Echelon Mini FX - Manual (Page 4)

Mini FX User's Guide iii
Table of Contents
Preface..................................................................................................vii
Purpose ........................................................................................................viii
Audience ......................................................................................................viii
Hardware Requirements ............................................................................viii
Content ..........................................................................................................ix
Related Manuals ...........................................................................................ix
For More Information and Technical Support ............................................xi
1 Introduction .................................................................................... 1
Introduction to the Mini FX Evaluation Kit ................................................ 2
New Features in the Mini FX Evaluation Kit.............................................. 2
Series 5000 Chip Support ....................................................................... 2
Improved Memory Architecture....................................................... 3
Faster System Clock ......................................................................... 4
Improved Performance for Arithmetic Operations ......................... 4
User-Programmable Interrupts ....................................................... 4
Additional I/O Model Support .......................................................... 5
Increased Network Variable Support .............................................. 5
Smaller Layout.................................................................................. 5
Backwards Compatibility for Device Applications ......................... 5
FT 5000 EVB Evaluation Board............................................................. 6
PL 3150 and 3170 EVB Evaluation Board............................................. 6
Neuron C Version 2.2 Enhancements .................................................... 7
Interrupt Support ............................................................................. 7
Non-Constant Device-Specific Configuration Property Support ... 7
New and Enhanced I/O Models........................................................ 7
New and Enhanced Compiler Directives......................................... 7
Hardware Template Editor..................................................................... 8
Microsoft Windows Vista Support .......................................................... 8
What's Included with the Mini FX Evaluation Kit...................................... 8
Mini FX CD .............................................................................................. 9
Development Platforms......................................................................... 10
FT 5000 EVB Evaluation Board .................................................... 10
PL 3150 and PL 3170 EVB Evaluation Boards............................. 10
LonScanner Protocol Analyzer CD (Demo Edition) ............................ 11
U10/U20 USB Network Interface......................................................... 12
Upgrading the Development Environment ................................................ 12
Upgrading to the NodeBuilder FX Tool ............................................... 12
Upgrading to the LonMaker Tool ......................................................... 14
Activating the LonScanner Tool ........................................................... 15
Introduction to Mini FX Device Development and L ON W ORKS
Networks.......................................................................................................15
Channels ................................................................................................16
Routers ................................................................................................... 16
Applications ........................................................................................... 17
Program IDs........................................................................................... 17
Network Variables................................................................................. 18
Configuration Properties....................................................................... 20
Functional Blocks .................................................................................. 20
Functional Profiles ................................................................................ 20