Owner's manual

OpenLNS CT User’s Guide iii
Table of Contents
Preface .................................................................................................... xi
Purpose ..........................................................................................................xii
Audience.........................................................................................................xii
System Requirements ....................................................................................xii
OpenLNS CT Documentation.........................................................................xii
For More Information and Technical Support................................................xiii
Content .......................................................................................................... xv
1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 1
Introduction to the OpenLNS Commissioning Tool .........................................2
New Features ..................................................................................................2
No-Cost Device Installation.......................................................................2
Automated Product Activation...................................................................3
Annual Product Maintenance.................................................................... 3
Increased Device Compatibility................................................................. 3
Longer Database Directory Paths.............................................................3
Improved Windows Compatibility..............................................................3
Additional OpenLNS Events .....................................................................3
New OpenLNS CT Menus ........................................................................3
OpenLNS CT Versions....................................................................................4
OpenLNS CT Network Designs.......................................................................4
OpenLNS Network Database....................................................................4
OpenLNS CT Drawing ..............................................................................5
LONWORKS Basics ...........................................................................................5
Networks ................................................................................................... 5
Devices .....................................................................................................5
Protocol.....................................................................................................5
Device Templates .....................................................................................5
Channels...................................................................................................5
Routers......................................................................................................6
Applications...............................................................................................6
Network Variables.....................................................................................6
Configuration Properties ...........................................................................7
Functional Blocks......................................................................................7
Functional Profiles.....................................................................................7
Standard Network Variable and Configuration Property
Types..................................................................................................
8
User-defined Standard Network Variable and Configuration Property
Types ..................................................................................................
8
Subsystems...............................................................................................8
Supernodes...............................................................................................9
Visio Basics .....................................................................................................9
2 Installing and Activating OpenLNS CT.......................................... 11
Ordering OpenLNS CT..................................................................................12
Installing and Activating OpenLNS CT..........................................................12
Manually Activating OpenLNS CT.................................................................19
3 Getting Started ................................................................................ 25
Design Overview ...........................................................................................26
Defining Network Requirements and Organization.................................26
Selecting a Network Installation Scenario ..............................................26
Engineered System Scenario...........................................................26