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Glossary
included with both the FTXL Developer's Kit and the ShortStack Developer's
Kit.
LonTalk Platform
Development tools, APIs, firmware, and chips for developing L
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devices that use the LonTalk API or LonTalk Compact API. Two versions are
available: the LonTalk Platform for FTXL Transceivers, and the LonTalk
Platform for ShortStack Micro Servers.
LonTalk Platform for FTXL Transceivers
Development tools, APIs, firmware, and chips for developing L
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devices that use the LonTalk API and a FTXL Transceiver; included with the
FTXL Developer’s Kit.
M
model file
A Neuron C application that is used to define the network interface for an
FTXL or ShortStack application.
N
Neuron C
A programming language based on ANSI C with extensions for control
network communication, I/O, and event-driven programming; also used for
defining a network interface when used for a model file.
Nios II IDE
An integrated development environment based on the popular Eclipse IDE
framework and the Eclipse C/C++ development toolkit (CDT) plug-ins. The
Nios II IDE runs other tools behind the scenes, shields you from the details of
low-level tools, and presents a unified development environment.
P
perspective
An Eclipse term for a collection of windows together in the Eclipse
framework. Used within the Altera Nios II Embedded Design Suite
integrated development environment (IDE).
U
uplink
Link-layer data transfer from the FTXL Transceiver to the host.