Designed for control system Mini FX developers, integrators, Evaluation Kit specifying engineers, educators, A Low-Cost Tool for Evaluating and Developing and students, Mini FX combines LONWORKS Devices for a efl xible hardware platform with Control Networks sample Neuron C applications and a Neuron C compiler. In just a matter of minutes, you can easily set up and demonstrate twisted pair or power line control networks, as well as write, compile, and load new applications of your own design. FEATURES DESc RipTion Introduces developers to Lno Wskro Mini FX makes it affordable for anyone to There are two versions of Mini FX: control networking using ISO/IEC understand and harness the power of the Mini FX/FT for developing devices 14908-1 with a simple evaluation popular Lno Wskro platform, and to develop that communicate using twisted pair and programming environment. new devices for the rapidly growing, price- cable, and Mini FX/PL for developing sensitive sensor/actuator mass market. devices that communicate over existing Includes example applications for Use Mini FX standalone to create devices power lines. Both versions include two device networking. that install themselves, or use Mini FX evaluation boards with example I/O Can be used without any separate with a network installation tool such as hardware, a USB network interface for network installation tools for running the LonMaker Integration Tool to create attaching a Windows PC to the Lno Wskro self-installed examples or creating devices that are installed in managed network, and power supplies. The USB self-installed devices. networks. If you need a more full-featured network interfaces are low-cost, high- Can be used with the LonMaker development environment, upgrade to the performance Lno Wskro interfaces for Integration Tool (Standard or Profes- NodeBuilder FX Development Tool, which USB-enabled computers and controllers. sional Edition) to develop and test uses the same Neuron C programming Mini FX/FT includes two FT 5000 EVB devices for managed networks. language, includes the LonMaker Evaluation Boards. The FT 5000 EVB Integration Tool, and also includes many Speeds development of control is a complete Series 5000 Lno Wskro productivity enhancements such as a networks with the powerful Neuron C device that you can use to evaluate debugger, project manager, integrated programming language and a the Lno Wskro 2.0 platform and create development environment, code editor, compiler that supports up to 32 Lno Wskro 2.0 devices. The FT 5000 EVB code wizard, plug-in framework, and network variables. includes an FT 5000 Smart Transceiver network management API. Downloads compiled Neuron C with an integrated free topology twisted applications to target hardware over pair transceiver, an external 10 MHz the control network. crystal (you can adjust the internal system clock speed from 5MHz to Provides easy resource and hardware 80MHz), an FT-X3 communication denfi ition and editing with built-in transformer, 64KB external serial resource and hardware template EEPROM and afl sh memory devices, editors. and a 3.3V power source. The free Includes two evaluation boards, I/O topology twisted pair transceivers hardware, and USB interface for fast implement the ISO/IEC 14908-2 plug-and-play setup. communication standard for TP/FT-10 Provides easy migration to the powerful channels and eliminate wiring NodeBuilder Development Tool. topology restrictions for twisted pair Available in free topology twisted pair communication, a severe limitation of FT 5000 EVB (FT) and power line (PL) versions. older technologies such as RS-485. 1The FT 5000 EVB features a compact munication by signaling over any AC or a high-level language based on ANSI design that includes the following I/O DC power circuit, eliminating the need C with extensions to simplify network components, which you can use to for any new wires for communication. communication, hardware I/O, and develop prototype and production devices The plug-in power supplies provided with event-driven processing. For Series and test the FT 5000 EVB example the power line evaluation boards pass 5000 applications, Neuron C Version applications: the network signals directly into the AC 2.2 also introduces support for power lines over the same two wires application-specicfi interrupt handlers 4-line x 20-character LCD display that power the evaluation boards. The and a hardware semaphore that can be 4-way joystick with center push button power line version of the Mini FX allows a used for interrupt task synchronization. Two push-button inputs control network to be created by simply Interrupt sources include signals on any plugging the evaluation boards into of the 12 I/O pins (rising edge, falling Two LED outputs electrical outlets. edge, either edge, positive or negative Light-level sensor level), the high-performance on-chip Mini FX PL includes two MiniGizmo I/O Temperature sensor timer and counter units, and a dedicated, boards that provide I/O components that congfi urable, high-performance, periodic you can use to develop prototype and system timer. production devices and test the PL EVB example applications. The MiniGizmo You can use the Neuron C compiler I/O boards include eight push buttons, included with Mini FX to compile eight LEDs, a temperature sensor, and a applications with up to 32 network piezo transducer. variables, and that require up to 12K compiled instructions (resulting The FT 5000 EVB Evaluation Board and in approximately 32KB of compiled PL Evaluation Boards also include an application code). To develop larger EIA-232/TIA-232/RS-232 interface that applications or to develop applications you can use to connect the board to your that require more network variables, development computer and perform you can upgrade to the NodeBuilder application-level debugging. The FT FX software, which includes support 5000 EVB also includes a USB interface for up to 254 static network variables, that you can use instead of the RS-232 up to 127 network variable aliases, interface for a serial interface to your and no code limit other than available development computer. memory. Mini FX/FT also includes a U10 USB If the standard resource lfi es do not Network Interface. This connects directly include the resources you need, a to a TP/FT-10 free topology twisted pair powerful resource editor lets you view Lno Wskro channel through a compact standard types and functional prolfi es, and removable connector. create user-denfi ed types and prolfi es. Mini FX/PL also includes a U20 USB Network Interface. This connects to a Built-in Examples Shorten PL 3150 EVB and MiniGizmo PL-20 C-Band power line Lno Wskro Design Time channel through an included power Mini FX/PL includes one PL 3150 EVB Mini FX includes working example supply with integrated power line Evaluation Board, one PL 3170 EVB applications that let you evaluate the coupler. The U20 USB Network Interface Evaluation Board, and two MiniGizmo I/O benefits of the Lno Wskro platform without can also be connected directly to Boards for use with the two EVBs. The writing any code. These applications 10.8-18VDC power systems (such as PL 3150 EVB includes a PL 3150 Smart demonstrate how control devices those in automobiles, trucks, and buses) Transceiver with an integrated power line can interact with I/O hardware and without a coupling circuit, or to virtually transceiver, an external 10 MHz crystal exchange data over a control network. any powered line through a customer- (with an internal system clock speed of They also demonstrate how control supplied coupler/power supply. 5MHz), 64KB external afl sh memory, and networks can be created without the a 5V power source. The PL 3170 EVB use of any installation tools through a Simplify Your Development includes a PL 3170 Smart Transceiver simple process called self-installation. Mini FX includes software for Windows with an integrated power line transceiver, The applications are compatible with that lets you create and test applications on-chip ROM with Neuron rfi mware and standard Lno Wskro installation tools such for Lno Wskro devices based on an self-installation support, an external as the LonMaker Integration Tool, letting Echelon Series 5000 or 3100 Neuron 10MHz crystal (for an internal system you evaluate the capability of devices Processor or an Echelon Series 5000 clock speed of 5MHz), and a 5V power to be used in control networks with or or 3100 Smart Transceiver. Using source. The power line transceivers without network installation tools. the Mini FX software, you write your implement the ISO/IEC 14908-3 All examples are provided in both device applications using the Neuron communication standard for PL-20 executable images and source code. C Version 2.2 programming language, C-Band channels and provide network 2