User's Manual

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Introduction
The MeshScape RK-5424-5 Reference Kit
Millennial Net's RK-5424-5 Reference Kit contains everything you need to set up a
self-organizing, wireless star-mesh network. Once installed, you are able to observe the
performance and operation of the network components and prototype your application.
The RK-5424-5 Reference Kit hardware includes:
• one MeshGate Extra Long Range Gateway
• three mesh nodes
• five end nodes
• connecting cables
Reference kit software includes:
• MeshScape Network Monitor - the MeshScape system network monitoring tool and
graphical user interface (GUI)
• MeshScape Programmer application - enables you to upgrade the firmware on MeshGate
Extra Long Range gateways, mesh nodes, and end nodes, and modify the group and
device IDs of deployed mesh nodes and end nodes (see
Appendix B, “Using MeshScape
Programmer”)
• Application Program Interface (API) library - A complete API library is provided to
streamline development using MS Visual C++.NET on a PC. For applications where the
MeshGate Extra Long Range connects to a third-party controller, Millennial Net also
provides libraries (pre-compiled Windows API library and Linux API library source), as well
as source code examples.
The kit also includes:
• temperature sensor assembly - enables you to run a sample application
(see Appendix A, “Running the Demo Application”).
Documentation for the reference kit includes:
• this user’s guide - which describes how to set up the MeshScape network, including
connections to the host computer, power supplies, sensors, and other devices
• MeshScape Product Family Sheet
• technical specifications for MeshGate Extra Long Range gateway, mesh node, and end
node
For complete details on the contents of the reference kit, refer to ’Reference Kit Contents’ on
page 1-15.
MeshScape Network Monitor runs on MS Windows XP and allows you to set network and
device operating parameters, and monitor the status of the MeshScape components and their
inputs/outputs. The API software runs on Windows and Linux systems and can be easily
incorporated into user application programs written in C++.