataguchi ("Welcome")
- ASMedia Senior AVP of Marketing Weber Chuang ("USB 3.0 Market Status and Achievements Today")
- TI Consumer and Computer Interface/Senior Member of Technical Staff, Systems and Architecture Grant Ley ("Advances in USB Storage")
- MCCI Senior Standards Architect Geert Knapen ("Audio-Video (AV) Over USB")
- MCCI CEO Terry Moore ("USB 3.0 Software Architecture and Implementation Issues")
Go to http://www.expocomm.com/wirelessjapan/confreg.html to register. You must register to attend the seminar. Use the "Conference Registration" button on this page.
You need not register to attend the exhibition. Come visit MCCI in booth B-205 in the Big Sight's East Halls 4 and 5.
Rick Nelson, EDN Editor-in-Chief cites the speed and success of MCCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 software in his article "One-stop shop provides easy-to-use USB 3.0 IP," an article touting the interoperability and ease-of-use of the Synopsys DesignWare SuperSpeed USB 3.0 IP.
ASMedia Technology Inc., a leader in SoC IC design, and MCCI® Corporation, the world's leading developer of USB connectivity to the mobile phone industry, jointly announce their collaboration on SuperSpeed USB 3.0 products. ASMedia is delivering its ASM1051 USB 3.0 device to MCCI for supporting MCCI's USB 3.0 software development efforts, which can be made available to customers as a fully-tested, integrated solution.
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