Motorola Inks FLEX Stack Software Licensing Agreements, Unveils New Decoders

Motorola's Messaging Systems Products Group (MSPG) has licensed its FLEX stack software to Atmel and Socket Communications. MSPG also announced that it will provide FLEX stack software to Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS).

FLEX stack software, when used in conjunction with FLEX protocol decoder chips, offers a complete FLEX decoding solution for advanced messaging application. FLEX stack functionality is accessed through an API. The software executes on a host processor to interrupt and format the FLEX protocol code words. The software also manages the communications between the receiver, decoder chips, and host software application in advanced messaging devices.

Atmel will develop FLEX stack object code for computing devices using Atmel's RISC-based microcontroller products. Atmel will also supply software development environments that will aid in the development of FLEX wireless applications.

Motorola SPS will develop FLEX stack object code for computing devices using Motorola's microprocessor products. Motorola SPS will also supply software development environment that will aid in the development of FLEX systems.

In conjunction with Socket Communications, MSPG will produce FLEX software for Windows CE systems. This software will allow Windows CE handheld PCs (HPCs) to receive personal, group, and broadcast wireless messages.

Motorola's MSPG has also introduced three second-generation protocol decoder chips and software drivers which implement the new one-way FLEX G1.9 protocol. The new family of decoders includes the FLEX Alphanumeric Decoder II, the FLEX Decoder II, and the FLEX Roaming Lite Decoder II.