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LonTalk Stack Developer’s Guide ix
Welcome
Echelon’s LonTalk ® Stack enables you to add a high-performance ISO/IEC
14908-1 control networking interface to any product that contains a
microprocessor, microcontroller, or embedded processor. The LonTalk Stack
includes a simple host application programming interface (API), a complete
ISO/IEC 14908-1 protocol stack implementation, a link-layer driver, a simple
hardware interface, and comprehensive tool support.
This document describes how to port the LonTalk Stack to your processor and
how to develop an application for a L ON W ORKS device using the LonTalk Stack.
It describes the architecture of a LonTalk Stack device, and how to develop the
device’s software. Software development of a LonTalk Stack device includes
creating a model file, running the LonTalk Interface Developer utility, and using
the LonTalk Stack API functions to program your LonTalk Stack application for
the host processor.
Audience
This document assumes that the reader has a good understanding of the
L
ON W ORKS platform and programming for embedded processors.
Related Documentation
In addition to this manual, the LonTalk Stack documentation suite includes the
following manuals:
• Neuron C Programmer’s Guide. This manual describes the key concepts
of programming using the Neuron ® C programming language and
describes how to develop a L
ON
W
ORKS
application.
• Neuron C Reference Guide. This manual provides reference information
for writing programs that use the Neuron C language.
• Neuron Tools Errors Guide. This manual describes error codes issued by
the Neuron C compiler.
The LonTalk Stack also includes the reference documentation for the LonTalk
API, which is delivered as a set of HTML files.
After you install the LonTalk Stack software, you can view these documents from
the Windows Start menu: select Programs
→ Echelon LonTalk Stack
Developer’s Kit, and then select the document that you want to view.
The following manuals are available from the Echelon Web site
(
www.echelon.com/docs ) and provide additional information that can help you
develop L
ON
W
ORKS
applications:
• Introduction to the L
ON
W
ORKS
Platform. This manual provides an
introduction to the ISO/IEC 14908 1 Control Network Protocol, and
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.