Purpose, Audience, System requirements – Echelon OpenLNS User Manual
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Purpose
This document provides reference information for writing OpenLNS applications.
Audience
This guide is intended for software developers creating OpenLNS applications. OpenLNS
applications may be written in any language that supports COM Components or ActiveX
controls, including Microsoft
®
Visual C# .NET, Visual C++ .NET, and Visual Basic .NET.
Readers of this guide should have experience programming in these languages, and be
familiar with L
ON
W
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®
technology and COM/ActiveX control concepts.
System Requirements
The following section lists the system requirements for computers running the OpenLNS
Standard Developer’s Kit (SDK) and the OpenLNS Server (requirements for smaller and
larger systems are listed separately).
OpenLNS SDK
System requirements for computers running the OpenLNS SDK are as follows:
•
Windows 7 (64-bit and 32-bit), Windows Server 2008 SR2 64-bit and 32-bit (64-bit
RNI required; U10/U20 desirable), Windows Vista with Service Pack (SP) 1, or
Windows XP with SP3 (32-bit).
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500 MHz processor or faster.
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2 GB or more of free disk space.
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512 MB RAM.
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1,024 MB page file minimum.
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 or Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (.NET Framework 3.5)
for development of Visual C# .NET, Visual C++ .NET, and Visual Basic .NET
applications.
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DVD-ROM drive
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1,024 x 768 or higher-resolution display with at least 256 colors.
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Mouse or compatible pointing device
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Local, remote, or IP-852 OpenLDV 4.0 network interface.
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Compatible local network interfaces include the U10/U20 USB network interface;
PCC-10, PCLTA-20, or PCLTA-21 network interface cards; and the SLTA-10
Serial LonTalk Adapter. The PCC/PCLTA and SLTA-10 network interfaces are
compatible with 32-bit versions of Windows only.
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Compatible remote network interfaces include the SmartServer, i.LON 100 e3
Internet Server, i.LON 600 L
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W
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/IP-852 Router, and i.LON 10 Ethernet
Adapter.
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Compatible IP-852 network interfaces include the SmartServer, i.LON 100 e3
Internet Server, and i.LON 600 L
ON
W
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/IP-852 Router.