p e r s o n a l i m a g i n g p r o d u c t s
FaxEngine
TM
D i s t i n g u i s h i n g F e a t u r e s
G3 fax support with speeds
up to 14,400 bps
More than 75 fax-ready solutions
to optimize OEM flexibility
CCD or CIS scanners support
Thermal and inkjet print engine support
Error diffusion or dither table support in
halftone modes (up to 64 levels of gray scale)
Special video processing
Design Flexibility Speeds System Introduction
for the Widest Range of Fax Machines
Conexant offers the industry's largest selection of fax engines.
A FaxEngine, which combines a fax controller and fax modem,
provides the center of a complete standalone fax solution. For
decades Conexant has led facsimile technology migration,
enabling OEMs to quickly bring to market fax-ready products
with an optimized balance of features and price.
Today, Conexant's expertise in data communications and its
unique capabilities in system integration allow OEMs to support
a broad range of applications in a variety of markets, from
high-performance office products to low-cost consumer
appliances. Recognizing that a major challenge for OEMs is to
develop products with an optimal balance between enhanced
features and cost, Conexant provides a wide range of FaxEngine
solutions permitting OEMs flexibility in features while maintaining
production efficiencies.
Conexant has committed to a strong product roadmap that
aggressively addresses the importance of fax communications
and the market drivers -- a growing SOHO segment, increasing
popularity of telecommuting and inkjet printing capability.
p e r s o n a l i m a g i n g p r o d u c t s
FaxEngine
FE100/200 eXtended FaxEngine
Device Set
Every FaxEngine packs a complete fax solution in
a compact two-device set. Rockwell's FE100/200
FaxEngine adds error diffusion, dark level correction
(DLC), and flash memory support to create a new family
of comprehensive fax communication products. Plus,
the FE100/200 FaxEngine supports a variety of optional
advanced features, including digital answering machine,
automatic speech recognition (ASR) and full-duplex
speakerphone. The FE100/200 is backward compatible
with Conexant's popular XFE FaxEngine device set.The
pin-to-pin and software compatibility within the XFE
and FE100/200 FaxEngine families offers easy and quick
upgrades for higher performance and feature flexibility.
Single-Chip FaxEngine (SCE100)
Conexant's newest and most advanced FaxEngine
solution offers all of the features and performance of
the FE100/200 product line with the addition of many
cost-saving features, such as low power mode and
power-on detection circuitry. These new capabilities
and enhancements along with the integration of the
fax controller and modem into one chip continue to
push the envelope for highly integrated, low-cost
FaxEngine solutions.
What is a Fax Engine?
Fax technology is diverging into two separate classes
of devices: multifunction peripherals (MFPs) and
fax phones. MFPs are fax-enabled products that are
connected to a host PC, while fax phones are the
traditional standalone fax machines. As fax technology
improves, features and capabilities that were once found
only on high-end and mid-volume machines are migrating
downward. Multiple features including speakerphone,
answering machine, Caller ID, cordless phones and
Automatic Speech Recognition will become a part of
every standalone fax machine -- evolving into the fax
phone. And the fax phone is here to stay.
Despite all the various new document-messaging methods
-- email, Internet, intranets -- market research confirms
that the fax machine remains the key communications
tool in Fortune 500 and mid-size companies. The stand-
alone fax machine continues to be extremely popular
because of reliability, familiarity and ease of use, universal
compatibility and speed in delivering information and
generating responses.
Within a standalone fax machine, Conexant offers a
complete system solution referred to as the FaxEngineTM
-- including a fax controller and a fax modem. The fax
controller acts as the "brain" managing and directing the
appropriate processing for fax, copy, print and scan activi-
ties. Fax modems are similar to data modems in structure,
but implement different algorithms to optimize performance,
and are governed by different ITU standards. Conventional
fax modems support ITU V.27ter,V.29 and V.17. In addi-
tion, fax modems support ITU standard V.21 Ch2 for
standard G3 fax handshaking (connections) as well as the
tone generation required to complete the handshake.
FE100/200 system block diagram
The FaxEngine controller performs all common facsimile machine
control, monitor and interface functions. Additionally, it contains
scanner, printer, keyboard, stepper motor and line interfaces.
These programmable functions support a wide range of peripherals
including inkjet and thermal transfer plain paper print engines.
FM209 and FM214 MONOFAX
Modem
Conexant's MONOFAX modem family offers the most voice
and speech features integrated into a single fax modem device
available for OEMs today. Plus, this MONOFAX family is the
first to offer ASR in fax modems for applications addressing
a range of markets. The ASR technology demonstrates high
speech-recognition accuracy, as well as a flexible vocabulary
for menu functions. The software can be customized for individual
OEM requirements.
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General Information:
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International: (949) 483-6996
Headquarters - Newport Beach
4311 Jamboree Rd. P.O. Box C
Newport Beach, CA. 92660-3007
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Product Features
FE100/200 eXtended
FaxEngine
Microprocessor and Bus Interface
Enhanced MC24 central processing unit
(CPU) up to 10 MHz CPU clock
speed -- Memory efficient input/output
bit manipulation -- 8-bit data/24 bit
address bus
External Bus
Address, data, control, status, inter-
rupt, and decoded chip select signals
support connection to external ROM,
external RAM, and optional
peripheral devices
Chip Selects
ROMCSn for ROM support
CS0n for SRAM
MCSn for modem
Optional general purpose: CS1n,
CS2n, CS3n, CS4n and CS5n
DRAM Controlle
Supports external page and voice
memory--battery backup refresh
with separate battery power
DMA Controller
Six dedicated internal DMA chan-
nels for scanner, printer, and T.4/T.6
access of internal and/or
external memory
RAM: 12 MB
External ROM: 3 MB
Interrupt controller
Flash memory controller supports 2 MB
flash memories, Samsung NAND-type
flash memory, and Toshiba NAND-type
flash memory with internal synchro-
nous serial port
T.4/T.6 compression
and decompression in hardware
MH/MR for FC100/200
MH/MR/MMR for FC100/200-M
Motor control for scanner and printer
Four outputs to external current drivers
for the scanner motor and four for
the printer motor
Motor outputs can be programmed as
general purpose outputs (GPO) for
application with a single motor or plain
paper machines
Scanner and video control
CCD and CIS scanners supported
Six programmable control signals:
Four programmable scanner control
signals Two video output control
signals support external signal
preprocessing
B4/A4 scanner support
5 ms minimum line time
Line lengths to 2,048 pixels
Internal 8-bit pipeline A/D converter,
clamp, sample and hold and auto-
matic gain circuits are provided
internally, A/D reference inputs
available for control by
external circuits
Video processing per single pixel
Eight pixel shading correction
Dark level correction for 27
segments -- two-dimensional
error diffusion image
Processing (FE200 and FE200-M
only) -- two-dimensional edge
enhancement
Up to 8x8 programmable
dither table
Image data processing port allows
access to scan data prior to
video processing
Multilevel B4 to A4 size reduction
Programmable Resolution Conversion
(-M only) applicable either to printer
or to scanner path
Programmable 2-dimensional bi-level
resolution conversion provides expan-
sion to 200% and reduction to 33%
Vertical line ORing
Scanner output bit order reversal
thermal printer interface
1 to 4 programmable strobe signals
Traditional printers and latchless
"split mode" printers
Line lengths to 4,096 pixels
A/D converter monitors printer
head temperature
Fax and voice modem features
Non-voice and voice versions
9.6 Kbps and 14.4 Kbps fax capability
DTAM and speakerphone support
ASR version will be available
9.6 Kbps or 14.4 Kbps integrated
fax modem
Caller-ID detection (Type I and Type II)
External PIA, XIA and regular DAA
are used
SmartDAA use is optional
Packaging: 176-pin TQFP (SCE109/114)
Single-Chip FaxEngine
(SCE109/114)
Added features and improvements
over FE100/200:
3.3V CPU
Integrated modem DSP
Pads with programmable slew rate-
and driving capability for EMI
reduction
Optical scan resolution up to
400 dpi
Improved AGC gain (12 dB) and
fixed Vref
On-chip reset and power-down
detection
Sleep/standby low-power
consumption mode
Wake up on incoming call
or key pad activity
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