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Using the Mini Application with the LonMaker Tool
To switch from using the Mini Application on a network interface to the
LonMaker tool with the same network interface, follow these steps:
1. Close the Mini Application. This closes the network interface connection
from the Mini Application.
2. Either start the LonMaker tool and attach to the same network interface,
or if the LonMaker tool is already running, open the LonMaker menu,
click Network Properties, click the Network Interface tab, select the
Network Interface, set Network Attached, and then click OK.
To switch from using the LonMaker tool on a network interface to the Mini
Application with the same network interface, follow these steps:
1. Either exit the LonMaker tool or open the LonMaker menu, click
Network Properties, click the Network Interface tab, clear Network
Attached, and then click OK.
2. Start the Mini Application, click the Device tab, select the Network
Interface, and then click Connect.
Using the Mini Application With the NodeBuilder Tool
You can incorporate the source files, hardware templates and Neuron C libraries
used in your Mini EVK projects into a NodeBuilder project. This section provides
guidelines to follow when doing so.
The Mini EVK build process requires the automatic creation of NodeBuilder
device template files. The Mini EVK uses the name of the Neuron C source file
as the name of the device template file. For example, compiling the zorro.nc
source file with the Mini EVK leads to the creation of a hidden zorro.nbdt
device template file.
If you build an existing source file with the Mini application, and if the folder
containing the source file already contains the associated device template file, the
build process loses its transparency. This could occur if a source file was
previously built with NodeBuilder, and you build the same source file with the
Mini application. The Mini EVK will not overwrite the previously defined device
template, and it will not delete it at the end of the build process. Instead, it will
add a new target device template for the Mini build process, and merges
preferences that apply to the entire device template.
You can avoid this by choosing different names for the device template and for
the source file when you build the source file with NodeBuilder, as shown in
Figure 5.5.
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