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Echelon LonMaker User Manual

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Installing and Activating the LonMaker Tool

Most network interfaces include an application that handles network interface configuration. You
must perform this configuration before you can use the LonMaker tool attached to a network. The
application handles host details such as IRQ assignment and also manages network parameters
such as buffer counts and transceiver types.

To open the network interface application, click Start on the taskbar, point to Programs
(Windows 2000), and click Control Panel. The available network interface applications include
LonWorks Interfaces, LonWorks NI, and LonWorks Plug ‘n Play.

• You can use the LonWorks Interfaces application to configure IP-852 interfaces (the

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• You can use the LonWorks NI and LonWorks Plug ‘n Play applications to configure the

PCLTA-10, 20, and 21 PCI network interfaces.

LonPoint Plug-In Installs the LonPoint plug-in. Click this checkbox if you are using LonPoint
devices, or if you want to use any of the LonPoint examples.

SLTA-10 Driver: Installs the network driver for the SLTA-10 serial network interface. Click this
checkbox if you are using an SLTA-10 serial adapter as your network interface.

Adobe Acrobat Reader: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader which is a free program that allows
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reference documents are exclusively in PDF format. You can clear this checkbox if you already
have an Acrobat reader.

7. Click

Install. A message appears informing you that installing the LonMaker Turbo Edition will

remove any prior version of the LonMaker Integration Tool on your computer.

8. Click

Yes to continue installing the LonMaker Turbo Integration Tool. The installation program

installs the selected components sequentially, prompting you for required reboots.

9. If you are installing the trial edition of the LonMaker tool, you must activate Visio before you can

use the LonMaker tool. See the activation instructions provided with the trial edition for details.

10. During the installation, the following dialog appears, displaying the current status of the

LonMaker setup: