LonTalk Operators

The LonTalk networking operators are used to exchange data between the main NIM-6 processor and Neuron co-processor.

Input Operator

Data coming into a schema from a NIM-6 Neuron processor does so via an input operator. Left double-click on the operator to display the operator properties and specify:

1. Type: Data type of the information being transferred. This includes basic types (float, bool, char, etc) and Neuron C SNVT types.
2. Neuron Link Key: Alpha-numeric name used by each side of the inter-processor link to uniquely indentify the data.
3. Display Input, Error, and Value Change Pins: Indicate if these pins should appear on the operator.

Right click on the operator and select 'Connect to Hardware' to link it to a NIM-6 and associated Neuron processor.

The data that is exchanged over this interface is application dependent and can include network variable values, configuration property values, or program variables. Note: the Error Pins on LonTalk Input Operators indicate only whether data was sent over the inter-processor communications channel and not the LonTalk network.

Output Operator

Data going from a schema to a NIM-6 Neuron processor does so via an output operator. Left double-click on the operator and specify:

1. Type: Data type of the information being transferred. This includes basic types (float, bool, char, etc) and Neuron C SNVT types.
2. Neuron Link Key: Alpha-numeric name used by each side of the inter-processor link to uniquely indentify the data.
3. Display Disable Input and ErrorPins: Indicate if these pins should appear on the operator.

Right click on the operator and select 'Connect to Hardware' to connect it to link it to a NIM-6 and associated Neuron processor. Note: the Error Pins on LonTalk Output Operators indicate only whether data was sent over the inter-processor communications channel and not the LonTalk network.