Echelon FTXL User Manual

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Glossary

included with both the FTXL Developer's Kit and the ShortStack Developer's

Kit.

LonTalk Platform

Development tools, APIs, firmware, and chips for developing L

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devices that use the LonTalk API or LonTalk Compact API. Two versions are
available: the LonTalk Platform for FTXL Transceivers, and the LonTalk

Platform for ShortStack Micro Servers.

LonTalk Platform for FTXL Transceivers

Development tools, APIs, firmware, and chips for developing L

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devices that use the LonTalk API and a FTXL Transceiver; included with the
FTXL Developer’s Kit.

M

model file

A Neuron C application that is used to define the network interface for an

FTXL or ShortStack application.

N

Neuron C

A programming language based on ANSI C with extensions for control

network communication, I/O, and event-driven programming; also used for
defining a network interface when used for a model file.

Nios II IDE

An integrated development environment based on the popular Eclipse IDE
framework and the Eclipse C/C++ development toolkit (CDT) plug-ins. The

Nios II IDE runs other tools behind the scenes, shields you from the details of

low-level tools, and presents a unified development environment.

P

perspective

An Eclipse term for a collection of windows together in the Eclipse

framework. Used within the Altera Nios II Embedded Design Suite

integrated development environment (IDE).

U

uplink

Link-layer data transfer from the FTXL Transceiver to the host.



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