ShortStack® Developer's Kit 2.1

Turn new or existing smart devices into networked, Internet-accessible ones — quickly and affordably — while preserving your code investment.

The free ShortStack Developer's Kit 2.1 offers device manufacturers an easy-to-use solution for mid-range controller applications with up to 254 network variables. Use it to quickly add substantial new functionality to your smart device by leveraging its existing 8-, 16-, or 32-bit microcontroller and software. Just add less than 4K of code, and your devices will be able to communicate with other smart devices over the Internet and across LonWorks control networks. From there, the sky's the limit: You can add remote diagnostics, maintenance, monitoring, and control services to your products, and they can become part of integrated home, industrial, building, and transportation systems.

Features

Lets you easily network existing products
Supports mid-range controller applications with up to 254 network variables
Free download
Simplifies product development with hundreds of configuration properties
Provides flexibility with a LonTalk Compact API that can be easily ported to any host
API provided as portable ANSI C source code
Ported API typically requires less than 4K on the host
Implements ANSI/CEA-709.1 (EN14908) control networking protocol, making it easy to port to new processors
Supports up to 254 network variables in the host application (the maximum depends on the selected Smart Transceiver; applications needing more network variables can use the FTXL Developer's Kit)
Simple SPI or SCI serial interface beween Micro Server and your host
Example port available for an Atmel ARM7 processor
Shares the LonTalk Platform and API with FTXL Transceivers, providing scalability across a wide range of hosts
Wizard makes it easy to develop the application network interface
Includes the Interoperable Self-Installation (ISI) API and engine, so you can develop devices that install without special tools
Extends the useful life of product designs
Preserves your investment in software code
Allows devices to be used with new Internet services
No royalties when used with Echelon’s PL and FT Smart Transceivers

Free Download

Download the full version of the ShortStack Developer's Kit, Release 2.1 in a self-extracting archive. The developer's kit lets you create applications and ShortStack Micro Servers based on Echelon FT or PL Smart Transceivers. Download the example port for the Atmel ARM7 processor to get the the source code for the LonTalk Compact API which has been ported to an ARM7 processor.

Developer Resources

Does your application need more than 254 network variables? The FTXL Developer's Kit offers a solution for TP/FT-10 devices with an Altera Nios II host that support up to 4,096 network variables. For more information about the ShortStack Developer's Kit, FTXL Developer's Kit, or other Echelon development tools, contact your Echelon sales representative or fill out this form.