Echelon LonTal Stack - Manual (Page 244)

232 Appendix I: Glossary
D
downlink
Link-layer data transfer from the host to the Echelon Smart Transceiver or
Neuron Chip.
E
Echelon Smart Transceiver or Neuron Chip
A chip that is used as a transceiver to attach a host processor to a L ON W ORKS
network; the Echelon Smart Transceiver or Neuron Chip runs the Neuron
Firmware and implements layers 1 and 2 of the ISO/IEC 14908-1 Control
Network Protocol.
execution context
A general term for a thread of execution for an operating system. Depending
on the operating system and hardware, this could be a process, task, thread,
or fiber.
F
Firmware
The firmware embedded within an Echelon Smart Transceiver or Neuron
Chip.