Content, Related manuals – Echelon FT 5000 EVB User Manual
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Preface
• Quick Start Guide. The FT 5000 EVB hardware is shipped with either a NodeBuilder FX or Mini
FX Quick Start Guide. This document describes how to install the software included with your FT
5000 EVB; connect the FT 5000 EVBs and your development computer to a L
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channel; and create a simple L
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network using the Neuron C example application
pre-loaded on the FT 5000 EVB.
• Power supplies (90–240VAC 50/60Hz) with power cords (US/Japan and Continental European).
• and USB Extension Cable. The U10 USB Network Interface lets
you directly connect the development tool running on your computer to your FT 5000 EVB over a
TP/FT-10 Free Topology Twisted Pair (ISO/IEC 14908-2) L
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channel.
• Network cable and terminator. The network cable lets you interconnect your FT 5000 EVBs, and
it lets you connect the boards to other devices and to the over a
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FT-10 channel.
• FT 5000 sample chips
with FT-X3 transformers (not included in NodeBuilder FX/FT
Development Tool Classroom Edition).
• License Return Envelope
Content
This guide includes the following content:
• Connecting the FT 5000 EVB Hardware. Describes how to power your FT 5000 EVB and
connect it to a L
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FT-10 channel and to your development computer.
• FT 5000 EVB Hardware Details. Describes the Neuron core, service pin and reset buttons and
LEDs, I/O devices, and jumper settings on the FT 5000 EVB hardware.
Related Manuals
The documentation related to the NodeBuilder tool and Mini FX Application is provided as Adobe
Acrobat PDF files and online help files. The PDF files for the NodeBuilder tool are installed in the
Echelon NodeBuilder program folder when you install the NodeBuilder tool. The PDF files for the
Mini FX Application are installed in the Echelon Mini program folder when you install the Mini FX
application. You can download the latest NodeBuilder and Mini FX documentation, including the
latest version of this guide, from Echelon’s website at
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EIA-232C Serial Interfacing with the
Neuron
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Chip
Describes a simple level conversion circuit to allow the Neuron
Chip to communicate with EIA-232C devices. Also includes
Neuron C software to drive an RS232C CRT terminal.
FT 5000 EVB Examples Guide
Describes how to run the Neuron C example applications
included with the NodeBuilder FX Development Tool and Mini
FX Development Kit on an FT 5000 EVB.
I/O Model Reference for Neuron
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Chips and Smart Transceivers
Describes the I/O objects that are available for use with the
Neuron Chips and Smart Transceivers.
Introduction to the L
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Platform
Provides a high-level introduction to L
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networks and
the tools and components that are used for developing, installing,
operating, and maintaining them.
LonWorks
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USB Network Interface
User's Guide
Describes how to install and use the U10 USB Network
Interface, which is included with the NodeBuilder FX/FT
Development Tool and the Mini FX/FT Evaluation Kit.