Echelon LonMaker User Manual

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Introduction

Resynchronizing Configuration Properties .................................................. 204

Using the LonMaker Tool as a Passive Configuration Tool ........................ 205

Backing up a LonMaker Network Design .................................................... 206

Manually Backing Up a LonMaker Network .......................................... 206

Creating a Backup from a LonMaker Drawing ............................... 206

Creating a Backup from the LonMaker Design Manager ............... 209

Scheduling Drawing Saves and Database Backups............................. 209

Scheduling Backups with the LonMaker Tool.......................... 209

Scheduling Backups with the Windows Task Scheduler ......... 210

Restoring a LonMaker Network ............................................................ 211

Restoring a Network Database Backup ......................................... 211

Restoring a LonMaker Drawing Backup......................................... 214

Restoring a Full Network Backup ................................................... 214

Recovering a LonMaker Network ................................................................ 219

Subsystem Recovery Options............................................................... 220

Using Subsystem Paths ................................................................. 221

Using Subsystem IDs ..................................................................... 222

Using the LNS Database Recovery Wizard .......................................... 222

Network Recovery vs. Database Backup ............................................. 232

Resynchronizing a LonMaker Network........................................................ 233

Automatic LonMaker Drawing Synchronization .................................... 234

LNS Event Tracking........................................................................ 234

LonMaker Event Log ...................................................................... 234

Viewing the LonMaker Event Log ............................................ 235

Exporting the LonMaker Event Log.......................................... 236

Manual Network Resynchronization ..................................................... 237

Refreshing the LonMaker Network ....................................................... 246

Merging LonMaker Networks....................................................................... 247

Network Merge Considerations............................................................. 247

Limitations ...................................................................................... 247

Information Loss ............................................................................. 247

Merging LonMaker Networks ................................................................ 248

Managing Networks ...................................................................... 253

Using the LonMaker Device Manager ......................................................... 254

Opening the LonMaker Device Manager .............................................. 254

Managing Devices................................................................................. 254

Managing Functional Blocks ................................................................. 256

Managing Routers................................................................................. 258

Device Manager Settings ...................................................................... 259

Using LonMaker Styles Overview ............................................................... 260

LonMaker Device Styles ....................................................................... 260

LonMaker Functional Block Styles........................................................ 261

Network Variable and Message Tag Shape Styles .............................. 262

LonMaker Connector Shape Styles ...................................................... 262

Generating a Device Status Summary Report ............................................ 263

Using Resource Usage Reports .................................................................. 266

Network Resource Report..................................................................... 266

Alias Table Summary ............................................................................ 267

Generating LNS Reports ............................................................................. 268

Exporting and Importing Networks with XML............................. 271

Using XML Export/Import Overview ............................................................ 272

Exporting a L

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Network XML File ........................................... 272

Viewing a LonMaker Network Report ................................................... 274

Importing a L

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Network XML File............................................ 276