Echelon Mini FX User Manual
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• Debugger. Debug your application with a source-level view of your application code
as it executes. The debugger lets you control and observe the behavior of your device
application over a L
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channel. The debugger lets you set breakpoints,
monitor network variables, halt the application, step through the application, view
the call stack, and peek and poke memory. You can make changes to the code as you
debug a single device or debug multiple devices simultaneously.
• Project Manager. Build and download your application image to your development
platform or to your own device hardware.
• LonMaker
®
Integration Tool. Install, connect, configure, test, and update the devices
in your project using an LNS based application that combines a powerful,
client-server architecture with an easy-to-use Visio user interface. For more
information, see the LonMaker User’s Guide.
Activation of the LonMaker tool included with the NodeBuilder FX Development Tool
is free.
• LonScanner Protocol Analyzer (LNS Turbo Edition). Observe, analyze, and diagnose
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networks, including network with devices that
you have built with the Mini kit or NodeBuilder tool. For more information, see the
LonScanner Protocol Analyzer User’s Guide
Activation of the LonScanner tool included with the NodeBuilder FX Development
Tool is free.
• LNS Plug-in Framework Developer’s Kit. Write LNS device plug-ins in .NET
programming languages such as C# and Visual Basic .NET and re-distribute them.
For more information, see the LNS
®Plug-in Programmer’s Guide.
Table 1.2 compares the Mini kit to the NodeBuilder FX tool.
Table 1.2 Comparison of the Mini Kit to the NodeBuilder Tool
Feature
Mini FX
Evaluation Kit
NodeBuilder
FX Tool
Neuron C Compiler
5
5
Network Variables per Device
(maximum number)
32
254
a
Network Variables Aliases per Device
(maximum number)
32
127
a
Application Code and Constant Data per
Device (maximum size in KB)
32
44
Integrated Development Environment
5
Code Wizard
5
Code Editor
5
Debugger
5
Project Manager
5
LonMaker Tool
5