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Byte Paradigm announces First Serial Protocol Host Adapter that supports Dual- and Quad-SPI protocols

11th February 2011

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Byte Paradigm announced SPI Storm, an advanced Serial Protocol Host Adapter controlled from PC through USB interface. The device is capable of accessing ASIC, SoC, FPGA and other digital embedded systems that use serial protocols up to 100 MHz at their I/Os. Serial protocol can be chosen from a library of standard protocols that includes: SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface), variants of SPI on 3 wires, and for the first time, dual-SPI and quad-SPI protocols. Alternatively, SPI Storm StudioTM software allows defining custom protocols, including protocols requiring bidirectional signal lines. In addition, SPI Storm features a side 8-bit GPO (General-purpose Output) port that can be synchronized with the serial port, to extend the number of available signal for even more complex interfaces.

/> 'SPI Storm is the result of discussions with our customers. They have really defined this product from the start. They wanted more protocols, higher speeds, more flexibility at defining protocols, and more ease of use.' Frederic Leens, Sales & Marketing Manager at Byte Paradigm says. 'We had to take it all from the start. SPI Storm is the first device that uses our new software platform and hardware concepts which will be applied to our future products from now on. We hope that electronic engineers will like it as much as we do.' With 32 MB memory, 100 MHz operation and 3 specialized ports (a flexible serial port, 8-bit GPO and an 8-bit input trigger port), SPI Storm targets ASIC, SoC, FPGA and embedded system testing and debugging, when there is a need to access and interact in real time with interfaces that use standard and user-defined serial protocols. SPI StormTM will be available in March 2011 from Byte Paradigm and its network of worldwide distributors with cables, standard options and SPI Storm StudioTM software at the launch price of €750 / $999.