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For example, if Use Number of Slots is 4 and Use Slot Width is 1, the
SmartServer would use a delay of either 0, 100, 200 or 300 ms for each
message transmission.
6. Click Submit.
Creating and Configuring L
ON
W
ORKS
Devices
An application device consists of hardware (external devices only) and software that runs an
application and communicates with other devices. You can add application devices to the network
attached to a SmartServer or to a L
ON W ORKS network database in an OpenLNS Server. To add an
application device, you create a new device instance and then select the device name, template, and
location relative to the SmartServer (internal or external). After you add an application device added
to the network, you can configure it using its Setup - LON Device Driver Web page.
After creating and configuring an external application device, you can commission it. Commissioning
associates the external device you created with the SmartServer to the physical device on the network.
To commission a device, you acquire its Neuron ID by using Smart Network Management, pressing a
service pin on the device, or manually entering it.
You do not have to commission devices until you are ready to install them. This is how you design an
engineered system—you create and configure devices offsite, bring the network database onsite (if
using OpenLNS network management services), and then commission the devices. Under the ad-hoc
installation scenario, you define and commission the devices in one step while onsite. See Installing
L
ON W ORKS Networks in this chapter for more information on commissioning devices.
Creating L
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W
ORKS
Devices
To create a L ON W ORKS device, follow these steps:
1. If you are using the SmartServer in Standalone mode, copy the following files to the SmartServer
flash disk:
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Copy the device interface (XIF) files of the devices to be managed by the SmartServer to the
/LonWorks/import folder on the SmartServer flash disk.
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Copy the device resource files to the /LonWorks/types/user folder.
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If you plan on upgrading the devices using the SmartServer, copy the devices’ application
image files to the /LonWorks/import folder.
2. Right-click a L ON W ORKS channel, and then select Add Device on the shortcut menu.
3. The Add Device dialog opens: