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LonMaker User’s Guide 81
Device Template
Create a New Device
Template Select this check box to create a new device template for the
device. If you select this check box, the Specify Device Template
window appears after you click Next. In this window, you can
define a new template by uploading the device interface definition
from the device or importing an existing device interface (XIF) file
from your computer.
This check box is unavailable for device shapes with pre-defined
device templates such as the LonPoint device shapes.
Name Displays the LNS device template that defines the device’s
interface. If the device shape has a pre-defined device template
(such as the LonPoint device shapes), that template will appear in
the box. Otherwise, this box will be blank.
If you are creating a new device template, enter a name for the new
device template. If you are using an existing device template,
select one from the list.
Channel
Auto-detect Channel Select this check box to automatically detect the channel on which
the device is attached. For this option to function, the LonMaker
tool must be attached to the network, and all routers between the
LonMaker drawing network interface and the device must be
installed, commissioned, and online. Otherwise, an error will be
returned during commissioning.
Selecting this check box disables the Type and Name boxes below.
Do not select this check box if you are using routers that are
configured as repeaters or bridges.
If this check box is cleared, you must explicitly select which
channel the device is on from the Name box.
Type Select the channel type for the device. By default, this box displays
the channel type of the channel currently displayed in the Name
list. You can use it to filter the existing channels in the Name list
to those with a specific channel type.
You can limit the channel types displayed by specifying the
channel type in a custom device shape.
Name Select the channel that you will attach to the device. You can
create a new channel shape by entering a new channel name. The
channel name must be unique within the network and be no more
than 85 characters long. If you are creating a new channel, specify
the channel type in the Type box.
3. Click Next. If you are creating a NodeBuilder device, a window appears allowing you to select
the NodeBuilder device template; otherwise skip to step 4. After you have created and/or selected
the NodeBuilder device template, click Next (see the NodeBuilder User’s Guide for more
information). The Device Properties window appears.