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Neuron® 5000 Player Interface Module

The challenge was to design an inexpensive single cavity thermoset injection enclosure and tubular support pole which could support either s martcard or magnetic reader mechanism with optional NFC (Near field communication) reader writer. Between 1999 and 2018 over three thousand, magnetic and smartcard variants were manufactured and installed throughout South Australia, Queensland and Northern Territory. During this time, I developed an expert knowledge coding Neuron® C, OpenLDV and Echelon's LNS® Network Operating System. I wrote an interface that enabled Windows applications to send and receive low-level messages through Echelon's LonTalk implementation of the ISO/IEC 14908 Control Network protocol, for Layer 2 or Layer 5 network interfaces. Researched and collated most of the LNS Data field structures for explicit messages, network variables, n etwork management and diagnostics and exposed via a Dynamic-link library . Coded an ActiveX Exe out of process server for third party application. LNS licencing and installation tools no longer required. The device integrates a high-performance Echelon Corporation FT-5000 Smart Transceiver for the LONWORKS® 2.0 platform with a free topology twisted-pair transceiver and three independent 8-bit logical processors to manage the physical Media-Access Control (MAC) layer, the network, and the user application. Neuron® C code highly optimised to fit into an application code block of only 42KB. Including IO peripherals, LCD and keypad, encrypted telemetry APDU, cryptographic algorithms for BlockChain, 3DES and Mutual Authentication to Host Security Access Module and support for a total of twelve EMV compliant microprocessor Smartcard platforms. Technical Specification Single cavity thermoset injection mould requiring 140 ton hydraulic push pull ejector. Contactless option supports all variants of the MIFARE Mini, MIFARE 1K, MIFARE 4K, MIFARE Ultralight, MIFARE DESFire EV1 and MIFARE Plus RF identification protocols. Magnetic, ISO 7811 track 2 or ISO 3554 track 1 Contact Asynchronous: T=0; T=1 Synchronous: S=8 (I²C) ; S=9 (3-wire); S=10 (2-wire) ISO 8 Landing Contacts, 500K insertion cycles 2 x 16 character LCD, 85db Transducer, 6x2 keypad 4-34VDC Buck-Boost Switching Regulator 80Mhz Neuron® Core Network Length: Free Topology 2700m (8,850 feet) with no repeaters Transmission Speed: 78 kilobits per second Power and Communications over Cat5/6 patch cable, up to ten devices daisy chained via network splitters to 16 port rack mount Neuron® 5000 Power Control Unit(s) Neuron® 5000 Power Control Unit connected to PC LonTalk Interface. Remote port switching and monitoring of current, temperature, voltage. Individual MOSFET controlled overload protection.

Neuron® 5000 Player Interface Module
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