Echelon SmartServer 2.2 - Manual (Page 234)

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Identification
Property
Neuron ID Displays the current Neuron ID of the application device. The Neuron ID
is a unique 48-bit number that is manufactured into an external device or
assigned to one of the SmartServer's 16 internal devices.
You can acquire the Neuron ID of external devices automatically by
selecting the Smart Network Management option When you select
Smart Network Management, the SmartServer searches the physical
network for uncommissioned devices and matches them based on program
ID to device interface (XIF) files that are stored in the LonWorks/import
folder on either the SmartServer flash disk or your computer.
You can manually acquire the Neuron ID of external devices by clicking
Use Service Pin to open the LON Device Identification dialog, and then
pressing a service pin on the device, scanning a bar code on the device, or
manually entering it. Commissioning assigns a logical address
(Subnet/Node ID) to the device.
Notes:
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You cannot change this property for internal devices.
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You can change the Neuron ID for an external device by releasing its
Neuron ID or replacing the device. You can replace a device using
the Device - Overview Web page or using the Replace LON Device
dialog.
o To release the Neuron ID of a device, select the device in the
SmartServer tree or OpenLNS tree, right-click the device, point
to Manage, and the click Release Neuron ID on the shortcut
menu. This erases the Neuron ID defined for the device in the
SmartServer or OpenLNS network database and decommissions
the device.
You must release the Neuron IDs of devices on a development
SmartServer if you plan on creating a template of that
development SmartServer and deploying it on one or more target
SmartServers, and automatically installing the devices in the
template.
o To replace a device with the Device - Overview Web page, click
the Driver option at the top of the navigation pane on the left
side of the SmartServer Web interface, right-click a network or
channel, point to Overview, and then click Devices. Click Scan
to discover the replacement device. When the replacement
device is discovered its Neuron ID appears in the Neuron ID
property, and the under construction triangle appears to the right
of the generic device icon. In the Replacement ID property of
the replacement device, select the name of the original device to
be replaced. The Replacement ID property of the replacement
device is updated with the name of the original device, and the
Replacement ID property of the original device becomes
unavailable. Click Submit.
Program ID Displays the unique, 16-hex digit ID that uniquely identifies the device
application in the following format: FM:MM:MM:CC:CC:UU:TT:NN
[Format (F), Manufacturer ID (M), Device Class (C), Usage (U), Channel
Type (T), Model Number (N)].