Synapse Portal Ide; Portal Highlights - NXP Semiconductors TWR-RF-SNAP User Manual

Refer to the SNAP Reference Manual for details regarding the available SNAPpy functions and
commands.

3.7 Synapse Portal IDE

Portal takes you beyond traditional network commissioning tools by giving you an end-to-end view
into your wireless application. Implement the functionality you need one step at a time - dynamically,
interactively, wirelessly. As a bridge between the SNAP network and the PC, Portal provides a simple
and flexible Python-based interface. Remote nodes can invoke Python functions in Portal using built-in
SNAPpy RPC calls.

Portal Highlights

Comprehensive administration tool for SNAP networks
Participates as a full peer on the network
Syntax-highlighted Python editor for developing SNAPpy scripts
Invoke (RPC) script functions on any device in network
Remote nodes can invoke (RPC) scripts within Portal
Channel analyzer to find ideal channel
Event Log with timestamps and filtering
Graphical Data Logger
Node configuration editor
Channel scanner to detect new or un-configured nodes
Connect to SNAP Connect over Internet or TCP/IP LAN
Synapse Portal is a standalone software application that runs on a standard PC. Using a USB or RS232
interface, it connects to any node in the SNAP Wireless Network and becomes a graphical user
interface (GUI) for the entire network. Using Portal, you can quickly and easily create, deploy,
configure, and monitor SNAP-based network applications. Once connected, the Portal PC has its own
unique SNAP Network Address and can participate in the SNAP network as a peer.
The address of each node within the SNAP network can be determined by looking at the last 6 digits of
the device's MAC address. This is the node's unique address in a SNAP network.
For example: a MAC address of 00:1C:2C:1E:86:03:A2:A6 will use the SNAP address 03.A2.A6.
The MAC address is printed on the label of each SNAP device.
For a quick overview of installing the Synapse Portal IDE and the necessary USB drivers refer to the
TWR-RF-SNAP Lab Guide.
The Default View of Portal IDE consists of the following key panels and tool bars: Main Toolbar, Node
View Panel, Node Info Panel, Node Info Toolbar, and Event Log Panel.
From this user interface you can connect to a SNAP bridge node and start viewing and configuring your
SNAP network. The nodes in your network will be displayed in the Node Views window as they start
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