Echelon OpenLNS Commissioning Tool - Manual (Page 4)

iv Preface
Ad-Hoc System Scenario ................................................................. 27
Determining User Permissions ............................................................... 27
Optimizing OpenLNS CT Network Performance .................................... 27
Drawing Files .................................................................................... 27
Network Changes ............................................................................. 28
Connections...................................................................................... 28
Sharing the OpenLNS Interface with the LNS DDE Server ............. 28
Functional Blocks ............................................................................. 28
Subsystems ...................................................................................... 29
OpenLNS CT Design Manager Overview ..................................................... 29
Options .................................................................................................... 32
New Network Options ............................................................................. 34
OpenLNS CT Stencils ............................................................................. 36
OpenLNS CT Default Options................................................................. 37
Setting Up a Network Interface...................................................................... 38
Optimizing Network Interface Performance ............................................ 38
Using an IP-852 Network Interface ......................................................... 38
Creating and Opening OpenLNS CT Networks............................................. 40
Creating an OpenLNS CT Network Design ............................................ 40
Working with Digital Signatures........................................................ 46
Creating an OpenLNS CT Network from an Existing OpenLNS
Database.................................................................................................. 47
Copying an OpenLNS CT Network Design............................................. 51
Opening an OpenLNS CT Network Design ............................................ 53
OpenLNS CT Client Types ..................................................................... 55
Local Client ....................................................................................... 55
Remote Full Client ............................................................................ 56
Remote Lightweight Client................................................................ 60
Using Network Service Device SmartShapes ............................................... 63
Listing Network Service Devices ...................................................... 64
Upgrading Network Service Devices................................................ 65
Replacing a Local Network Service Device...................................... 66
User Profiles .................................................................................................. 66
Creating a New User Profile ................................................................... 67
Changing Passwords .............................................................................. 69
Modifying and Deleting User Profiles...................................................... 70
Changing User Profiles in an OpenLNS CT Drawing ............................. 70
Using OpenLNS CT Remotely with User Profiles................................... 71
4 Designing Networks........................................................................ 73
Creating a L ON W ORKS Network..................................................................... 74
Creating an OpenLNS CT Drawing ............................................................... 74
Creating Application Devices .................................................................. 75
Using Automatic Channel Selection for Devices .............................. 79
Changing the Channel of an Application Device .............................. 80
Creating Functional Blocks ..................................................................... 81
Using Automatic Device Selection ................................................... 85
Reassigning a Functional Block ....................................................... 85
Configuring a Functional Block......................................................... 86
Copying a Functional Block Configuration ....................................... 86
Creating a New Functional Block from a Configured
Functional Block......................................................................... 86
Updating a Functional Block from a Configured Functional
Block .......................................................................................... 86
Creating a Functional Block Master SmartShape ............................ 89
Creating Dynamic Functional Blocks................................................ 89