White Paper gives comprehensive overview of TCP/IP protocol

Computer Solutions has produced a White Paper which is designed to introduce the TCP/IP protocol to embedded engineers who may be unfamiliar with its many options.

Written by the company's Managing Director, Chris Stephens, the paper is entitled 'TCP/IP - an introduction for 8- and 16-bit microcontroller engineers'. It not only covers the various protocols in detail, but also offers advice on choosing the protocol most appropriate for a particular application, and shows how TCP/IP can be integrated into microcontroller systems, with particular emphasis on the use of the CMX-MicroNet TCP/IP stack.

An important section is a glossary giving a detailed listing of the many common mnemonics used in TCP/IP applications, all the way from ARP to UDP. Also included is a list of further reading material and useful application programs.

CMX-MicroNet, which is marketed and supported in the UK by Computer Solutions, is of particular significance to the topic of the White Paper because it provides an implementation of TCP/IP that is optimised for use on small 8- and 16-bit CPUs that may have little memory available and so would be unable to use large conventional stacks. It does not require or include a real-time operating system.

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Computer Solutions Ltd is the UK's premier supplier of microprocessor development tools. It supplies a wide range of software and hardware tools that support over 100 different microprocessor families. Hardware products include; In Circuit Emulators, EPROM Emulators and Device Programmers. Software tools include; Assemblers, Debuggers, Compilers, Real time executives, TCP/IP stacks and other high level protocol libraries. 

With 23 years' experience, Computer Solutions Ltd has unrivalled expertise in embedded tools, consultancy and support.

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Contact: Chris Stephens, MD, Computer Solutions Ltd
Tel: 01932 829460
email: press@computer-solutions.co.uk
web: www.computer-solutions.co.uk

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For more information on MicroNet 

TCP/IP what and why             For a copy of the White Paper        MicroNet on COMSOL's web site