2 Software Description

The PRIME Network Manager application is used to monitor and manage PRIME power line networks. It is an example of use based on the Universal Serial Interface (USI) available on the usi_host package. It can be executed on any Linux Host connected to an embedded device running the PRIME Base Node Modem project with a simple serial port-like interface.

The main capabilities of the application are:
  • Command Line Interface (CLI)
  • PIB management
  • Testing embedded firmware
  • Network firmware upgrade
  • Monitorizing embedded sniffer

This walkthrough will allow users to build, on a Linux environment, a PRIME Network Manager Linux example running on a SAMA5D27 microprocessor. The PL360G55CF-EK runs the application example base_node_modem included in the Microchip PRIME Base stack release and the communication interface between both boards is handled by the usi_host package.

Figure 2-1 shows the software and hardware relationships between the different elements.
Figure 2-1. PRIME Network Manager Software Blocks