Echelon IzoT NodeBuilder User Manual
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CONTENTS
Preface ................................................................................................... ix
Purpose ........................................................................................................... x
Audience .......................................................................................................... x
Hardware Requirements .................................................................................. x
Content ............................................................................................................ x
Related Manuals ............................................................................................. xi
For More Information and Technical Support ................................................. xii
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Introduction ....................................................................................... 1
Introduction to the IzoT NodeBuilder Tool ....................................................... 2
New Features in the IzoT NodeBuilder Tool ................................................... 2
LonTalk/IP Support ................................................................................... 2
BACnet/IP Support .................................................................................... 3
Series 6000 Chip Support ......................................................................... 3
Transient Functions and Automatic Memory Maps .................................. 3
FT 6000 EVB Evaluation Board ................................................................ 4
Extended Address Table ........................................................................... 4
Network Variables Up To 228 Bytes ......................................................... 4
Neuron C Version 2.3 Enhancements ...................................................... 5
What's Included with the IzoT FT 6000 EVK ................................................... 6
IzoT NodeBuilder Development Tool ........................................................ 6
FT 6000 EVB Evaluation Boards .............................................................. 7
IzoT Commissioning Tool ......................................................................... 8
IzoT Network Services Server .................................................................. 8
IzoT Router ............................................................................................... 8
IzoT Plug-in for Wireshark ........................................................................ 8
Introduction to NodeBuilder Device Development and Network Integration ... 9
Channels ................................................................................................... 9
Routers ...................................................................................................... 9
Applications ............................................................................................. 10
Program IDs ............................................................................................ 10
Network Variables ................................................................................... 11
Configuration Properties ......................................................................... 12
Functional Blocks .................................................................................... 13
Functional Profiles................................................................................... 13
Hardware Templates ............................................................................... 14
Neuron C ................................................................................................. 14
Device Templates ................................................................................... 14
Device Interface Files.............................................................................. 14
Resource Files ........................................................................................ 14
Targets .................................................................................................... 15
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Installing the IzoT NodeBuilder Development Tool ...................... 17
Installing the IzoT FT 6000 EVK .................................................................... 18
Installing the IzoT NodeBuilder Software ................................................ 18
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IzoT NodeBuilder Quick-Start Exercise ......................................... 25
IzoT NodeBuilder Quick-Start Exercise ......................................................... 26
Step 1: Creating an IzoT NodeBuilder Project ........................................ 26
Step 2: Creating a NodeBuilder Device Template .................................. 29
Step 3: Defining the Device Interface and Creating its Neuron C
Application Framework ........................................................................... 33
Step 4: Developing the Device Application ............................................. 38
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