System information
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction to the SmartServer SOAP/XML Interface
- 2 SOAP Messages and the SmartServer WSDL File
- 2.1 SmartServer Naming Structure
- 2.2 SmartServer WSDL File
- 2.3 Security
- 2.4 SOAP Request and Response Message Structure
- 2.5 SOAP Messages Formats
- 2.6 Data Point References
- 2.7 UCPTcurrentConfig
- 2.8 Fault Structure
- 2.9 LonString type
- 2.10 SOAP Message Examples
- 3 SmartServer Applications and the SOAP/XML Interface
- 3.1 Overview of SmartServer Applications
- 3.2 SmartServer XML Configuration Files
- 3.3 SmartServer Resource Files
- 3.3.1 Standard Network Variable Type (SNVT) Device Resource Files
- 3.3.2 Standard Configuration Property Type (SCPT) Device Resource Files
- 3.3.3 User Defined Network Variable Type (UNVT) Device Resource Files
- 3.3.4 User Defined Configuration Property Type (UCPT) Device Resource Files
- 3.3.5 Data Point Templates
- 3.3.6 Data Formatting
- 3.4 SOAP Functions
- 3.5 Performance Issues
- 4 Using the SmartServer Data Server
- 4.1 Creating and Modifying the Data Point XML Files
- 4.2 Overview of the Data Point XML File
- 4.3 Data Server SOAP Interface
- 4.3.1 Using the List Function on the Data Server
- 4.3.2 Using the Get Function on the Data Server
- 4.3.3 Using the Set Function on the Data Server
- 4.3.4 Using the Read Function on the Data Server
- 4.3.5 Using the Write Function on the Data Server
- 4.3.6 Using the Invoke Function to Reset Data Point Priorities
- 4.3.7 Data Point Values and Priority Levels
- 4.3.8 Using the Delete Function on the Data Server
- 4.4 Using the Web Binder Application
- 5 Data Loggers
- 5.1 Overview of the Data Logger XML File
- 5.2 Creating and Modifying the Data Logger XML File
- 5.3 Data Logger SOAP Interface
- 6 Alarm Generator
- 6.1 Overview of the Alarm Generator XML File
- 6.2 Creating and Modifying the Alarm Generator XML File
- 6.3 Alarm Generator SOAP Interface
- 7 Alarm Notifier
- 7.1 Overview of the AlarmNotifier XML File
- 7.2 Creating and Modifying the Alarm Notifier XML File
- 7.3 Alarm Notifier SOAP Interface
- 7.3.1 Using the List Function on an Alarm Notifier
- 7.3.2 Using the Get Function on an Alarm Notifier
- 7.3.3 Using the Set Function on an Alarm Notifier
- 7.3.4 Using the Read Function on an Alarm Notifier
- 7.3.5 Using the Write Function on an Alarm Notifier Log File
- 7.3.6 Using the Clear Function on an Alarm Notifier Log File
- 7.3.7 Using the Delete Function on an Alarm Notifier
- 8 Analog Function Block
- 9 Scheduler
- 9.1 Overview of the Scheduler XML File
- 9.2 Creating and Modifying the Scheduler XML File
- 9.3 Scheduler SOAP Interface
- 10 Calendar
- 10.1 Overview of the Calendar XML File
- 10.2 Creating and Modifying the Calendar XML File
- 10.3 Calendar SOAP Interface
- 11 Real Time Clock
- 12 Type Translator
- 12.1 Overview of the Type Translator XML File
- 12.2 Creating and Modifying the Type Translator XML File
- 12.3 Type Translator SOAP Interface
- 12.3.1 Using the List Function on a Type Translator
- 12.3.2 Using the Get Function on a Type Translator
- 12.3.3 Using the Set Function on a Type Translator
- 12.3.4 Pre Defined Type Translator Rules
- 12.3.4.1 16xSNVT_switch_TO_SNVT_state
- 12.3.4.2 SNVT_lev_disc_TO_SNVT_occupancy
- 12.3.4.3 SNVT_lev_disc_TO_SNVT_switch
- 12.3.4.4 SNVT_occupancy_TO_SNVT_setting
- 12.3.4.5 SNVT_scene_TO_SNVT_setting
- 12.3.4.6 SNVT_scene_TO_SNVT_switch
- 12.3.4.7 SNVT_setting_TO_SNVT_switch
- 12.3.4.8 SNVT_state_TO_16xSNVT_switch
- 12.3.4.9 SNVT_switch_TO_SNVT_lev_disc
- 13 Type Translator Rules
- 14 LonWorks Driver
- 14.1 LonWorks Networks
- 14.2 LonWorks Channels
- 14.3 LonWorks Devices
- 14.4 Routers
- 14.5 Remote Network Interface
- 14.6 LonWorks Functional Blocks
- 14.7 Network Variables (LonWorks Data Points)
- 14.8 Configuration Properties (LonWorks Data Points)
- 14.9 LonWorks Connections
- 15 Modbus Driver
- 16 M Bus Driver
- 17 Virtual Driver
- 18 File System Data
- 19 System Information Methods
- 20 Using the SOAP Interface as a Web Service
- 21 Programming Examples
- 21.1 Visual C#.NET Examples
- 21.1.1 Reading and Writing Data Point Values in Visual C# .NET
- 21.1.2 Creating and Reading a Data Logger in Visual C# .NET
- 21.1.3 Creating a Scheduler and Calendar in Visual C# .NET
- 21.1.4 Creating and Installing a LonWorks Device in Visual C# .NET
- 21.1.5 Commissioning External Devices in Visual C# .NET
- 21.1.6 Discovering and Installing External Devices in Visual C# .NET
- 21.1.7 Configuring the SmartServer in Visual C# .NET
- 21.2 Visual Basic.NET Examples
- 21.2.1 Reading and Writing Data Point Values in Visual Basic.NET
- 21.2.2 Creating and Reading a Data Logger in Visual Basic. NET
- 21.2.3 Creating a Scheduler and Calendar in Visual Basic.NET
- 21.2.4 Creating and Installing a LonWorks Device in Visual Basic.NET
- 21.2.5 Commissioning External Devices in Visual Basic.NET
- 21.2.6 Discovering and Installing External Devices in Visual Basic.NET
- 21.2.7 Configuring the SmartServer in Visual Basic.NET
- 21.1 Visual C#.NET Examples
- 22 Programming the SmartServer with Java
- Appendix A: SOAP Tester Example
i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Programmer’s Reference
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2.2
SmartServer WSDL File
Each SmartServer includes two WSDL (Web Service Description Language) files: iLON100.wsdl and
iLON100_System.wsdl.
The iLON100.wsdl file defines most of the SmartServer SOAP/XML interface, and contains all the
information an application will require to use the SOAP/XML interface. The iLON100_System.wsdl
contains the system service methods used to check and configure the SmartServer’s settings.
When writing applications to use the SOAP/XML interface, some tools can import these WSDL files
and automatically build a class structure for sending and receiving each message. The WSDL files are
compatible with numerous programming development environments, such as Microsoft
®
Visual
Studio
®
2008, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, and Eclipse JAVA EE
.
For more detailed information on using a WSDL file as a web service in a .NET programming
environment, see
Chapter 20. In addition, Chapter 20 contains step-by-step instructions you can
follow when you reference the version 4.0 WSDL file with a Microsoft Visual Studio project. For
more detailed information on using a WSDL file as a web service in a Java programming environment,
see
Chapter 22.
2.3
Security
You can add a basic level of security to the SOAP/XML interface with the i.LON Web Server
Security and Parameters program. You can use this utility to add password protection to all web
content served by the SmartServer. Basic Access Authentication is the security mechanism used by
the SmartServer Web server for HTTP transactions. Basic Access Authentication is described by the
IETF in RFC 2617:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2617.txt
If you want all SOAP messages sent to your SmartServer to be authenticated, use the i.LON Web
Server Security and Parameters program to password protect the SmartServer SOAP endpoint at the
following path: /WSDL/v4.0/iLON100.WSDL.
A user name and password will then be required each time a SOAP message is sent to the SmartServer.
Since SOAP uses HTTP as a transport, you can use the user name and password pair for an entire
HTTP session. As a result, you can use a single user name and password to authenticate access to Web
pages that send or receive multiple SOAP messages. If a SOAP message is sent to a SmartServer that
does not contain the correct user name and password, it will be ignored. For instructions on using the
i.LON Web Server Security and Parameters utility, see Appendix C of the i.LON SmartServer 2.0
User’s Guide.
To protect FTP access to the XML configuration files, the SmartServer requires a user name and
password for every FTP session. This username and password default to “ilon”, and can be re-defined
with the Setup - Security Web Page. See Chapter 3 of the i.LON SmartServer 2.0 User’s Guide for
how to use this Web page.
2.4
SOAP Request and Response Message Structure
This section demonstrates the generic format of a complete request/response transaction. Italicized
text denotes type definitions and values that are based on the message or use-case. For examples of
actual request/response transactions, see Section 2.10,
SOAP Message Examples.