OCT8304-EP The 8304 Development/Evaluation Kit Simplifying your design process and reducing your time to market with complete, easy to use tools. One of the biggest hurdles a designer faces TDM) datapaths of the chip. Designers can when starting a new project is the learning create their own examples using the included curve of new components and a development software environment in order to test the modes environment. The OCT8304 development kit of operation needed for their design and under- has been designed with the purpose of remov- stand all configuration parameters. ing these hurdles for the OCT8304 component and to accelerate the overall design and debug- The development kit software envi- ging process. ronment is designed to run the OCT8304 API in user space The OCT8304 development kit can be allowing standard C tools to used to test all functions of the interact with the API directly. OCT8304 in a live network envi- This enables designers to utilize ronment. It is equipped with sev- familiar debug and runtime eral standard network ports and tools with the card simplifying a TDM voice interface so that a the design process. voice gateway can be built with off-the-shelf products Included in the package is the integrated with the develop- OCT8304 Probe Tool. This tool allows ment kit. The designers can learn the technology and under- the user/developer to track and search for connections using the IP address and to look stand the system challenges before at all pointers and fields in the chip while traffic is the final hardware is available. running through the device. The tool also features extensive help on all fields. This tool is ideal to The kit includes numerous coding examples to understand any problems found on the embed- get designers started quickly. The recommended ded system and the behavior that leads to it. starting examples are done using handsets connected to the built-in CODECs. The voice is pack- Benefits etized by the OCT8304 and looped back through * Early start on code development a network interface using external cables. All the * Easy prototyping on a variety of networks examples utilize the full assembly (TDM to packet * Rapid test and debug network) and disassembly (packet network to * Good learning tool for VoIP and AAL2 Features * Pre-programmed test examples * Standard network interfaces * Runs under windows NT * GUI debug tool * Phone support package Octasic proprietary and confidential. Contents Hardware Included Code Examples * Full sized PCI development board * VoIPv4 over Ethernet * Complete documentation * VoIPv4 over POS * Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cables * VoIPv4 over ATM in CLIP format (Classical IP) * 2 handsets * VoIPv4 over ATM in LANEv1 format * Loopback connectors (LAN Emulation version1) * NULL encapsulated RTP over ATM Card interfaces * NULL encapsulated IPv4 over ATM * 155 ATM UTP * AAL2 PCM and ADPCM voice per VMOA-145 * OC-3 for POS or ATM * AAL2 PCM and ADPCM voice per ITU I.366.2 * 100 BaseTx * Insertion of AAL2 CPS packets via CPU * RJ-11 handset connectors * Termination of AAL2 Type 3 packets (CAS) * H.100 edge connector * CPU injected UDP/RTP packets * Standard PCI edge connector (over ETHERNET, POS, and ATM) * CPU injected AAL5 packets (over ATM) Software Package * Full API running in Windows NT user space * GUI debug tool Example Usages * Pre-programmed demos * Familiarize developers with * Required drivers for the card * Code examples - VoIP * Software development environment - AAL2 * Understand the various functions and features of the OCT8304 device and API * Configuration testing of the chip * Performance measurements and evaluation * Development of an early prototype of the application * Development of embedded platform SW in an easy-to-debug environment OCT8304-EP Block Diagram PC Hardware and Software Requirements 200 Mhz Pentium processor (or better) At least 50 MB of free hard disk space Windows NT 4.0, Service Pack 3. (The kit was qualified on build 1381) Ordering Information Order # Item OCT8304-EP Evaluation/Development Platform At least 64 MB of RAM At least one free full sized PCI slot (with access to top edge of card) Microsoft Visual C++ Version 6.0 All brand and product names are trademarks of their respective holders. (c) Copyright 2002, Octasic Inc. All Rights Reserved. V.2