January 29, 2009. Savage, MN – Datakey Electronics, Inc., the leading manufacturer of rugged, re-programmable, portable memory products, has released a new development kit for its award-winning line of NFX Managed-Memory® Tokens. The development kit supports the latest release of the NFX family of Tokens and includes an improved sample application (with source code), which illustrates how to use each of the commands included in the DLL. Also new is a command line utility that allows for simplified testing and configuration of the NFX Tokens’ unique OEM and security features.
The NFX Managed-Memory® line of Tokens provides OEMs with a rugged, portable data carrier solution without the shortcomings of consumer-style memory devices. Capacities range from 128MBytes to 1GByte. The NFX Tokens feature solid over-molded construction and IP-rated Receptacle options, which allows them to operate reliably in the harshest environments. Designed for OEMs requiring long-term availability, the NFX Tokens have an internal file management system that allows embedded developers to access the memory using high-level commands that are guaranteed to be stable over time. Typical applications for the NFX Tokens include: data logging, firmware updates, parameter uploads/cloning, data transport, etc.
“The NFX Managed-Memory® line of portable memory Tokens was designed with OEMs in mind,” says Paul Plitzuweit, Business Development Engineer for Datakey Electronics. “Long-term availability, stable command set, USB and SPI interfaces, ultra-rugged and reliable operation, special OEM and security features, custom logo options—these are all qualities that OEMs require in a portable data carrier.”
Focusing on the needs of the embedded systems designer helped Datakey Electronics earn Product Design & Development Magazine’s Gold Award for the NFX Managed-Memory® family. This continued commitment to OEMs shows in the new NFX Development Kit. “We need to provide embedded designers with all the tools they need to easily implement our products, and that’s what the NFX Development Kit does,” added Plitzuweit.
The development kit provides documentation on how to develop applications for both embedded and PC platforms. Because the NFX has both SPI and USB interfaces, it can interface with an embedded microprocessor through its SPI bus and/or with a PC or embedded computer through its USB bus. This provides an effective form of data transport in applications or environments where networking is impractical or impossible.
The NFX Development Kit includes: 2 NFX Tokens, 2 mating Receptacles (1 panel mount and 1 PCB mount), software CD, user manuals, and an NFX Memory Interface box with USB cable. The software CD includes all documentation, a sample software application with source code and drivers, and a command line utility for easy testing and configuration. The Kits may be purchased by contacting Datakey Electronics directly or through their channel of sales representatives.
About Datakey Electronics
Datakey Electronics offers a complete catalog of RoHS compliant, fully-engineered data transport solutions. The product line consists of proprietary memory Keys and other custom-shaped Tokens containing non-volatile memory, mating Receptacles, Reader/Writers, and Development Kits. These products are used world-wide in hundreds of industrial, medical, military, and commercial applications, providing a cost-effective and reliable way of storing and transporting electronic information where conventional methods would not survive. In addition, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) choose Datakey Electronics because unlike consumer product manufacturers, Datakey Electronics provides life-of-product availability and support.
Datakey Electronics has built a world-wide base of customers over the past 32 years. These include St. Jude Medical, General Dynamics, Cisco Systems, Raytheon, Siemens, Tyco Healthcare, Gilbarco, governments and many other corporations of various sizes.
Datakey Electronics, Inc., based in Savage, MN, is a vertically-integrated minority woman-owned business, designing, molding and assembling all of its products in its own custom-built factory.
