Echelon IzoT Commissioning Tool - Manual (Page 374)

Local Client
An IzoT Commissioning Tool computer that is also running the OpenLNS Server. LonMark
International
A global membership organization created to promote and advance the business of efficient and
effective integration of open, multi-vendor control systems utilizing ISO/IEC 14908-1 and related
standards.
LonScanner Protocol Analyzer
An ISO/IEC 14908-1 protocol analyzer for field use that provides L ON W ORKS manufacturers, system
integrators, and end-users with a rich set of Windows-based tools to allow users to observe, analyze,
and diagnose the behavior of installed L
ON W ORKS networks. The LonScanner Protocol Analyzer
includes three tools for network analysis and monitoring:
• Packet monitor tool
• Network traffic statistics tool
• Network diagnostics tool
LonTalk File Transfer Protocol
An interoperable way for devices to share data files. The file types— 0, 1, and 2—are defined by the
LonMark program for specifying configuration parameters.
L ON W ORKS Technology
The technology that allows for the creation of open, interoperable control networks that communicate
with the Control Network Protocol. L
ON W ORKS technology consists of the tools and components
required to build intelligent devices and to install them in control networks.
Message Tag
Logical input and output ports that devices use to send and receive explicit messages. Message tags
are used for standard data transfer mechanisms such as the L
ON W ORKS file transfer protocol and the
L ON W ORKS data log transfer protocol. In addition, they are used as a proprietary interface to devices
such as factory calibration interfaces. Message tags can only be added to the virtual functional block
of a device that supports message tags. A device always contains a msg_in tag and may contain
declared message tags as well. Declared message tags are bi-directional (the device can both send and
receive messages with them). The msg_in tag can only be used to receive messages. Generally,
devices use network variables to communicate with one another since they are interoperable and
produce more efficient code. Message tags are similar to network variables except that they do not
have pre-defined types.
Monitor Set
A group of data points that IzoT Commissioning Tool uses to monitor and control network variables or
message tags.
Monitored Connection
A connector SmartShape or reference connection on which network variable values are displayed and
updated.
Network Configuration
The process of converting a network design into the data elements required by the Control Network
Protocol in each device of the network. This includes:
• Assigning domain ID and logical addresses to all devices and groups of devices.
• Binding network variables to create logical connections between devices.
358 Appendix B – Glossary