Sun Microsystems V2.0 manual Contents

Contents
Introduction	5
Building and deploying Sun SPOT applications	6
Deploying and running a sample application	6
Deploying a pre-existing jar	12
Incorporating utility classes into your application	12
Excluding files from the compilation	13
Manifest and resources	13
Other user properties	13
Built-in properties	14
Using the Basestation	14
Overview	14
Set up	15
Base Station configuration	16
Remote operation	16
Introduction	16
Ensure that the remote Sun SPOT is executing the OTA Command Server	16
Connect a Sun SPOT base station	17
Launch the spot client to control a remote Sun SPOT via the base station	17
Using short names for SPOTs	18
Take suitable actions during over-the-air downloads	18
Managing keys and sharing Sun SPOTs	18
Background	18
Changing the owner of a Sun SPOT	19
Sharing Sun SPOTs	19
What is protected?	20
Generating a new key-pair	20
Limitations	20
Deploying and running a host application	20
Example	20
Your own host application	21
Incorporating pre-existing jars into your host application	21
Configuring network features	21
Mesh routing	21
Trace route	22
Logging	22
Hardware configurations and USB power	22
Developing and debugging Sun SPOT applications	24
Overview of an application	24
Threads	24
Thread priorities	24
The Sun SPOT device libraries	25
Introduction	25
Sun SPOT device library	25
Persistent properties	26
Overriding the IEEE address	27
Accessing flash memory	27
Using input and output streams over the USB and USART connections	28
The radio communication library	29
Radio properties	35
Monitoring radio activity	37
Conserving power using deep sleep mode	37
Shallow Sleep	37
Deep Sleep	38
Activating deep sleep mode	38
USB inhibits deep sleep	39
Preconditions for deep sleeping	39
Deep sleep behaviour of the standard drivers	39
The deep sleep/wake up sequence	39

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