Echelon Series 6000 Chip databook - Manual (Page 16)

Echelon’s implementation of the ISO/IEC 14908-1 Control Network Protocol is called the
LonTalk protocol. Echelon provides implementations of the LonTalk protocol with several
product offerings, including the Neuron system firmware, OpenLNS ® Server, LNS remote
client, SmartServers,and the ShortStack ® Micro Server. This document refers to the
ISO/IEC 14908-1 Control Network Protocol as the “LonTalk protocol”, although other
interoperable implementations exist.
A L
ON W ORKS system is based on the following concepts:
• Control systems have many common requirements regardless of application.
• A networked control system is significantly more powerful, flexible, and scalable than
a non-networked control system.
• Businesses can save and make more money with control networks over the long term
than they can with non-networked control systems.
L ON W ORKS networks provide a complete suite of messaging services, including end-to-end
acknowledgement, authentication, and priority message delivery. Network management
services allow network tools to interact with devices over the network, including local or
remote reconfiguration of network addresses and parameters, downloading of application
programs, reporting of network problems, and start/stop/reset of device application
programs.
L
ON W ORKS networks range in sophistication from small networks embedded in machines to
large networks with thousands of devices controlling fusion lasers, paper manufacturing
machines, or building automation systems. L ON W ORKS networks are used in buildings,
trains, airplanes, factories, and hundreds of other processes. Manufacturers are using open,
off-the-shelf chips, operating systems, and parts to build products that feature improved
reliability, flexibility, system cost, and performance.
Echelon manufactures many L
ON
W
ORKS
products to help developers, system integrators,
and end users implement L ON W ORKS networks. These products provide a complete
L ON W ORKS solution including development tools, network management software, power line
and twisted pair transceivers and control modules, network interfaces, technical support and
training.
See Introduction to the LonWorks Platform (078-0183-01B) for more information about
L ON W ORKS networks.
Overview of the IzoT Platform
The IzoT™ Platform is an IP-enabled family of chips, stacks, interfaces, and
management software that enables the development of devices, peer-to-peer device
communities, and applications for the Industrial Internet of Things. Unlike consumer-
grade platforms, the IzoT Platform comprehensively addresses unique IIoT requirements
such as autonomous control, multi-cast addressing and industrial-strength reliability.
The IzoT platform builds on LonWorks networking technology by adding native IP
support down to individual field devices, with Neuron 6050 and FT 6050 based devices
providing the option of backwards compatibility with ISO/IEC 14908-1.
4 Introduction