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priyasharma Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 3:24 pm    Post subject: Java
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Joined: 07 Jan 2010 What is Java Ring ?

Posts: 26 The Java Ring is a stainless-steel ring, 16-millimeters (0.6 inches) in
diameter that houses a 1-million-transistor processor, called an iButton
The Java Ring is a tiny wearable computer with 134kilobytes of RAM.
RAM has 6KB of data memory and to 32KB 0f program memory
6KB may not sound like much, but it is 20 percent more memory
than the first computer ever used .

Even 6 K is enough to hold our secret codes, our credit card

numbers, our driver license, other wallet contents, and even some
electronic cash. The ring can also store a few important URLs.

The Java Ring is a wearable computer that can be used to authenticate

users to services on the Internet. A user only has to push the ring on his
finger on a Java Ring reader for about a second.

The key issue about a wearable computer is not whether it is a ring

or another form factor: the deciding point is that we will always
have it with us. Many aspects of computing change once there
is no need to go to a special room to get at the computer.

INSIDE JAVARING
A Java Ring is a finger ring that contains à
JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE
134KB RAM
32KB ROM
REAL TIME CLOCK
IBUTTON
BLUE DOT RECEPTOR

JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE

JVM is the piece of software that recognises java language and translate
into byte code, which is used by system connected to java ring via
reader.

134KB of RAM
It is used to store program and data. The NVRAM offers high R/W
speed and also provides temper resistance through instantaneous clearing
of all memory when tempering is detected.
Energy provided by lithium backup preserves complete state of machine
when java ring is disconnected from user
Performs garbage collection to deal with the objects which are out of
scope and recycle memory. Applets can be loaded or unloaded from java
iButton

32KB of ROM
Special kind of operating system called E-commerce based on java and
JVM is stored in the ROM. This is because it is not supposed to be
altered by the user. Operating system handles all operations happening
in iButton.
REAL TIME CLOCK
It gives exact time of the day. It can run up to 10 years by energy
provided by lithium backup. Processor clock frequency is not constant
and cannot be determined by external means.

The jewel of the Java Ring is the Java iButton

The iButton is a computer chip enclosed in a 16mm thick stainless steel

can. Because of this unique and durable container, up-to-date
information can travel with a person or object anywhere they go.
Designed to be fully compatible with the Java Card 2.0 standard the
processor features a high-speed , large RAM and ROM memory
capacity, and an unalterable real-time clock. It is small and portable
enough to attach to a key fob, ring, watch, or other personal items.

Types of iButtons

• Memory iButton

• Java-powered cryptographic iButton

• Thermochron iButton

iBUTTON COMPONENTS
Can :
It is an electronic communications
interface. Each can has a data contact,
called the 'lid', and a ground contact,
called the 'base'. Each of these contacts
is connected to the silicon chip inside.
Grommet :

The two contacts are separated by a polypropylene grommet

.Information is transferred between iButton and a PC with a momentary
contact, at up to 142K bits per second.

To do that one presses iButton to the Blue Dot receptor, a $15 pipeline
into PC. The Blue Dot sticks to any convenient spot on the front of a PC
and is cabled to the serial or parallel port in the back.
By simply touching the iButton to the two contacts described
above ,we can communicate with it through our 1-Wire protocol.

The 1-Wire interface has two communication speeds: standard

mode at 16kbps, and overdrive mode at 142kbps

Information is transferred between an iButton and a PC with a

momentary contact at up to 142kbps. We simply need to touch our
iButton to a Blue Dot receptor or other iButton probe, which is
connected to a PC.

Blue Dot Receptor

The R/W operation in java ring is done by blue dot receptor provided by
RS232 serial port adapter. DS1402D-DR8 is a 1-wire network cable
designed to connect to any serial or USB 1-wire port that has up to two
buttons simultaneously.

Information is transferred between an iButton and a PC with a

momentary contact, at up to 142kbps.We just need to touch our iButton
to a Blue Dot receptor or other iButton probe, which is connected to a
PC.

The Blue Dot receptor is cabled to a 1-wire adapter that is attached to the
PC’s serial or parallel port.
Each receptor contains two Blue Dots to accommodate instances where
multiple iButtons are required to complete a transaction.

TMEX RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT(RTE)

A layer of software is required to interface iButtons to computers and

produce the desired information in the desired format.

For all iButtons ,iButton-TMEX is a software platform on which to build

applications.
TMEX’s architecture follows the International Standards
Organization(ISO) reference model of Open System Interconnection
(OSI), a protocol with seven layers denoted as Physical, Link,
Network,Transport,Session , Presentation, and Application.

iButton Viewer
With the TMEX Windows installations we get the iButtons Viewer, an
application for exploring iButton features from our PC.

iButton Viewer automatically finds iButtons on our system and displays

their serial numbers with a description of relevant features and menu
options

Java Virtual Machine

Automatic garbage collection for efficient reuse of memory space.

Add or delete applets in a secure manner to update applications.

Java-accessible unique 64 bit registration number supplements IP

addresses to make the intermittent network of roaming iButtons globally
addressable.

Security in Java Ring

Confidential data is stored in Non Volatile RAM memory.
Barrier substrate and triple layer technique deny unauthorized access to
NVRAM confidential data.
If any unauthorized access penetrates the two layers, its detected by
security processor and data is erased immediately. This is called as
Rapid Zeroization.
The communication between iButton and outside world is limited to
single line, provides security against hard ware attacks.
Processor clock frequency is not constant and cannot be determined by
external means

Applications

Some of the applications of Java ring are in:

e-banking to get the account balance of customer.

Configuring our car components according to preferences.

Opening door to prevent entry of unauthorized users.

The Java Ring, therefore, is simply the latest and most complex
descendant of a long line of products that have proven themselves to be
highly successful in the marketplace. With its stainless steel armour, it
offers the most durable packaging for a class of products that likely will
suffer heavy use and abuse as personal possessions. The iButton form
factor permits attachment to a wide variety of personal accessories that
includes rings, watchbands, key fobs, wallets, bracelets, and necklaces,
so the user can select a variation that suits his or her lifestyle.