Echelon i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter - Manual (Page 10)

The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter
The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter connects L ON W ORKS networks to remote LNS
Servers via a TCP/IP Ethernet connection. Multiple remote networks can be
connected to a single LNS Server. On the PC containing the LNS Server, a piece
of software called the xDriver manages communications between multiple
L
ON W ORKS networks using i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapters and LNS Servers,
allowing for asynchronous and simultaneous updates (see the LNS Programmer’s
Guide, xDriver Extension for more information).
For example, imagine L
ON W ORKS networks installed at 1000 separate hospital
buildings in different locations. Each network contains a L ON W ORKS device that
monitors the hospital’s emergency power generator for various alarm conditions.
Alarms initiate xDriver connections to an LNS service center where the alarm is
processed and dispatched.
The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter is available in two models, free topology and
power-line. The free topology model contains a TP/XF-FT-10 transceiver and can
be connected to a TP/XF-FT-10 L ON W ORKS channel. The power-line model
contains a PL-22 transceiver and can be connected to a PL-20 power-line
L
ON W ORKS channel.
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