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chapter, and the jumper configuration discusses earlier in this chapter, use an EIA-

232 connection.

• You can connect your PL 3150 EVB to your development computer via an EIA 232

interface. For more information on connecting the serial interface on a PL 3150 EVB,
see the Mini FX/PL Examples Guide.

If you are using the Mini FX/FT Evaluation Kit, you can also use the LCDs on the FT

5000 EVBs to display debug output, application data, and usage information. The
programming samples in this chapter demonstrate how to do this.
For more information on the built in Neuron C I/O functions and events, see the Neuron
C Reference Guide
. For more information on performing I/O with a Smart Transceiver or

Neuron Chip, see the I/O Model Reference for Smart Transceivers and Neuron Chips and

the Engineering Bulletins listed in Table 5.4, which are available at

www.echelon.com/docs

.

Table 5.4 Neuron C I/O Engineering Bulletins

Document Title

Description

Part Number

Analog-To-Digital
Conversion With

the Neuron Chip

Describes some of the more popular
analog to digital (A/D) conversion

schemes available for use with a Smart

Transceiver or Neuron Chip. Provides
schematics, parts lists and code

examples.

005-0019-01

Driving a Seven

Segment Display
with the Neuron

Chip

Describes how a Smart Transceiver or

Neuron Chip can be used to drive a
seven-segment display controller chip,

the Motorola MC14489, using the

Neurowire device. Includes Neuron C
software drivers to display decimal

numbers from binary data.

005-0014-01

EIA-232C Serial

Interfacing with
the Neuron Chip

Describes a simple level conversion

circuit to allow a Smart Transceiver or
Neuron Chip to communicate with

RS-232C devices. Also includes Neuron

C software to drive an RS-232C CRT
terminal.

005-0008-01

Neuron Chip

Quadrature Input

Function Interface

Describes the use of the quadrature

device in a Smart Transceiver or

Neuron Chip to interface to external
devices such as shaft encoders.

005-0003-01

Parallel I/O

Interface to the

Neuron Chip

Describes hardware and software to

interface a Smart Transceiver or

Neuron Chip to a microprocessor using
the parallel I/O port.

005-0021.01