NORWOOD, Mass. — Analog Devices Inc. announced the adoption of the Blackfin embedded processor in the new Indyme Solutions Connect-LX in-store communications and event processing appliance.
This integrated hardware platform controls communications data streams in retail environments connecting store customers and associates, POS and price scanners and security and loss prevention monitors.
Indyme is using the convergent architecture Blackfin processor in its Connect-LX system to significantly enhance functionality of this new generation of products. New features include VoIP and analog phone system interfaces, as well as support for wireless PDA, kiosks, handheld units, price scanners and other devices to control loss prevention and other critical operations.
Among early adopters of the new Connect-LX are some of the largest retail chains in the United States.
At the heart of the Connect-LX system is the Blackfin ADSP-BF533 running the uClinux kernel which handles system-level functions.
The Asterisk VoIP server and proprietary Indyme software provide processing for up to eight analog phone lines, two high-fidelity audio streams for PA and walkie-talkies.
The ADI AD1980 SoC audio processor chip processes raw callbox data streams from as many as 16 303MHz receivers, receiving and configuring simultaneous input from multiple 802.11-based call boxes.
