Getting Started

LCC isn’t nearly as hard as some folks make it out to be.

Hardware

An LCC network consists of two or more LCC Nodes. If the nodes use the CAN bus to connect, then they also need connecting cable and terminators. If the nodes use network power, then the bus needs a power supply. If the nodes use the CDI for configuration then you will also require a network interface during configuration.

LCC nodes communicate with each other and external computer programs using various messages. The most common message type is called an EventID. It simply indicates that something has happened. Nothing more, and nothing less.

Each node is given a globally unique address called a NodeID when it is manufactured. Default EventIDs are based on the NodeID. That causes them to also be globally unique. This means that as a user you never need to worry about assigning addresses and resolving conflicts. Messages are assigned your own names for reference.

Any input that produces a message is called a Producer. Conversely any node that uses or consumes the EventID is called a Consumer. It follows that if you copy the EventID from a producer to a consumer, then the input (producer) can cause the output (consumer) to react.