Echelon i.LON 100 e2 Internet Server - Manual (Page 4)

ii Preface
Welcome
This document describes how to install and configure the i.LON 100 device in
control and data networks.
Purpose
The i.LON 100 User’s Guide: Installing, Connecting, and Configuring the i.LON
100 describes how to connect the i.LON 100 Internet Server hardware and
configure it to communicate by TCP/IP, L
ON W ORKS messaging, email, POP, and
with Meter Bus devices.
Related Documentation
The i.LON 100 documentation is provided as online Adobe Acrobat PDF files and
Windows Help files. The i.LON 100 documentation consists of the following
manuals:
• i.LON 100 User’s Guide: Configuring the i.LON 100 Applications Using the
i.LON 100 Configuration Plug-in – Describes how to use the i.LON 100
Configuration Plug-in to configure the i.LON 100 applications.
• i.LON 100 User’s Guide: Using the i.LON 100 Web Pages to Configure
Applications and to Monitor and Control Data Points — Describes how to
configure the i.LON 100 application using the i.LON 100 Web pages and how
to design Web pages that can be used to monitor and control i.LON 100 Data
Points.
• i.LON 100 Programmer’s Reference — Describes how to configure the i.LON
100 using XML files and SOAP calls. This allows you to configure the i.LON
100 without using the i.LON 100 Configuration Plug-in
The following additional documentation is useful if you are using the applicable
features of the i.LON 100:
• LNS For Windows Programmer’s Guide, xDriver Extension — Describes how
the xDriver software can be used by an LNS application to manage
communications with multiple L
ON
W
ORKS
networks that communicate over a
TCP/IP network. The xDriver software is used to communicate with the
i.LON 100 when the i.LON 100 is functioning as a Remote Network Interface
(RNI).
• LNS Programmer’s Guide — Describes how to write LNS applications that
can take advantage of the communication provided by the i.LON 100 Web
server.
• LonMaker User’s Guide — Describes how to use the LonMaker tool, which
can be used to install the i.LON 100 in a L ON W ORKS network.
What’s Included with the i.LON 100
The i.LON 100 includes the following components:
• i.LON 100 Device — There are four models of the i.LON 100 Internet Server:
TP/FT-10 free topology with modem, TP/FT-10 free topology without modem,
PL-20 power line with modem, and PL-20 power line without modem. The
inputs and outputs of each model are slightly different, as noted in Chapter 2.