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Quick Start Guides
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Quick Start Guides
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Your NetBurner device is pre-programmed with an application that demonstrates some of the basic features of the platform and peripherals. If you can discover the address of your device as described in the Network Configuration section, the next step is to verify network connectivity by accessing the device's web content. An application with a web server and content has two components:
The easiest way to view the main site is to use discover.netburner.com or the localdiscover utility and click on the Web Page Device link. Alternaively, you an type the device's IP address in the URL field of your web browser. If your device was at address 192.168.1.2: http://192.168.1.2.
NetBurner 3.x devices are configured through the use of a configuration web page. As with the primary web site, you can use discover.netburner.com or localdiscover and click on the ConfigPage link, or you can enter the address manually into your web brower. Web browsers assume port 80 (or 443 for HTTPS), but for the config page you will need to specify the configuration port number 20034. (Port 20034 is the default port number for the NetBurner device config system because the ASCII initials "NB" are 0x4e42 in hex, which is 20034 in decimal.) So for example if your device is at address 192.168.1.2, then you'll browse to http://192.168.1.2:20034.
The configuration page allows you to view and modify all of the device's boot and network settings. Additionally, you can use this page to download a new application to the device. For more on the configuration system, please refer to the "Config Server Programming Guide" section of the "Programmers Guide".
Now that the NetBurner tools are installed, the hardware is set up and you have verified this by accessing the device's web server. You have now graduated beyond this quick start guide.
To begin writing an application, we recommend reading through the NBEclipse Getting Started guide and the NetBurner Programmers Guide. In the NBEclipse guide, you will find information on writing NetBurner applications, sending new applications to the module and debugging with the graphical debugger. The Programmers guide will teach you more about the NetBurner libraries, operating system, and writing of applications in a multitask environment. Both of these documents can be found in the "\nburn\\docs\NetBurner" folder of your NNDK software installation by opening the file "NetBurner-Documentation.html"
The NNDK includes a multitude of examples that demonstrate the various hardware and software applications of the kit. These examples can be found in your NNDK installation directory, under the examples folder. The default location is "\nburn\examplea"