Echelon Mini FX - Manual (Page 37)

24 Installing the Mini FX Evaluation Kit
Installing the Mini FX Evaluation Kit
To install your Mini FX Evaluation Kit, follow these steps:
1. Verify that you have a manufacturer ID. A manufacturer ID is required for many
Mini kit functions.
Standard manufacturer IDs are assigned to manufacturers when they join L ON M ARK
International, and are also published by L ON M ARK International so that the device
manufacturer of a L
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certified device is easily identified. If your company is a
L ON M ARK member, but you do not know your manufacturer ID, you can go to
www.lonmark.org/spid and find your ID in the list of manufacturer IDs. The most
current list at the time of release of the Mini kit is also included with the Mini kit
software.
If you do not have a manufacturer ID, you can instantly get a temporary
manufacturer ID by filling out a simple form at
http://www.lonmark.org/mid .
2. Register your Mini kit. This entitles you to a free replacement CD or serial number if
you lose either one in the future. To register your Mini kit, go to
www.echelon.com/register , select the Mini FX Evaluation Kit product, enter the
serial number from the back of your Mini FX CD case, enter the other information
requested by the form, and then click Register Now.
3. A demo version of the LonScanner Protocol Analyzer is included with your Mini kit.
It is not required to use the Mini kit, but the protocol analyzer will make your
development and integration efforts more productive. To try the demo version, insert
the LonScanner Protocol Analyzer CD into your computer, install the
LonScanner software, and then optionally purchase an activation key and activate
the LonScanner software as described in the LonScanner Protocol Analyzer User’s
Guide.
Note: If you plan on installing the LonScanner software, you must install it before
installing the Mini FX software. If you install the LonScanner software after
installing the Mini FX software, re-install the Mini FX software and chose the Repair
option when prompted.
4. Insert the Mini FX CD into your computer and install the Mini FX software as
described in the next section, Installing the Mini FX Software. You must install
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 before installing the Mini FX Evaluation Kit.
Optionally, you can install Adobe Reader 9.1, the provided FTDI USB driver if you
plan on using the USB port on the Mini FX/FT hardware (FT 5000 EVB) for
debugging, and the SLTA-10 driver if you are using an SLTA-10 Serial LonTalk
Adapter as the network interface.
Note: The Mini FX software automatically installs the following programs on your
computer: NodeBuilder Resource Editor 4.0, L ON M ARK Resource Files 13.00,
OpenLDV 3.40, and ISI Developer’s Kit 3.02.
5. Connect the Mini FX hardware as described in Connecting the Mini FX Hardware
later in this chapter.
Installing the Mini FX Software
To install the Mini FX software, follow these steps:
1. Insert the Mini FX Evaluation Kit CD into your CD-ROM drive.