Echelon IzoT NodeBuilder - Manual (Page 272)

3100 Series Chip
The term used to collectively refer to all previous-generation Neuron chips, including the 3150 and
3120 Neuron chips; the 3150 and 3120 FT Smart Transceivers; and the 3170, 3150, and 3120 PL
Smart Transceivers.
5000 Series Chip
The term used to collectively refer to the Neuron 5000 Processor and FT 5000 Smart Transceiver.
6000 Series Chip
The term used to collectively refer to the Neuron 6000 Processor and FT 6000 Smart Transceiver.
Application Device
A L ON W ORKS device that runs a LonTalk Application (OSI Layer 7). The application may run on a
Neuron Chip, in which case the device is called a “Neuron hosted” device.
Application Image
Device firmware that consists of the object code generated by the Neuron C compiler from the user’s
application program and other application-specific parameters, including the following:
• Network variable fixed and self-identification data
• Network variable external interface data (XIF file)
• Program ID string
• Optional self-identification and self-documentation data
• Number of address table entries
• Number of domain table entries
• Number and size of network buffers
• Number and size of application buffers
• Number of receive transaction records
• Input clock speed of target Neuron Chip
• Transceiver type and bit rate
Application Program
The software code in a L ON W ORKS device that defines how it functions. The application program,
also referred to as the application or the application layer, may be in the device when you purchase it,
or you may load it into the device from application image files (.APB, .NDL, and .NXE extensions)
using the IzoT Commissioning tool. The application program interfaces with the LonTalk firmware to
communicate over the network. It may reside completely in the Neuron Chip, or it may reside on an
attached host processor (in a host-based device).
Backup
A .zip file containing a saved version of one to all of the following components: a LonMaker drawing,
LNS network database, and NodeBuilder project. Backup files are used to protect against accidental
file corruption or hardware failure, or to copy a LonMaker network design or NodeBuilder project
from one computer to another.
Binding
Process of connecting network variables. Binding creates logical connections (virtual wires) between
L
ON W ORKS devices. Connections define the data that devices share with one another. Tables
containing binding information are stored in the Neuron Chip’s EEPROM, and may be updated by the
IzoT Commissioning tool.
Changeable-Type Network Variable
A network variable that has a type and length that can be changed to that of another network variable
type of equal or smaller size. You can use changeable-type network variables to implement generic
functional blocks that work with different types of inputs and outputs.
258 Appendix C: Glossary