USB Products Overview

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is more than just a high-speed serial port. Belcarra's USB Composite Function Framework (CFF), our signature product, is an operating system agnostic three-layer device stack supporting a fully composite-capable interface. Multiple functions such as network, mass storage and serial work concurrently with ease. The substantial effort normally required to understand and expose USB composite capabilities is already done for the product developer.

As part of our ongoing development of the tools and techniques of ad hoc (Zeroconf) networking via USB, we have now added Multicast DNS (MDNS) to our product line. Belcarra's system-oriented tools and utilities make integrating multi-functionality using USB simple and cost effective.

Belcarra's host-side USBLAN networking class drivers are CDC standards compliant and enable networking of desktop computers (MS Windows, Mac OS/X, and Linux) with embedded devices over USB. This cross platform solution, similar in purpose to Microsoft's RNDIS but more complete, manages Ethernet-style networking between the host and the embedded device using the industry standard CDC Ethernet (CDC-ECM) profile or the newer CDC Ethernet Emulation Model (CDC-EEM) standard profile. USBLAN also includes optional TCP/IP tools to make internetworking a snap. Belcarra has a Software Publishing Certificate from Verisign.