Echelon LonScanner FX Protocol Analyzer - Manual (Page 5)

LonScanner FX Protocol Analyzer User’s Guide v
Table of Contents
Welcome.........................................................................................................iii
Audience ........................................................................................................iii
What’s New for LonScanner FX...................................................................iii
Related Documentation ................................................................................iii
Chapter 1. Introduction to the LonScanner Protocol Analyzer........................ 1
Introduction.................................................................................................... 2
Software Requirements ................................................................................. 2
Installing the LonScanner Software............................................................. 2
Updating LonScanner 3................................................................................. 3
Activating the LonScanner Software............................................................ 3
Transferring a LonScanner Activation .................................................. 5
Viewing Activation Status ...................................................................... 7
Using the LonScanner Protocol Analyzer..................................................... 7
Monitoring a Network Channel.............................................................. 8
Opening an Existing Packet Log ............................................................ 9
Log Files Overview .................................................................................. 9
Using the LonScanner Window ............................................................ 11
LonScanner Menus ......................................................................... 11
LonScanner Toolbar........................................................................ 12
LonScanner Status Bar .................................................................. 13
Using LonScanner with LNS Turbo Edition .............................................. 13
Chapter 2. Logging Data.................................................................................. 15
Configuring the LonScanner Protocol Analyzer ........................................ 16
Setting Logging Preferences ................................................................. 16
Filtering Packets ................................................................................... 17
Configuring the Global and Device Filters.................................... 18
Importing Filter Settings from a Channel .................................... 21
Saving Filter Settings for Later Use ............................................. 21
Setting the Capture and Monitor Modes ............................................. 22
Viewing Channel Statistics and Trend Graphs ......................................... 22
Viewing General Statistics ................................................................... 23
Viewing Bandwidth Utilization by Packet Type ................................. 24
Viewing Bandwidth Utilization History .............................................. 24
Viewing Error Rate History.................................................................. 25
Setting Statistics Options ..................................................................... 26
Using Names ................................................................................................ 29
Importing Names................................................................................... 30
Importing Names from an LNS Database..................................... 30
Importing Names from a Local Names File .................................. 34
Importing Names from a Channel ................................................. 35
Creating and Customizing Names ....................................................... 36
Creating Group Names................................................................... 36
Creating Device Names .................................................................. 37
Creating Message Code Names...................................................... 38
Creating Domain Names ................................................................ 39
Managing Names Files.......................................................................... 41
Chapter 3. Analyzing Packet Log Details ....................................................... 43
Searching For Packet Log Entries .............................................................. 44
Searching By String .............................................................................. 44