The Tiny Internet Interface (known as TINI or MxTNI) is a
microcontroller
A microcontroller (MCU for ''microcontroller unit'', often also MC, UC, or μC) is a small computer on a single VLSI integrated circuit (IC) chip. A microcontroller contains one or more CPUs ( processor cores) along with memory and programma ...
that includes the facilities necessary to connect to the Internet. The MxTNI platform is a microcontroller-based development platform that executes code for embedded web servers. The platform is a combination of broad-based
I/O, a full
TCP/IP
The Internet protocol suite, commonly known as TCP/IP, is a framework for organizing the set of communication protocols used in the Internet and similar computer networks according to functional criteria. The foundational protocols in the suit ...
stack, and an extensible
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mo ...
runtime environment that simplifies development of network-connected equipment.
MxTNI was developed by
Dallas Semiconductor
Dallas Semiconductor, acquired by Maxim Integrated in 2002 for $2.5 billion, was a company that designed and manufactured analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductors ( integrated circuits, or ICs). Its specialties included communications pr ...
, now
Maxim Integrated Products
Maxim Integrated, a subsidiary of Analog Devices, designs, manufactures, and sells analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the automotive, industrial, communications, consumer, and computing markets. Maxim's product portfolio includes ...
. The interface was originally known as "TINI". The company renamed it MxTNI in December 2011.
References
External links
MxTNIdefinition.
MxTNI Application Notes
Microcontrollers
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