Echelon LonScanner FX Protocol Analyzer - Manual (Page 3)

LonScanner FX Protocol Analyzer User’s Guide iii
Welcome
The Echelon ® LonScanner ™ Protocol Analyzer is a software tool that you can use
to monitor, analyze, and diagnose the behavior of L ON W ORKS ® networks. The
LonScanner Protocol Analyzer connects to IP-852 (ISO/IEC 14908-4) and native
L ON W ORKS (ISO/IEC 14908-1) channels, collects packets from those channels,
and stores information from the packets into log files. You can use the log files to
inspect and interpret the collected packets.
You can monitor up to 10 channels at once with the protocol analyzer. You can
view the logs created for each channel (called active logs) while the protocol
analyzer is monitoring the channel and collecting packets, and you can take
advantage of the filtering and statistical features that the tool provides to gather
the information that you want. You can also view logs that you have saved to
diagnose network problems that occurred when the log was created.
Audience
This document assumes that the reader has a good understanding of the
L
ON W ORKS platform and of general analysis for network communications.
What’s New for LonScanner FX
The LonScanner FX Protocol Analyzer is part of the L ON W ORKS 2.0 product
family. The LonScanner FX Protocol Analyzer adds the following features to
those provided by Release 3 of the LonScanner Protocol Analyzer:
• Runs on Microsoft ® Windows ® 7, Windows Vista ® , and Windows Server
2008. The LonScanner FX Protocol Analyzer is designed for the 32-bit
versions of Windows, but is compatible with the x64 Editions.
• Provides multiuser licensing options.
Related Documentation
The following manuals are available from the Echelon Web site
( www.echelon.com/docs ) for products that are commonly used with the
LonScanner Protocol Analyzer:
• i.LON SmartServer 2.0 User's Guide (078-0345-01E). This manual
describes how to configure the i .LON SmartServer and use its
applications to monitor and manage control networks.
• Introduction to the L ON W ORKS Platform (078-0183-01B) . This manual
provides an introduction to the ISO/IEC 14908-1 (ANSI/CEA-709.1 and
EN14908) Control Network Protocol, and provides a high-level
introduction to L ON W ORKS networks and the tools and components that
are used for developing, installing, operating, and maintaining them.
• IP-852 Channel User's Guide (078-0312-01A). This manual provides
information you will need when creating an IP-852 channel with an
i .LON SmartServer, i .LON 100 Internet Server, i .LON 600 L ON W ORKS /IP
Server, or an LNS Server. This includes instructions you can follow when