Echelon LonPoint Application and Plug-In - Manual (Page 14)

1-8 LonPoint System Overview
transferred to the new device. The new device will not necessarily be in the
same override state as the old device.
Network Variables
On the first tab of the LonPoint Plug-in window for each LonPoint functional block
(except for the Node Object) there is a network variable shape for each network
variable which looks like this:
To get information about a network variable, click on the network variable shape.
The following Network Variable Information dialog appears:
This dialog contains the following information:
Network Variable Name The name of the network variable. You can change this
name using the LonMaker tool.
Type Name The network variable type. If the type is a standard
network variable type, the network variable may only be
connected to network variables with the same type. If
the network variable has a changeable type, the Change
Type
button will be enabled.
Format Name The network variable format. The format determines
how data from the network variable will be formatted
when it is displayed or input by an LNS tool such as the
LonMaker tool. If the format is changeable, the Change
Format
button will be enabled.
Units The type of units the network variable uses. If the
network variable does not use a specific type of unit, this
field will be empty.
To change a network variable type, click the Change Type button. To change a
network variable format, click the Change Format button.