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WIZnet iMCU 2010 Design Contest Winners
WIZnet Open Hardware Platform
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he WIZnet iMCU Design Contest 2010
challenged engineers across the globe to
incorporate the W7100 Internet MCU (“iMCU”) in
creative embedded design projects. The W7100
is an Internet MCU integrating a hardwired TCP/
IP core with an 8051 processor. It makes an
easy-to-implement platform for applications that
require a network connection. By combining the
latest hardwired TCP/IP chip with the benefits
of the W5100 and 8051 MCU core, the W7100
provides a one-chip solution for all embedded
Internet projects. With $15,000 in cash prizes
up for grabs, the competition was fierce, with
innovative projects coming in from locations
such as the United States, Romania, Australia,
India, and Japan. The judges’ results are now
nal. Congratulations to the winners!
FIRST PLACE
Net Butler
T
he innovative Net Butler is a multifunction
design used to control, monitor, and
automatically maintain a home network. Built
around an iMCU7100EVB evaluation board,
the design has several functions: it serves as a
DNS proxy with a domain name block list and
an activity log display; it tracks and reports
on connected network devices; it operates as
a web server for viewing system activity and
configuration settings; it enables you to easily
manage a Wi-Fi network via push buttons, a
webpage, or a timer; and it downloads and
displays up-to-date weather information. Each
task can be individually enabled or disabled,
and most of them have several configuration
settings. The system includes a bootloader
for downloading new code over the network,
so adding new functions is a straight forward
process.
Richard Wotiz United States | dick601@
mystics.org
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