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LonMaker User’s Guide 335
Name/instance ID
Separator
Character Selects the character to be inserted between the LonMaker shape name
and the instance ID. The choices are Space ( ), Underscore (_), Dash
(-), Exclamation Point (!), and Hash (#). The default separator
character is Space ( ).
For example, the default name of the first analog input (AI-) LonPoint
device added to your LonMaker drawing with a
space ( ) selected as the separator character is AI- 1. If you select a
dash as the separator character, the default name is AI--1.
Scope: Current network, current LonMaker computer
Minimum Digits in
Instance ID Sets the minimum number of digits to be used in the instance ID. The
default value is 1.
For example, the default name of the first analog input (AI-) LonPoint
device added to your LonMaker drawing with the minimum digits set
to 2 is AI- 01, set to 3 it is AI- 001, and so on.
To ensure that objects are listed numerically in various LonMaker
menus and reports, set the minimum digits in the instance ID to
accommodate the maximum number of a specific type of object you
plan on creating in a subsystem. For example, if you plan on creating
10 or more of a certain device in a subsystem, you should set the
minimum digits to two; if you plan on creating 100 or more of a
device, set it to three; and so on.
Scope: Current network, current LonMaker computer
Instance ID Fill
Character Selects the characters to be inserted between the separator character
and the instance ID when the number of digits in the instance ID is less
than minimum digits set. The choices are Space ( ) or Zero (0). The
default fill character is Space ( ).
For example, the default name of the first analog input (AI-) LonPoint
device added to your LonMaker drawing with the minimum digits set
at 2 and a space selected as the fill character is AI- 1. If a zero (0) was
selected as the fill character, the default name is AI- 01.
Scope: Current network, current LonMaker computer
Remove Extra
Separator
Characters from
Name before
Appending Instance
ID Automatically deletes any separator characters appended to LonMaker
shape names. This option is cleared by default.
For example, the default name of the first analog input (AI-) LonPoint
device added to your LonMaker drawing with this check box cleared is
AI- 1. If this check box was selected, the default name would be AI 1.
Scope: Current network, current LonMaker computer