User Manual
Table Of Contents
- About This Guide
- Introduction
- Kit Installation
- iB-5209 Network Monitor Operations
- iB-5209 Network Monitor Overview
- Setting Thread Priority
- Configuring a Node’s Operation
- Using Watch function to display current I/O information
- Configuring Sample Interval of Single Node
- Configuring Sample Interval of all Network Nodes
- Configuring Digital I/O Operation
- Configuring UART Operation
- Configuring AD (analog-to-digital) Converter Operation
- Configuring RS-232 Operation (RT-5209 only)
- Configuring RS-485 Operation (RT-5209 only)
- Labeling i-Bean Endpoint or i-Bean Router
- Creating an Event Log File
- Configure Persistence Attributes
- Configure Serial and ADC Data Formats
- Select Com Port on Host PC
- View Monitor Statistics
- View Contents of Event Log File
- Enable Multiple Capture
- API Functions
- Sample Application
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i-Bean Network Overview
i-Bean Network Overview
Millennial Net's innovative, self-organizing network technology combines micro-power sensor
interface i-Bean Endpoints and i-Bean Routers with an i-Bean Gateway to form a reliable,
scalable star-mesh wireless network (see Figure 1-1). This is a unique solution for low data-rate
networks that provides both long battery life at the sensor interfaces and fault-tolerant
networking. Our patent-pending network protocol creates robust, fully redundant wireless links
from the i-Bean Gateway to the i-Bean Endpoints through a self-configuring mesh network.
The i-Bean Endpoints directly connect to, and can fit inside, analog or digital sensors and
actuators.
Each network device is configured at the factory with a unique device ID and a group ID. The
device ID indentifies the device within a network, while the group ID identifies the i-Bean
network that the device is associated with. Both IDs are statically assigned and cannot be
changed by a system user. The group ID allows i-Bean devices to establish networks within the
same location without interfering with each other. Devices (i-Bean Endpoints and i-Bean
Routers) can join the network only if they have the same group ID that is assigned to the i-Bean
Gateway. The network elements self-organize at power-up and re-configure in response to
changes in the environment, network traffic, device status, and location. These tiny devices
enable mobility and minimize installation and operating costs.
Figure 1-1. i-Bean network
i-Bean Endpoints contain a microcomputer, device I/O, and a wireless transceiver. They
interface to analog and/or digital (serial or parallel) sensors and actuators. The tiny endpoints
(about 38 x 15 mm including the antenna) can fit inside sensors and actuators and run on
small, low-cost batteries for years.
i-Bean Routers extend network coverage area, route around obstacles, and provide
back-up routes in case of network congestion or device failure. Like i-Bean Endpoints, i-Bean
Routers may also be connected via analog and digital interfaces to sensors and actuators.