Echelon NodeBuilder FX/PL Examples - Manual (Page 6)

vi Preface
an IP-852 router, your computer must have an IP network interface such as an Ethernet card
or modem with PPP software. In addition, the i.LON software must be installed on your
computer, and the IP-852 channel must be configured using the L
ON W ORKS -IP Configuration
Server application software.
The LonMaker tool, which is included with the NodeBuilder software, automatically installs
drivers for all local and remote network interfaces, except the SLTA-10 Serial LonTalk Adapter.
The LonMaker CD includes an option for installing the driver for the SLTA-10 Serial LonTalk
Adapter.
Note: You must run the NodeBuilder software on the same computer with the LNS Server which
is installed by the LonMaker installer. You cannot run the NodeBuilder tool as a remote client to
an LNS Server running on another computer.
Content
This guide includes the following content:
• Using the NodeBuilder FX/PL Example. Introduces the Neuron C example application that you
can run on an LTM-10A Platform and test with the Gizmo 4 I/O Board. Describes how to load the
pre-built example application on an LTM-10A Platform using the LonMaker Integration Tool,
which is included with the NodeBuilder FX Development tool, and describes how to use the I/O
devices on the Gizmo 4 I/O Board to test the example application. Includes a detailed nine-step
exercise that you can follow to create the example device application from scratch.
Related Manuals
The documentation related to the NodeBuilder tool is provided as Adobe PDF files and online help
files. The PDF files for the NodeBuilder tool are installed in the Echelon NodeBuilder program
folder when you install the NodeBuilder tool. You can download the latest NodeBuilder and
documentation, including the latest version of this guide, from Echelon’s website at
www.echelon.com/docs .
Gizmo 4 User's Guide Describes how to use the I/O devices on the Gizmo 4 I/O Board,
and how to use the Gizmo 4 I/O Board to build your own I/O
hardware.
The Gizmo 4 I/O Board is included with the NodeBuilder FX/PL
Development Tool.
Introduction to the L ON W ORKS
®
Platform
Provides a high-level introduction to L ON W ORKS networks and
the tools and components that are used for developing, installing,
operating, and maintaining them.
LNS
®
Plug-in Programmer's Guide Describes how to write plug-ins using .NET programming
languages such as C# and Visual Basic .NET
LonMaker
®
User’s Guide Describes how to use the LonMaker Integration Tool to design,
commission, modify, and maintain L
ON W ORKS networks.
L ON M ARK
®
SNVT and SCPT Guide Documents the standard network variable types (SNVTs),
standard configuration property types (SCPTs), and standard
enumeration types that you can declare in your applications.
L ON W ORKS
®
USB Network Interface
User's Guide
Describes how to install and use the U20 USB Network
Interfaces, which is included with NodeBuilder FX/PL
Development Tool.