Echelon NodeBuilder FX - Manual (Page 288)

274 Appendix C: Glossary
NodeBuilder Hardware Template
A file with a .NbHwt extension that defines the hardware configuration for a target device. It specifies
hardware attributes including platform, transceiver type, Neuron Chip or Smart Transceiver model,
clock speed, system image, and memory configuration. Several hardware templates are included with
the NodeBuilder tool. You can use these or create your own. Third-party development platform
suppliers may include NodeBuilder hardware templates for their platforms
NodeBuilder Project
A NodeBuilder project collects all the information about a set of devices that you are developing.
NodeBuilder Project Manager
The NodeBuilder Project Manager provides an integrated view of an entire NodeBuilder project and
provides the tools for defining and building a NodeBuilder device.
NodeBuilder Tool
A hardware and software platform that is used to develop applications for Neuron Chips and Echelon
Smart Transceivers. The NodeBuilder tool provides complete support for creating, debugging,
testing, and maintaining L
ON W ORKS devices. You can use the NodeBuilder tool all to create many
types of devices, including VAV controllers, thermostats, washing machines, card-access readers,
refrigerators, lighting ballasts, blinds, and pumps. You can use these devices in a variety of systems
including building controls, factory automation, and transportation.
Non-const Device-specific Configuration Property
A configuration property that can be changed by the device application, an LNS network tool such as
the LonMaker tool, or another tool not based on LNS. For example, a thermostat may include a user
interface that allows the user to change the setpoint.
OffNet
A management mode in which network configuration changes are stored in the network database, but
not propagated to the devices on the network. To send the changes to the devices, you place the
LonMaker tool OnNet. If the LonMaker tool is OffNet and attached to the network, you can still
perform read operations on the network.
OnNet
A management mode in which network configuration changes are propagated immediately to the
devices on the network.
Optional Network Variable/Configuration Property
A network variable/configuration property that may be implemented by the functional block, as
specified by the functional profile that the functional block is instantiating.
PCC-10
A type II PC (formerly PCMCIA) card network services interface (NSI) that includes an integral
FTT-10 transceiver. Other transceiver types can be connected to the PCC-10 via external transceiver
“pods”. The PCC-10 is the best NSI to use with laptop, notebook, or embedded PCs.
PCLTA-10/20
A ½ size ISA card network services interface (NSI). Unlike the PCNSI, it includes a twisted pair
transceiver onboard, eliminating the need to attach a separate SMX transceiver assembly. The
PCLTA-10 also supports the Windows plug-and-play standard. The PCLTA-10/20 is the best NSI to
use on a host computer attached to a twisted-pair channel.
PCNSI
A half-length ISA card network services interface (NSI). Requires an SMX transceiver to interface to
any L
ON W ORKS communications channel. The PCNSI has two modes of operation – NSI mode and