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be compatible with a previous implementation. However, in this release, the
DataPoint
object provides new functionality – including consistent field-by-field formatting between
network variables and configuration properties, and client-specific formatting – that is
the new standard for LNS data formatting.
Formatting Enhancements
The default Formatting Locale has been changed in this release from the System Default
Locale to the User Default Locale. In recent versions of Windows, it has become more and
more difficult to set System Default Locale settings, and Echelon made this change in
order to make current applications easier to use. In most systems, the System and User
Default Locales are the same, and this change should not cause a noticeable difference in
operation. Consult the MSDN documentation of the Win32 GetLocaleInfo() function
for more information on the System and User Default Locales, as LNS uses this function
to retrieve the Windows locale settings.
Enhanced LonMark Interoperability
Under some conditions, LNS may use the new automatic scope determination feature to
set the Mode property of a LonMarkObject object to values that were not previously set
automatically. In previous versions of LNS, the Mode property of each LonMarkObject
object would only be automatically set to 0 or 3. In Turbo Edition, the Mode property of
each LonMarkObject object may be automatically set to any of the values of the
ConstResourceScope constant when an external interface file is imported. For more
information on this, see the help pages for the LonMarkObject object’s Mode property
and the ConstResourceScope constant in the LNS Object Server Reference help file.
LonWorks Interfaces Control Panel
The L ON W ORKS Interfaces Control Panel Applet was introduced in LNS 3.07 to support
the i .LON 10 Ethernet Adapter and the i .LON 100 Internet Server. In this release, the
L ON W ORKS /IP Channels Control Panel application introduced in LNS 3.0 has been
merged with the L ON W ORKS Interfaces Control Panel Applet to provide this similar
functionality through a single utility. If your user documentation provided directions for
using the L ON W ORKS /IP Channels Control Panel, it should be updated to direct them to
the new, merged L ON W ORKS Interfaces application in the Windows Control Panel.
Support for i .LON 1000, i .LON 600 and ANSI/CEA-852 Channels
L ON W ORKS /IP channels in LNS Turbo Edition require the use of the new Echelon
L ON W ORKS /IP Configuration Server. This means that if a site using an i .LON 1000
Internet Server upgrades from LNS 3.0 to LNS Turbo Edition, they must also upgrade
the i .LON 1000 Configuration Server. To mitigate this requirement, the LNS Server
Turbo Edition installation installs the Echelon L ON W ORKS /IP Configuration Server. LNS
Turbo Edition and the new Echelon L ON W ORKS /IP Configuration Server support
backward compatibility with the i .LON 1000 Internet Server by allowing the creation of,
and connection to, LonWorks/IP channels that are compatible with the i .LON 1000
Internet Server. If the Echelon L ON W ORKS /IP Configuration Server is not running on the
same PC as the LNS Server installation, the Echelon L ON W ORKS /IP Configuration