Block Diagram - Expert EX-9132C-2 Operation Manual

Block Diagram

Low-cost devices usually are equipped with low speed processors and limited
memories. In reality, they have neither the capability nor practicality to manage
complicated network TCP/IP protocols. The ARM Cortex™-M3 32-bit processor has
been specifically developed to provide a high-performance, low-cost platform for a
broad range of applications including microcontrollers, automotive body systems, and
industrial control systems, networking by converting data stream between network
TCP/IP and popular serial port signals.
Instead of processing TCP/IP packets directly, devices need only deal with those
interface signals, which greatly simplifies the complexity of TCP/IP network in
linkage. The ARM Cortex-M3 processor provides outstanding computational
performance and exceptional system response to interrupt while meeting low cost
requirements through small core footprint, industry leading code density enabling
smaller memories, reducing pin count, and low power consumption.
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