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From the Book:The earliest implementation of TINI actually dates back to late 1998 when a handful of engineers at Dallas Semiconductor, working with engineers at Sun Labs, demonstrated a very small, Java programmable device that was capable of controlling household electrical appliances. The prototype modules were crammed into light switch housings, coffee pots, HVAC systems, and fans. The appliances communicated with one another and with a central server, using a crude form of power line networking. The main idea was to provide not only local control of the appliance but also network connectivity to allow for remote control and monitoring. This increased the flexibility as well as the ease of use of the appliance. While none of the engineering work of this ancient version of the technology remains, the concept of a Java programmable runtime environment used to create embedded network applications is still the cornerstone of the TINI platform.Over the past two years, the power line has given way to Ethernet, and the network programming interface has transitioned from an application specific interface to a standards-based TCP/IP protocol stack. The device I/O capabilities have also been greatly extended. Today, TINI is a broad platform that includes both hardware and software used to create intelligent network devices. These are often devices that require a small footprint, have low power consumption, and are cost sensitive. A few examples include industrial automation equipment, access control, vending machines, remote meters, and environmental sensors. The TINI development project is a first for Dallas Semiconductor in that its design has been open to public scrutiny. The networkingportion of the runtime environment along with the core Java APIs are of course well defined and well understood by a large development community. However, several new APIs have been created to expose the rich I/O capabilities of the technology. Major contributions to the definition of these new APIs have been made by the TINI SIG (special interest group). The result of this cooperative effort is a feature-rich platform. This work is an attempt at presenting a reasonably complete specification of the platform with plenty of examples to help clarify important topics. The book focuses on the following three areas.Several of the chapters describe the APIs that expose the various forms of device I/O. Some of these may not be required by developers with specific applications in mind. However, the reader is encouraged to read at least the first and last chapters in addition to the chapters that expose capabilities relevant to his or her particular application. The first chapter provides a thorough definition of the platform, while the final chapter focuses on performance improvements and application hardeningtwo important topics for anyone writing serious applications targeted for the TINI runtime environment. Building a Remote Data Logger is also quite useful as it details a large example that brings together several of the concepts presented to that point in the book, including serial communication, 1-Wire networking, and TCP/IP networking over both Ethernet and serial interfaces. The best way to become familiar with this technology is, of course, to use it. For this reason, every attempt has been made to create examples that are easily run on the most commonly available hardware. Some of the larger examples require additional hardware, but any additional hardware should be relatively inexpensive and easy to attain.A strong familiarity with the Java programming language and some experience with network programming concepts is assumed. While a comfort level with hardware-related topics is helpful, it is not a requirement for understanding the bulk of the contents of this book. It is my hope that "pure programmers" can start with the code examples and gradually become more comfortable with the hardware-oriented concepts presented here.