Echelon SmartServer 2.2 - Manual (Page 322)

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Testing Devices
You can use the SmartServer to place devices offline, query the status of a device, and to wink a
device. You can place a device offline to test the behavior of other devices on the network. You can
query the status of a device to ensure that it is operating and it is configured correctly. Querying a
device opens a dialog that lists network traffic statistics that you can use to evaluate the performance of
the device. Winking a device enables you to identify the device on the network and verify that it is
communicating properly.
Setting Devices Offline
You can set a device to the offline state in order to stop running its application. This may be useful for
testing the behavior of other devices on the network. An offline device still receives data point
updates; however, it does not process them. Instead, the offline device transmits the default values for
its data points. In addition, an offline device can still process commission, decommission, set online,
query status, clear status, wink and reset commands. Offline devices are highlighted red in the
SmartServer tree.
To set a device offline, follow these steps:
1. Click Driver mode.
2. Select one or more devices to place offline. To select one device, click that device. To select
multiple devices, click one device and then either hold down CTRL and click all other devices to
be installed or hold down SHIFT and select another device to place the entire range of devices
offline. The Setup - LON Device Driver Web page opens.
3. Right-click a selected device, point to Manage, and click Set Offline.
Alternatively, you can change the Application Status property to Application Stopped (Offline)
in the Setup - LON Device Driver Web page, which appears when you select devices in step 2.
4. The SmartServer places the device in the soft offline state (the device has an application loaded on
it and the device is configured, but the device application is offline). The offline device is
highlighted red if is located in the SmartServer tree; offline devices in the OpenLNS tree are not
marked red.