Echelon LonMaker User Manual
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Designing Networks
Target
Displays a hierarchal view of the network, consisting of the
subsystems, devices, functional blocks, and all compatible network
variables that can be selected as targets. Select a target and then click
Add.
Connections
Lists the connections that are scheduled to be created.
Connection Attributes
New Connections
Displays the connection description that will be assigned to all new
connections created. Select
use a smart connection description as described in Using Automatic
Connection Description Selection.
Properties
Opens the Connection Details dialog, which specifies the attributes
of the selected connection description. You can also create new
connection descriptions in this dialog.
Assign
Assigns the currently selected connection description to all
connections in the Connections box.
Display
Select which types of connection points are displayed.
• NV. Displays available or compatible network variables.
• MT. Displays available message tags. This option is only
available if you are connecting virtual functional blocks.
Add
Adds a connection with the currently selected network variable
target to the Connections pane.
Add All
Adds connections with all compatible network variable targets to the
Connection pane.
Add FB/SNs
Opens the Select Object dialog box, which you can use to add
functional blocks or supernodes to the hub and target tabs. This
includes functional blocks or supernodes in different subsystems and
those in the same subsystem that were not initially selected.
Right-click any object in this dialog and use the network navigator to
expand, select, and deselect functional blocks or supernodes. Click
OK when finished.
Graphics
Select the type of connector shape to be used in the LonMaker
drawing for the connection.
• Normal. A connection shape will be used to represent the new
connection.
• Use References. A reference connection shape will be used to
represent the new connection. This option will automatically be
selected if you are connecting functional blocks or supernodes
in different subsystems.
Show Connections
Select which connections are displayed in the Connections box. You
have four choices:
• Selected Connections. Displays the connections that you
selected in the LonMaker drawing when you opened the
Network Variable Connections dialog box.
• Selected Connection Targets. Displays all connections to the
selected targets.
• Between Selected FB/SNs. Displays connections between any