User`s guide

SLTA-10 MIP Mode Software Overview
The SLTA-10 Adapter is not shipped with any software. The SLTA-10 MIP mode
software and drivers are supplied in the Connectivity Starter Kit and must be
ordered separately. The software includes ANSI C source code for HA, a sample host
application for MS-DOS that can be used as a basis for a user-developed host
application on other host platforms. This application provides examples of sending
and receiving network variable messages, as well as allowing a node based on an
SLTA-10 Adapter to be installed and bound by a network management tool such as
the LonManager LonMaker Installation Tool or the LonBuilder network manager.
A network driver for DOS permits the SLTA-10 Adapter to be used with DOS
applications.
Source code for a DOS network driver is provided as a basis for a user-
developed network driver for other hosts or operating systems.
On a separate
diskette, DLL software is provided to make it easier to use the network driver under
the Microsoft’ Windows 3.1x operating system.
An executable program and source code is also provided for a Host Connection Utility
(HCU), which may be used to initiate and terminate the host to SLTA-10 Adapter
connection when the SLTA-10 Adapter is used with a remote host. An example
written in Neuron C is also provided as a basis for user-developed nodes on a
LONWORKS network that need to initiate outgoing calls to a remote host.
The SLTA-10 Adapter includes firmware that moves the upper layers of the LonTalk
Protocol off the Neuron Chip within an SLTA-10 Adapter onto a host processor. This
firmware allows the SLTA-10 Adapter to be used by a host application to send and
receive LonTalk messages. The host application may be a custom application as
described in the LONWORKS Host Application Programmer’s Guide.
The host
application may also be a network management or monitoring application based on
the LonManager API, LonManager LonMaker installation tool, or LonManager DDE
Server. The firmware in an SLTA-10 Adapter is fured in ROM and cannot be
reprogrammed.
Installing the SLTA- 10 MIP Mode Adapter Software
The SLTA-10 Adapter software is supplied in the Connectivity Starter Kit as a
diskette. The SLTA-10 DOS driver operates under DOS, Windows 3.1x, and
Windows 95/98 operating systems. To install the SLTA-10 Adapter software, follow
these steps:
1. Place the diskette in one of the disk drives of your PC. This will typically be the
A: or B : drive. Under the Windows 95198 operating system, open a DOS console.
2. Start the automatic installation procedure by entering:
AZINSTALL [ENTER]
Substitute your disk drive name for the A : if you are using a different drive.
3. You will be asked to enter the name of your LONWORKS installation directory.
C: \LONWORKS is the default.
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The SLTA-10 MIP Mode Software