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Neuron C Reference Guide iii
Welcome
This manual describes the Neuron ® C Version 2.2 programming language. It is a
companion piece to the Neuron C Programmer's Guide . It provides reference
information for writing programs using Neuron C. Neuron C is a programming
language based on ANSI C that is designed for applications that run on Neuron
Chips and Smart Transceivers (Neuron-hosted devices). Neuron C includes
network communication, I/O, and event-handling extensions to ANSI C, which
make it a powerful tool for the development of L ON W ORKS ® applications.
A subset of the Neuron C language is also used to describe the interoperable
interface of host-based applications that are designed with the ShortStack
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Developer’s Kit, FTXL™ Developer’s Kit, or the i .LON ® SmartServer. This
interoperable interface is contained within a file called a model file , which
contains Neuron C declarations and definitions for the device interface.
This guide focuses on the Neuron C language used for Neuron-hosted application
development, and only highlights differences for model file compilation where
necessary.
Audience
The Neuron C Programmer’s Guide is intended for application programmers who
are developing L ON W ORKS applications. Readers of this guide are assumed to be
familiar with the ANSI C programming language, and have some C programming
experience.
For a complete description of ANSI C, consult the following references:
• —. 1989. American National Standard for Information Systems
Programming Language C . Standard number X3.159-1989. New York,
NY: American National Standards Institute.
• —. 2007. International Standard ISO/IEC 9899:1999. Programming
languages – C . Geneva, Switzerland: International Organization for
Standardization.
• Harbison, Samuel P. and Guy L. Steele, Jr. 2002. C: A Reference
Manual , 5th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc.
• Kernighan, Brian W. and Dennis M. Ritchie. 1988. The C Programming
Language , 2nd edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc.
• Plauger, P.J. and Jim Brodie. 1989. Standard C: Programmer’s Quick
Reference Series . Buffalo, NY: Microsoft Press.
• Plauger, P.J. and Jim Brodie. 1992. ANSI and ISO Standard C
Programmer's Reference . Buffalo, NY: Microsoft Press.
Related Documentation
The following manuals are available from the Echelon Web site
( www.echelon.com ) and provide additional information that can help you develop
Neuron C applications for L
ON
W
ORKS
devices: