Echelon OpenLNS Commissioning Tool - Manual (Page 11)

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Preface
The OpenLNS Commissioning Tool (OpenLNS CT) is a software package for
designing, installing, and maintaining multi-vendor, open, interoperable L ON W ORKS
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control networks. Based on Echelon's OpenLNS network operating system,
OpenLNS CT combines support for open L ON W ORKS control networks with a
user-friendly Microsoft Visio interface. The result is a software tool that’s robust
enough to work with all your devices, yet economical enough to leave behind as an
operations and maintenance tool. OpenLNS CT, OpenLNS Server, and the OpenLNS
SDK are the three primary components of OpenLNS. OpenLNS CT complies with
the OpenLNS plug-in standard, and it is compatible with the LNS plug-in standard,
making it compatible with the wide variety of plug-ins available from Echelon and
many other vendors.