within its root folder. The adderlib extension has such a file, whose content is
FavouriteSnake: Viper
This defines a property whose value will be available to all applications in a similar fashion to
•Running startup code
•Some library extensions require initialisation to be performed at startup (for example, to create daemon threads). To specify startup code that must be run, add one or more lines to the manifest properties of the library extension with the following format:
where xxxx is a string that is provided as the single argument to the static main() method of
Classname.
Startup code is run only in the master isolate. It is run after all normal spotlib initialisation is completed but before the OTACommandServer (if configured) is started and before the application is launched.
•Modifying the system library code) for properties that are constant for all your Sun SPOTs and applications.
Built-in properties
There are a number of properties with reserved names that the libraries understand. These are:
DefaultChannelNumber DefaultPanId DefaultTransmitPower
The first three control the radio’s operation; see section Using manifest properties to adjust the radio. The last two control the socket connection that underpins http access: see the section Configuring the http protocol.
Using the Basestation
Overview
The purpose of the Sun SPOT Basestation software is to allow applications running on the Host to interact with applications running on Targets. The physical arrangement is:
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