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102 Appendix A: Glossary
vendors can work together to install, maintain, monitor, and control L ON W ORKS
networks. The LNS architecture consists of the following elements:
1. LNS client applications, which can be used to develop, monitor and control
L ON W ORKS networks.
2. The LNS Object Server ActiveX Control, which is a language-independent
programming interface for LNS client applications to access the L ON W ORKS network.
3. The LNS Server, which manages the network and maintains a database containing
the network configuration.
LNS Device Template
An LNS device template defines the external interface to a device, and it is used by the
LonMaker tool and other LNS network tools to configure and bind the device.
LNS Network Database
Each L
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network has its own LNS network database (also referred to as the
network database) that is managed and maintained by an LNS Server. The network
database includes the network and device configuration data for that network. The
network database also contains extension records, which are user-defined records for
storing application data.
LNS Server Computer
A computer running the LNS Server software. The LNS Server computer contains the
LNS global database, which includes the group of L
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networks being managed
by the LNS Server, plus a network database for each network managed by the server.
Local Client
An LNS application running on the same computer as the LNS Server.
LonMaker Integration Tool
An LNS network tool that is used to design, commission, maintain, and document
distributed control networks. The LonMaker tool features a simple graphical interface
based on Microsoft Visio.
L ON M ARK Logo
A distinctive logo applied to L ON W ORKS devices that have been certified to the
interoperability standards of L ON M ARK International.
LonTalk Protocol
Echelon’s implementation of the ISO/IEC 14908-1 Control Network Protocol (CNP). CNP
provides a standard method for devices on a L ON W ORKS network to exchange data. CNP
defines the format of the messages being transmitted between devices, and it defines the
actions expected when one device sends a message to another. The protocol normally
takes the form of embedded software or firmware code in each device on the network.
The LonTalk protocol is implemented in the Neuron firmware for Neuron Chips and
Smart Transceivers.
L ON W ORKS 2.0 Platform
The next generation of L ON W ORKS products designed to both increase the power and
capability of L
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devices, and to decrease the costs of device development and
devices.