Echelon Mini EVK User Manual

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2. If you are using an FT Mini EVK, skip to the next step. If you are using a

PL Mini EVK and this is the first time you use a PL EVB or if you have

just reloaded an example application, LED1 will flash, indicating that
the EVB is in CENELEC configuration mode. The CENELEC access

protocol is a European-standard protocol for controlling access to a power
line used for communication. It is required for PL-20 devices in most of

Europe, but is not required or typically used outside of Europe. If LED1

is flashing, press the SW8 button to enable or disable CENELEC. LED8
indicates the CENELEC access protocol status—if it is on the CENELEC

access protocol is enabled, if it is off the CENELEC access protocol is
disabled. When you have made a selection, press the SW1 button to

confirm your selection and exit CENELEC configuration mode. Be sure

to set all devices on a power line channel to the same mode. You will not
be able to load another application into the PL EVB, or perform any other

network operations, until you have made a selection and exited

CENELEC configuration mode. See Chapter 8 of the PL 3120 / PL 3150
Smart Transceiver Data Book
for more information on the CENELEC

protocol.

3. Push one of the push buttons labeled SW5 – SW8 on a MiniGizmo

attached to an evaluation board with the MGDemo application loaded, or

push the button labeled SW8 on a MiniGizmo attached to an evaluation
board with the MGSwitch or MGLight applications loaded. This starts a

new connection. The buttons used to start the connection are referred to
as the Connect buttons, and the LEDs next to the Connect buttons are

referred to as the Connect lights.
The Connect light next to the Connect button that you pressed will start
blinking. The Connect lights on devices that can join the connection will

also start blinking. The MGKeyboard example application does not have
a Connect button since it automatically connects without waiting for the

installer to push a button. You can skip to step 5 if you are only

connecting an MGKeyboard device.

4. Push one of the Connect buttons next to a blinking Connect light on any

of the other devices to join the connection. The device’s Connect light, as

well as the Connect light on the evaluation board used to initiate the
connection in step 2, will both illuminate without flashing, indicating

they are ready to join the connection.
Repeat this step until you have added all the devices you want to the
connection.

5. Push the Connect button that you used to initiate the connection in step 2

again. This completes the connection.

6. You can now use the example applications. You can also use the

Monitoring & Control Example Application to monitor a 3150 EVB
running the MGDemo application.

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