Digi International
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Digi International was founded in 1985 as DigiBoard and is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota
, USA. The company went public as Digi International in 1989 and is traded on the NASDAQ
National Market under the symbol DGII. The company initially offered intelligent ISA
/PCI
boards (the 'DigiBoard') with multiple asynchronous serial interfaces
for PCs. Nowadays, multi-port serial boards are still part of the product line-up, but the company is focusing on embedded and external network
(wired and wireless
) communication solutions as well as enterprise-class USB products. The company has a full line of radio modems and embedded modules based on current CDMA and GSM communications platforms.
Digi International has acquired a number of companies since it went Public.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, USA. The company went public as Digi International in 1989 and is traded on the NASDAQ
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
National Market under the symbol DGII. The company initially offered intelligent ISA
Industry Standard Architecture
Industry Standard Architecture is a computer bus standard for IBM PC compatible computers introduced with the IBM Personal Computer to support its Intel 8088 microprocessor's 8-bit external data bus and extended to 16 bits for the IBM Personal Computer/AT's Intel 80286 processor...
/PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
Conventional PCI is a computer bus for attaching hardware devices in a computer...
boards (the 'DigiBoard') with multiple asynchronous serial interfaces
Electrical connector
An electrical connector is an electro-mechanical device for joining electrical circuits as an interface using a mechanical assembly. The connection may be temporary, as for portable equipment, require a tool for assembly and removal, or serve as a permanent electrical joint between two wires or...
for PCs. Nowadays, multi-port serial boards are still part of the product line-up, but the company is focusing on embedded and external network
Computer network
A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection of hardware components and computers interconnected by communication channels that allow sharing of resources and information....
(wired and wireless
Wireless
Wireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications...
) communication solutions as well as enterprise-class USB products. The company has a full line of radio modems and embedded modules based on current CDMA and GSM communications platforms.
Digi International has acquired a number of companies since it went Public.
- 2002 Digi acquires Net Silicon a fabless manufacturer of ARM based micro processors with a focus on networking.
- 2005 Digi acquires FS Forth-Systeme GmbH (BreisachBreisachBreisach is a town with approximately 16,500 inhabitants, situated along the Rhine in the Rhine Valley, in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about halfway between Freiburg and Colmar — 20 kilometres away from each — and about 60 kilometres north of Basel near the...
, Germany) and Sistemas Embebidos S.A. (LogroñoLogroñoLogroño is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, formerly known as La Rioja Province.The population of Logroño in 2008 was 153,736 and a metropolitan population of nearly 197,000 inhabitants...
, Spain), manufacturers of embedded processor modules using Net Silicon and other processor platforms. - 2005 Rabbit Semiconductor a manufacturer of Z180Zilog Z180The Zilog Z180 8-bit processor is a successor of the Z80 CPU. It is compatible with the large base of software written for the Z80. The Z180 family adds higher performance and integrated peripheral functions like clock generator, 16 bit counters/timers, interrupt controller, wait-state generators,...
based silicon, embedded modules and Single Board Computers. - 2006 MaxStream, a company that specialized in wireless technology primarily for embedded electronics is purchased for $38.8M
- 2008 Spectrum Design Solutions Inc. a design services company specicalising in Wireless technologies is acquired.
- 2009 Digi acquire Mobiapps a fabless manufacturer of satellite modems on the OrbcommOrbcommORBCOMM is a company that offers M2M global asset monitoring and messaging services from its constellation of 29 LEO communications satellites orbiting at 775 km. Like its voice-centric competitors Iridium and Globalstar, it filed for Chapter 11 protection, in September, 2000. ORBCOMM issued...
satellite network.
Chip
- NS 9210 / 9215 — ARM9 core @ , MAC, AES encryption, PIC processors for interfacing
- NS9750
- Rabbit 4000 — , MAC, AES encryption
- Rabbit 5000 — , baseband MAC, MAC, AES encryption
- Rabbit 6000 — , baseband MAC, MAC and PHY, USB 2.0 full-speed host, AES encryption
Wireless
- XBee — family of small radios with compatible footprints
- XBee ZB — ZigbeeZigBeeZigBee is a specification for a suite of high level communication protocols using small, low-power digital radios based on an IEEE 802 standard for personal area networks. Applications include wireless light switches, electrical meters with in-home-displays, and other consumer and industrial...
@ - XBee DM — Digimesh @ &
- XBee 802.15.4 — 802.15.4 &
- XBee ZB — Zigbee
Embedded processor modules
- Connect Core Wi-MX51 — Module incorporating Freescale's i.MX51 processor
Non Embedded
Digi International offers a wide range of industrial (harsh environment) products. The Connect Family of products offer specific iterations on cellular WAN connectivity for various devices. The ConnectPort Family embellishes this by offering various router features including multiple Ethernet and RS232 DB9 port configurations. These devices are generally configured with a web based interface similar to a standard home networking router.- Digi Connect WAN
- Digi ConnectPort WAN
- Digi ConnectPort X
- Digi Connect ES (Extended Safety)
- Digi Connect MEDigi Connect MEIntroduced in 2003, the Digi Connect ME is an 8P8C connector-style embedded module from Digi International with a 10/100 Mbit Ethernet interface and a 230k UART serial interface. The original Digi Connect ME module is based on the 55 MHz NS7520 ARM7 processor...
(Micro Embedded) - Digi Connect Wi-ME (Wireless Micro Embedded)
- Digi Connect SP (Single Port)
- Digi Connect Wi-SP (Wireless Single Port)
- Digi Connect EM (Embedded Module)
- Digi Connect Wi-EM (Wireless Embedded Module)
- Digi ConnectPort Display
- Digi ShowBox
- Digi Passport
- Digi PortServer TS (Terminal Server)
- Digi CM
- Digi RPM
- Digi AccelePort
- Digi NEO