Neuron® ICs and Control Networking
Neuron® ICs are communications and applications processors. They are manufactured to include layers 1 thru 6 of the ISO/OSI communications protocol, so that only the Applications Layer needs to be programmed, reducing development costs for LonWorks®-capable devices. Neuron ICs are available with differing speeds, interfaces, and memory type and capacity.
Neuron ICs include:
- Up to four 8-bit inline processors: two to execute the ISO/IEC 14908.1 (LonWorks®) protocol, the third to execute the host device’s control networking application. Our Neuron 5000 ICs include a fourth processor that provides interrupt services.
- ROM containing the LonWorks operating system, including the protocol and I/O library.
- RAM for storing the host device’s control networking application and configuration.
- Communications and I/O subsystems.
- A permanent, unique, 48-bit identifier, the Neuron ID, which is broadcast to the network when a device is commissioned, enabling a logical address to be assigned.