Echelon LonMaker User Manual

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Introduction

Opening a Parent Subsystem ........................................................ 129

Using Network Navigators .............................................................. 129

Navigating and Managing a Network with the Network Explorer.......... 130

Navigating a Network with the Network Explorer ........................... 131

Managing a Network with the Network Explorer ............................ 131

Managing and Editing Device Templates with the Network
Explorer .......................................................................................... 131

Managing Device Templates ................................................... 131

Editing Device Template Properties......................................... 132

Working with LonMaker Layers ................................................................... 134

Working with LonMaker Shapes.................................................................. 135

Viewing and Setting LonMaker Shape Properties ................................ 135

Moving a LonMaker Shape ................................................................... 135

Repositioning a LonMaker Shape .................................................. 135

Changing the Subsystem for a LonMaker Shape .......................... 135

Changing the Channel for a LonMaker Shape ............................... 136

Moving a Device or Router to a Different Channel .................. 136

Moving an LNS Computer to a Different Channel ................... 139

Copying a LonMaker Shape ................................................................. 139

Deleting a LonMaker Shape ................................................................. 139

Customizing the User Interface Overview ................................................... 140

Editing the Title Block ........................................................................... 140

Changing the Commands on the LonMaker Menus ............................. 140

Using LonMaker Shape Menus............................................................. 141

Using AutoCAD Drawings ........................................................................... 141

Importing an AutoCAD Drawing............................................................ 141

Exporting an AutoCAD Drawing............................................................ 142

Installing Networks ....................................................................... 143

Network Installation Overview ..................................................................... 144

Commissioning a Device ............................................................................. 144

Selecting Devices for Commissioning................................................... 145

Loading a Device Application Image..................................................... 146

Setting the Initial Device State and Source of Configuration
Property Values..................................................................................... 148

Setting the Initial Application Device State and Source of
Configuration Property Values........................................................... 149

Setting the Initial Router State........................................................ 151

Setting the Neuron ID ........................................................................... 152

Selecting the Device Identification Method .................................... 152

Using the Service Pin Method ........................................................ 153

Using the Manual Entry Method ..................................................... 155

Entering a Neuron ID Manually................................................ 155

Entering a Neuron ID Using a Bar Code Scanner ................... 155

Commissioning an i.LON IP-852 Router ..................................................... 156

Commissioning Using Device Discovery..................................................... 156

Monitoring and Controlling Networks ......................................... 163

Monitoring and Controlling Overview .......................................................... 164

Using Monitored Connections ..................................................................... 164

Displaying a Network Variable Value.................................................... 165

Using the LonMaker Browser ...................................................................... 166

Starting the LonMaker Browser ............................................................ 166

The LonMaker Browser Toolbar ........................................................... 168

Customizing the Browser ...................................................................... 169

Customizing Browser Columns ...................................................... 169