Managing functional block objects – Echelon SmartServer 2.2 User Manual
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Add Functional
Block
Opens the Add Functional Block dialog in which you select a static
functional block defined by the device interface (XIF) file, or create a
dynamic functional block from a standard functional profile template
(SFPT) or user-defined functional profile template (UFPT).
Overview
Opens a shortcut menu that includes options for opening Overview Web
pages for the functional blocks, data points, and connections (Web
connections in the SmartServer tree or L
ON
W
ORKS
connections in the
OpenLNS tree) in the network. See Chapter 5 for more information on
using the Overview Web pages.
Manage
This option is only available for L
ON
W
ORKS
devices. Opens a shortcut
menu from which you can select the following network management
commands: Send Service Pin Message, Replace, Commission,
Decommission, Set Online, Set Offline, Fetch Program ID, Download
Image, Activate Template, Download CP File, Query Status, Clear
Status, Wink, Reset, and Self-Install. See Issuing Network Management
Commands later in this chapter for more information on using these
commands.
Synchronize with
LNS
Transmits changes made to the device in the SmartServer tree to the
OpenLNS network database, and updates the SmartServer’s internal
database with changes made to the device with OpenLNS CT, OpenLNS
tree, or other OpenLNS application. This option is only available in the
SmartServer tree. Note that this synchronization does update the LON
driver properties of the device (for example, commission status, application
status) in the SmartServer’s internal database.
Refresh
This option is only available in the OpenLNS tree. Updates the functional
blocks and data points displayed under the device in the OpenLNS tree.
Managing Functional Block Objects
The shortcut menu for functional block icons has the following options:
Properties
In General mode, opens the SmartServer embedded application
corresponding to the selected functional block. If the functional block does