Circuit Cellar and WIZnet Launch the iMCU Design Contest 2010

Awaken the Wonderful Wizard in YOU! Your creativity and design project could win you a share of $15,000 in cash prizes and recognition in Circuit Cellar magazine.

The design contest simply requires the use of WIZnet’s new chip (the W7100) as part of your embedded project. The W7100 is an Internet MCU integrating a Hardwired TCP/IP core with an 8051 processor. The resulting integration is known as ‘iMCU.’

The W7100 can make an easy-to-implement platform for applications that need a network connection. In addition, the 64-KB SRAM and 32-KB internal buffer make even high-performance Internet applications possible. WIZnet’s hardwired TCP/IP stack, which includes Ethernet MAC and PHY, has positioned a market-proven chip (the W5100) in industrial and multimedia application market for a number of years. By combining the latest hardwired TCP/IP chip with the benefits of the W5100 and 8051 MCU core, the new W7100 provides a one-chip solution for all your embedded Internet projects.

The W7100 can guarantee cost and time efficiency as well as the possibility of ‘offloaded’ Internet capability to existing embedded designs. Moreover, without any knowledge about TCP/IP protocol, W7100 users can design various applications with WIZnet providing simple SOCKET programs.

Note from Circuit Cellar:
How do you jumpstart your contest participation?

1. Visit www.wizwiki.net and become familiar with the W7100 and the evaluation board, the iMCUW7100EVB.
2. Take advantage of the $49.00 USD contest discount price on the evaluation board, which may be ordered through www.FutureElectronics.com, while supplies last.
3. Read the contest Rules.
4. Register for a Project Number and enter your project by June 30, 2010.
5. Remember to sign up for the wizwiki.net contest forums. These forums should serve as a valuable resource for everyone participating in the contest. If you’re not currently a registered forum member, sign up now.

As always, please keep in mind that Circuit Cellar’s primary job is publishing a magazine that contains in-depth, complete, and insightful design application articles. Design contest submissions are often the fastest way for you to get noticed by our editorial team and start on a long-term, extremely rewarding relationship with Circuit Cellar that provides recognition in an international magazine known for excellence in the embedded systems design community.

You’re encouraged to learn about this latest innovation from WIZnet and compete for a part of $15,000 in prize money. But that’s just the beginning. As with any design contest, there are a limited number of official prizes as listed in the rules. But there are unlimited ways in which to impress Circuit Cellar with your design skills and insight and be rewarded for such. Show us what you can do! Good luck.