Echelon IzoT NodeBuilder - Manual (Page 56)

Step 5: Compiling, Building, and Downloading the Application
The IzoT NodeBuilder tool includes a complete set of tools for compiling your Neuron C application,
building an application image that can be loaded into your device, and downloading your application
image to your device.
When you build your application, the IzoT NodeBuilder tool will create downloadable application
image files and device interface files. The downloadable application image file is used by the IzoT
Commissioning Tool and other network tools to download the compiled application image to a device.
The device interface file describes the external interface for your device. It is used by network tools
such as the IzoT Commissioning Tool to determine how to bind and configure your device. The
device interface file is also used by the IzoT NodeBuilder tool to automatically create the LNS device
template.
The IzoT NodeBuilder tool can create two device sets for each device that you build, one for a
development version of your device and one for a release, or production, version of your device. The
default project directory for your IzoT NB Exercise project is
C:\Users\Public\Documents\LonWorks\OpenLnsCt\Source\IzoT NB Exercise. The two device
file sets are written to different directories—the IzoT NB Example Device\Development directory
and the IzoT NB Example Device\Release directory. The development and release file set are both
stored within your project directory.
To compile, build, and download your application, follow these steps:
1. Right-click the IzoT NB Example Device device template icon in the Project pane, then click
Build on the shortcut menu.
2. If you receive any build errors, double-check that the code you entered matches that listed in Step
4: Developing Device Applications (you may receive some warnings, which can be ignored in the
context of this quick-start exercise).
3. Click the Echelon IzoT CT/Visio button in the Taskbar to switch to the IzoT Commissioning Tool
(CT). You will use IzoT CT to install, bind, configure, and test the devices in your project. IzoT
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