Echelon NodeBuilder FX User Manual

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Preface

7 Developing Device Applications.................................................. 179

Introduction to Neuron C ............................................................................. 180

Unique Aspects of Neuron C ................................................................ 180

Neuron C Variables............................................................................... 182

Neuron C Variable Types ............................................................... 182

Neuron C Storage Classes............................................................. 182

Variable Initialization....................................................................... 183

Neuron C Declarations ................................................................... 183

Introduction to Neuron C Code Editing........................................................ 184

Modifying Neuron C Code Generated by the Code Wizard.................. 185

Code Commands............................................................................ 185

Code Guidelines ............................................................................. 186

Add I/O and Timer Declarations............................................... 186

Add when-tasks Responding to I/O and Timer Events............ 187

Add interrupt-tasks Responding to Interrupt Requests............ 187

Add Code to when(nv_update_occurs()) when-task of
Functional Blocks with Input NVs............................................. 187

Share Code with filexfer.nc when Handling Explicit
Messages on a Device Implementing FTP .............................. 187

Ignore NCC#310 and NC#463 Compiler Warnings ................. 187

Implementing Changeable-Type Network Variables...................... 187

Neuron C Version 2 Features Not Supported by the Code
Wizard............................................................................................. 189

Message Tags.......................................................................... 189

I/O Models................................................................................ 189

Network Variables.................................................................... 189

Configuration Properties .......................................................... 189

when() clauses......................................................................... 190

ARK

Style......................................................................... 190

Director Functions.................................................................... 190

Interrupt Tasks ......................................................................... 190

Using the NodeBuilder Editor ...................................................................... 190

Using Syntax Highlighting ..................................................................... 191

Searching Source Files......................................................................... 191

Searching a Single File for a String................................................ 191

Replacing Text................................................................................ 192

Searching Multiple Files for a String............................................... 192

Using Bookmarks .................................................................................. 195

Setting Editor Options ........................................................................... 195

8 Building and Downloading Device Applications........................ 197

Introduction to Building and Downloading Applications .............................. 198

Building an Application Image ..................................................................... 198

Excluding Targets from a Build ............................................................. 203

Cleaning Build Output Files .................................................................. 203

Viewing Build Status ............................................................................. 204

Setting Build Options............................................................................. 206

Downloading an Application Image ............................................................. 207

Programming 5000 Off-chip Memory.................................................... 208

Programming 5000 Series Chips In-Circuit .................................... 209

Programming 3150 Off-chip Memory.................................................... 214

Programming 3150 On-chip Memory.................................................... 215

Programming 3120 and 3170 On-chip Memory.................................... 216

Programming PL 3120 and PL 3170 Smart Transceiver
Parameters ..................................................................................... 216