Echelon ISI - Manual (Page 5)

3 ISI Programmer’s Guide
This guide presents a library for Neuron ® C—called the Neuron C ISI library —to
create interoperable self-installed devices. This library implements the ISI
protocol. This guide details the application programming interface (API) that you
will use to interact with the ISI library. For a detailed description of the ISI
protocol, see the L
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ISI Protocol Specification .
Networks can start out as self-installed networks using ISI and, as size or
complexity grows beyond the ISI limits, can be upgraded into a managed
network. A self-installed network may also be transitioned to a managed
network to take advantage of the additional flexibility and capability provided by
a network management tool and server. This guide also details recommended
procedures when transitioning from a self-installed network to a managed
network. By following these guidelines, self-installed networks can be easily
transitioned to managed networks while maintaining all of the configuration
information from the self-installed network.
The ISI protocol is a licensed protocol. The ISI Developer's Kit and Mini EVK
Evaluation Kit both include a license for development use of the ISI library with
Echelon's FT 3120 ® /FT 3150 ® /PL 3120/PL 3150/PL 3170™ Smart Transceivers or
Echelon's FTT-10A/LPT-11/PLT-22 Transceivers used in conjunction with
Neuron Chips. By signing a Revision J or newer OEM License Agreement (or an
amendment to a prior version that includes rights to the ISI protocol),
manufacturers can acquire a royalty-free license to produce devices incorporating
the ISI library and using an Echelon FT 3120/FT 3150/PL 3120/PL 3150/PL 3170
Smart Transceiver or an Echelon FTT-10A/LPT-11/PLT-22 Transceiver used in
conjunction with a Neuron Chip.
To use the ISI trademark or logo in your products, you must first certify your
products to the
L ON M ARK 3.4 Application-Layer Guidelines (or newer), and sign
the 15 July 2005 or newer version of the L ON M ARK Certified Products Logo
License Agreement.
To use the ISI libraries in products designed for us in a home environment, you
must also have a Digital Home Alliance Agreement in effect with Echelon.
Changes since Revision 2
This document describes version 3.01 of the ISI Library. Revision 3 of this
document added details on how to use network variables heartbeats, turnaround
connections, controlled enrollment, and also describes several new ISI libraries.
Revision 3.01 of this document adds details about developing applications for the
PL 3170 Smart Transceiver, and also describes the new IsiPl3170.lib library.