Migrating to the 5000 Chip Series
Most device designs using the previous-generation FT 3120®/3150® Smart Transceivers or Neuron® 3120/3150 Chips can easily transition to an FT 5000 Smart Transceiver or a Neuron 5000 Processor. Just follow these steps:
- Hardware. Since the two chip series have different supply voltage requirements and memory architectures, you'll need to redesign your hardware boards.
- Software. Use our new NodeBuilder FX Development Tool to recompile your application. The Neuron core architecture and instruction set in the 5000 series' components are backward-compatible with the previous-generation Neuron Chips and Smart Transceivers. Thus, you should be able to recompile most applications without any changes to the source code.
Recommended Migration Paths
For Devices Using FT 3120/3150 Smart Transceivers. Migrate to the FT 5000 Smart Transceiver. For more information about migrating device designs, contact your Echelon sales representative.
For Devices Using Neuron 3120/3150 Chips. Our recommendation depends on which transceiver type you're using with the Neuron Chip:
| Current Transceiver | Equivalent 5000 Series Design | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| FTT-10A Transceiver | FT 5000 Smart Transceiver | We recommend using an FT 5000 Smart Transceiver instead of a Neuron 5000 Processor for TP/FT-10 channels. |
| EIA-485 Transceiver | One of the following:
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If your design is flexible enough to allow either an EIA-485 channel or a TP/FT-10 channel, we recommend using the FT 5000 Smart Transceiver and the TP/FT-10. Engineering Bulletin - Connecting a Neuron 5000 Processor to an External Transceiver (PDF) |
LPT-11 Link Power Transceiver |
Neuron 5000 Processor plus:
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If your design requires both power and communications over twisted pair, we recommend using the Neuron 5000 and the LPT-11 Link Power Transceiver. Engineering Bulletin - Connecting a Neuron 5000 Processor to an External Transceiver (PDF) |
| TPT Twisted Pair Transceiver Module (for a TP/XF-1250 channel type) |
Neuron 5000 Processor plus:
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The Neuron 5000 Processor must be configured to operate in 3.3V Single-Ended Mode with the TPT Twisted Pair Transceiver Module, and it must include external circuitry for Single Ended to Differential Mode conversion.
Engineering Bulletin - Connecting a Neuron 5000 Processor to an External Transceiver (PDF) |
| Other transceiver type | Neuron 5000 Processor plus:
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The Neuron 5000 Processor can connect to other transceiver types for the supported channel types, but might require additional hardware design work. |
For more information about migrating device designs for Neuron 3120/3150 Chips, contact your Echelon sales representative.