The way it was explained to me in a phone call was that if they divided the revenue derived from software and hardware sales by the # of nodes, they were aiming at getting a gross return of more than 15c per node. This would appear to be a phenomenally huge revenue stream.
Furthermore, I understand that the admin fee does not relate to the Neuron Chip per se, but rather to the node ID.
spiral,
i agree it is the ID# that carries the fee...the last sentence of this post pretty clearly states where the ID# is located...i.e., on the neuron chip!...unless i am misunderstanding something.
i am not too good at semantics...i may be using a word incorrectly... the nomenclature is a bit trying. the words node, neuron and chip get kinda tossed around. see the slide info below. the last slide is pretty specific. i have all 123 slides so we can talk in much detail and probably should.
my understanding is that the ID# is the piece of info that the server must have to control a device or node or chip or whatever. if you want to turn on a light the light must have an ID#. if you want to turn on your heat, your furnace must have an ID#....
further...the system security is related to these ID#'s....your neighbor cannot call up his server and turn on your lights because his system does not know your ID#'s.
are you saying i got it wrong?
let me try to define terms according to some of the elon briefing slides. all of the following words are directly from elon briefing slides.
slide...a control network: a lonworks control network could include motion sensor, pc interface, tv, electronic ballast, IP client, dimmer switch, thermostst, HVAC valve, telephone.
slide...the i-LON: is the lonworks internet server that allows remote monitoring and control of devices.
lonworks network elements:
network server
remote client
sensors(nodes)
user interface
router
actuators(nodes)
slide...a lonworks PLT-22 node:
a power line node
neuron chip
plt-22 transceiver
coupling circuit
power supply
application electronics
slide...identify a device with its neuron ID
every device has a unique neuron ID
the neuron ID cannot be changed with software
the neuron ID is cast into the device's core processor, ***the neuron chip***, during manufacture
that last slide seems clear...what am i missing?
tia
unclewest
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