Echelon NodeBuilder FX - Manual (Page 10)

x Preface
Purpose
This document describes how to use the NodeBuilder tool to develop L ON W ORKS device applications
and build and test prototype and production L ON W ORKS devices.
Audience
This guide is intended for device and system designers with an understanding of control networks.
Hardware Requirements
Requirements for computers running the NodeBuilder tool are listed below:
• Microsoft ® Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows XP. Echelon recommends that you install the
latest service pack available from Microsoft for your version of Windows.
• Intel® Pentium ® III 600MHz processor or faster, and meeting the minimum Windows
requirements for the selected version of Windows.
• 300 to 550 megabytes (MB) free hard-disk space, plus the minimum Windows requirements for
the selected version of Windows.
o The NodeBuilder tool requires 100 MB of free space.
o The LonMaker ® Integration Tool, which is included with the NodeBuilder software and is
required to install the NodeBuilder tool, requires 172 MB of free space.
o The LonScanner ™ Protocol Analyzer, which is included with the NodeBuilder software,
requires 26 MB of free space.
o Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, which is required to run the NodeBuilder tool, requires
30 MB of free space.
o If you install Acrobat ® Reader 9.1 from the NodeBuilder FX Development Tool CD, you
need an additional 204 MB of free space.
• 512 MB RAM minimum.
Note: Vista testing for the NodeBuilder tool has been performed on computers that have a
minimum of 2 GB of RAM. For complete Vista requirements, refer to
www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/get/system-requirements.aspx . You can use
Microsoft’s Vista Upgrade Advisor to determine upgrade requirements for a particular computer.
To download this tool, go to the Microsoft Web site at
www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/get/upgrade-advisor.aspx .
• CD-ROM drive.
• 1024x768 or higher-resolution display with at least 256 colors.
• Mouse or compatible pointing device.
• LNS
® network interface or IP-852 router. If an LNS network interface is used, it may be a local or
remote interface.
o Compatible local network interfaces include the U10/U20 USB network interface (included
with the NodeBuilder FX/FT and FX/PL Development Kits); PCC-10, PCLTA-20, or
PCLTA-21 network interfaces; and the SLTA-10 Serial LonTalk Adapter.
o Compatible remote network interfaces include the i.LON ® SmartServer, i.LON 100 e3
Internet Server, i.LON 600 L ON W ORKS -IP Server, or i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter.