Connecting the nodebuilder hardware, Connecting the nodebuilder fx/ft hardware – Echelon NodeBuilder FX User Manual

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Installing the NodeBuilder Development Kit

14. Click Finish. If a window appears prompting you to reboot your computer now or later, click Yes

to reboot your computer now.

15. Once the installation has completed, you will be given the option to view the ReadMe file. See

the ReadMe file for updates to the NodeBuilder documentation.

16. Install LNS Server/Turbo Edition SP5 after the NodeBuilder tool is installed and you have

performed any required reboots. To do this, click the Echelon NodeBuilder FX Development
Tool button in the Taskbar to return to the NodeBuilder installer, click LNS Turbo SP 5 in the
Install Products dialog, and then follow the on-screen instructions. LNS Server/Turbo Edition
SP5 or later is required for developing, testing, and debugging your devices.

17. Optionally, install Adobe Reader 9.1. Adobe Reader (or another PDF viewer) is required to open

the user documentation PDF files included with the NodeBuilder software. To do this, click the
Echelon NodeBuilder FX Development Tool button in the Taskbar to return to the NodeBuilder
installer, click Adobe Reader 9.1 in the Install Products dialog, and then follow the on-screen
instructions.

18. Optionally, install the FTDI USB driver if you plan on using the USB port on the FT 5000 EVB

for debugging. To do this, click the Echelon NodeBuilder FX Development Tool button in the
Taskbar to return to the NodeBuilder installer, and then click FTDI USB Driver 2.04.06 in the
Install Products dialog.

Connecting the NodeBuilder Hardware

The following sections describe how to connect the NodeBuilder FX/FT hardware (FT 5000 EVBs)
and the NodeBuilder FX/PL hardware (LTM-10A Platform, Gizmo 4 I/O Board, and power line
coupler).

Connecting the NodeBuilder FX/FT Hardware

To connect the NodeBuilder FX/FT hardware, follow these steps:

1. Unpack the equipment from the shipping carton.

Note: The FT 5000 EVBs are shipped in protective anti-static packaging. When assembling the
FT 5000 EVBs, the boards must not be subjected to high electrostatic potentials. Avoid touching
the component pins, or any other metallic equipment on the evaluation boards.

2. Verify that all of the following hardware and software items are present.

Item Qty

FT 5000 EVB

2

Power supplies (90–240VAC 50/60Hz) with power cords (US/Japan and
Continental European)

2

Network cable and terminator

1

U10 USB Network Interface

1

USB Extension Cable

1

NodeBuilder FX CD

1

LonMaker CD

1

LonScanner CD

1

3. Connect the barrel connectors of the included power supplies into the barrel jacks on the FT 5000

EVBs, connect the power supplies to the included power cords that are appropriate for you region
(US/Japan or Continental European), and then plug the power cords into a power outlet. The
power LEDs on the boards will activate when they are powered on.

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