ProSoft Technology PS56-LON-001 - Manual (Page 2)

SlotServer Supplement – LonWorks Open Profile Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 About this product ......................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 About LonWorks and Profiling ....................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Connection Capability .................................................................................................................................... 3
2 Pre-Startup checklist ...................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Accessories supplied with the SlotServer ...................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Third party components (not supplied by FieldServer Technologies) ........................................................... 4
2.3 Required configuration for the SlotServer ..................................................................................................... 4
3 SlotServer Topology ....................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Hardware Connection Tips / Hints ................................................................................................................. 5
4 Commissioning the Open Profile on the SlotServer ........................................................................................ 6
4.1 Write Ladder Program to Get LonWorks Input Data ..................................................................................... 6
4.2 Write Ladder Program to Send LonWorks Output Data ................................................................................ 8
4.3 Download the RSLogix Program and Run ...................................................................................................... 9
4.4 Bind LonWorks Variables ............................................................................................................................... 9
4.5 Interpret the Network Variable Data ............................................................................................................. 9
5 Accessing All LonWorks Function Block Data ................................................................................................ 11
5.1 Input Data from Function Blocks In[1] to In[24] .......................................................................................... 11
5.2 Output Data from Function Blocks Out[1] to Out[24] ................................................................................. 11
5.3 Optimizing performance for smaller applications ....................................................................................... 12
Appendix A. Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................................. 13
Appendix A.1. Things to check when communications has failed. .......................................................................... 13
Appendix B. Vendor Information ......................................................................................................................... 14
Appendix B.1. Using LonMaker to Commission a SlotServer................................................................................... 14
Appendix C. Reference ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Appendix C.1. Network Variables List – SlotServer LonWorks Open Profile ........................................................... 15
Appendix C.2. Other Resources ............................................................................................................................... 16