Echelon NodeBuilder FX/PL Examples - Manual (Page 5)

NodeBuilder FX/PL Examples Guide v
Purpose
This document describes how to load and use the Neuron C example application included with the
NodeBuilder FX/PL Development Tool.
Audience
This guide is intended for device and system designers with an understanding of control networks.
System Requirements
Requirements for computers running the NodeBuilder PL examples are listed below:
• Microsoft ® Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows XP. Echelon recommends that you install the
latest service pack available from Microsoft for your version of Windows.
• Intel® Pentium ®
III 600MHz processor or faster, and meeting the minimum Windows
requirements for the selected version of Windows.
• 300 to 550 megabytes (MB) free hard-disk space, plus the minimum Windows requirements for
the selected version of Windows.
o The NodeBuilder tool requires 100 MB of free space.
o The LonMaker ® Integration Tool, which is included with the NodeBuilder software and is
required to install the NodeBuilder tool, requires 172 MB of free space.
o The LonScanner
™
Protocol Analyzer, which is included with the NodeBuilder software,
requires 26 MB of free space.
o Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, which is required to run the NodeBuilder tool, requires
30 MB of free space.
o If you install Acrobat ® Reader 9.1 from the NodeBuilder FX Development Tool CD, you
need an additional 204 MB of free space.
• 512 MB RAM minimum.
Note: Vista testing for the NodeBuilder tool has been performed on computers that have a
minimum of 2 GB of RAM. For complete Vista requirements, refer to
www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/get/system-requirements.aspx . You can use
Microsoft’s Vista Upgrade Advisor to determine upgrade requirements for a particular computer.
To download this tool, go to the Microsoft Web site at
www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/get/upgrade-advisor.aspx .
• CD-ROM drive.
• 1024x768 or higher-resolution display with at least 256 colors.
• Mouse or compatible pointing device.
• LNS
® network interface or IP-852 router. If an LNS network interface is used, it may be a local or
remote interface.
o Compatible local network interfaces include the U20 USB network interface (included with
the NodeBuilder FX/PL Development Tool.
o Compatible remote network interfaces include the i.LON ® SmartServer, i.LON 100 e3
Internet Server, i.LON 600 L ON W ORKS -IP Server, or i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter.
o Compatible IP-852 routers include the i.LON SmartServer with IP-852 routing, i.LON 100 e3
Internet Server with IP-852 routing, or an i.LON 600 L
ON W ORKS -IP Server. If you are using