Device templates, Attributes, Properties – Echelon LonWorks Network XML User Manual
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Device Templates
Attributes
Attribute
Applicable
Values
Description/Notes
Action
1 IGNORE
2 CREATE
3 CREATE_UNIQUE
4 UPDATE
5 MODIFY
6 DELETE
Device templates will match existing entries
based on the program ID specified in the XIF.
To create a new device template, you must
specify the Name and XIF properties.
Properties
Supported by
Function?
Property
Export Import
Description/Notes
Name
Y
Y
The name of the device template is reported.
XifPath
Y
Y
On export, this is the value reported by LNS.
The XIF path may not always be identified or
identified accurately.
On import, if a device template is not defined,
you must specify the XifPath because it is
needed to locate and import the XIF. If the
device template is defined, XifPath is not
updated.
Classification/ ProgramID
Y
N
Device templates do not have handles; therefore,
Program ID is used on import to match device
templates in the XML file to the LNS network
database.
Classification/ Format
Y
N
Specifies whether a device template has a
LonMark standard program ID (8), a prototype
ID (9), or a development ID (0).
Classification/
ManufacturerId
Y N Only
reported
if
Format is 8 or 9.
Classification/
DeviceClass
Y N Only
reported
if
Format is 8 or 9.
Classification/
DeviceSubclass
Y N Only
reported
if
Format is 8 or 9.