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chapter, and the jumper configuration discusses earlier in this chapter, use an EIA-
232 connection.
• You can connect your PL 3150 EVB to your development computer via an EIA 232
interface. For more information on connecting the serial interface on a PL 3150 EVB,
see the Mini FX/PL Examples Guide.
If you are using the Mini FX/FT Evaluation Kit, you can also use the LCDs on the FT
5000 EVBs to display debug output, application data, and usage information. The
programming samples in this chapter demonstrate how to do this.
For more information on the built in Neuron C I/O functions and events, see the Neuron
C Reference Guide. For more information on performing I/O with a Smart Transceiver or
Neuron Chip, see the I/O Model Reference for Smart Transceivers and Neuron Chips and
the Engineering Bulletins listed in Table 5.4, which are available at
www.echelon.com/docs .
Table 5.4 Neuron C I/O Engineering Bulletins
Document Title Description Part Number
Analog-To-Digital
Conversion With
the Neuron Chip
Describes some of the more popular
analog to digital (A/D) conversion
schemes available for use with a Smart
Transceiver or Neuron Chip. Provides
schematics, parts lists and code
examples.
005-0019-01
Driving a Seven
Segment Display
with the Neuron
Chip
Describes how a Smart Transceiver or
Neuron Chip can be used to drive a
seven-segment display controller chip,
the Motorola MC14489, using the
Neurowire device. Includes Neuron C
software drivers to display decimal
numbers from binary data.
005-0014-01
EIA-232C Serial
Interfacing with
the Neuron Chip
Describes a simple level conversion
circuit to allow a Smart Transceiver or
Neuron Chip to communicate with
RS-232C devices. Also includes Neuron
C software to drive an RS-232C CRT
terminal.
005-0008-01
Neuron Chip
Quadrature Input
Function Interface
Describes the use of the quadrature
device in a Smart Transceiver or
Neuron Chip to interface to external
devices such as shaft encoders.
005-0003-01
Parallel I/O
Interface to the
Neuron Chip
Describes hardware and software to
interface a Smart Transceiver or
Neuron Chip to a microprocessor using
the parallel I/O port.
005-0021.01