Introduction
The QuickStart Library (QSL) sits on top of the SmartMesh C Library. It handles most application logic, so the user need only supply low-level hardware drivers and use a handful of APIs to connect to a network and send data. This greatly reduces firmware development time for your microcontroller.
The SmartMesh QSL abstracts the complexity of the SmartMesh IP mote startup and network search/join procedure into a few intuitive functions.
This is a step-by-step guide for how to get started with data publishing from a SmartMesh IP Mote with an external microcontroller (MCU) connected serially. By following these steps, you can make your application publish data into a SmartMesh IP network by utilizing only a few intuitive functions from the SmartMesh QuickStart Library (QSL). The library also includes example code for certain platforms , and this guide will also cover some details on setting these up.
While the QSL provides sufficient functionality for sending/receiving data and configuring the most important network settings on a SmartMesh IP mote, more advanced applications that need access to all parameters should access the mote serial API directly (see Customizing the QSL).
Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Definitions
| API | Application Programming Interface |
|---|---|
| CLI | Command Line Interface |
| FSM | Finite State Machine |
| GPIO | Genearal-Purpose Input/Output |
| HDLC | High-Level Data Link Control |
| OS | Operation System |
| QSL | QuickStart Library |
| RPi | Raspberry Pi |
| UART | Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter |