User Guide

FS8700-21 LonWorks Manual Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Description ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Definitions ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 NV Updates/Polls ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Network Management................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2.1 LonWorks - Program ID Calculation (SPID) ............................................................................................ 4
2.3 Clients/Servers ............................................................................................................................................... 5
2.4 Explicit/Implicit .............................................................................................................................................. 5
2.5 XIF Files .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.6 Device Resource Files .................................................................................................................................... 5
2.7 NV Aliases ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.8 Configuration Properties ............................................................................................................................... 5
3 Driver Scope of Supply ................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver ..................................................................................... 6
3.2 Provided by the Supplier of 3
rd
Party Equipment .......................................................................................... 6
3.3 Additional files required for the Driver .......................................................................................................... 6
4 Hardware Connections ................................................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Service Pin ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Neuron ID ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.3 Lon LED’s ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.4 The LonWorks Adapter Card (FS-X40 only) .................................................................................................... 8
4.4.1 Port Address Switch ............................................................................................................................... 8
5 Implicit Configurations ................................................................................................................................... 9
5.1 Special considerations ................................................................................................................................... 9
5.1.1 Map Descriptor Names (Network Variable Names) ............................................................................... 9
5.1.2 Implicit Lon functions ............................................................................................................................. 9
5.1.3 SNVT_Index ............................................................................................................................................ 9
5.1.4 Address Table Limit ................................................................................................................................ 9
5.1.5 Network Management Capability ........................................................................................................ 10
5.1.6 Client vs Server Mapping ..................................................................................................................... 10
5.2 Client Side Mapping ..................................................................................................................................... 10
5.2.1 Connection Parameters........................................................................................................................ 10
5.2.2 Node Parameters ................................................................................................................................. 11
5.2.3 FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters ................................................................................. 11
5.2.4 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters ......................................................................................... 12
5.2.5 Timing Parameters ............................................................................................................................... 12
5.2.6 Client Side Map Descriptor Example .................................................................................................... 13
6 Explicit Configurations ................................................................................................................................. 14
6.1 Special considerations ................................................................................................................................. 14
6.1.1 Map Descriptor Names (Network Variable Names) ............................................................................. 14
6.1.2 Lon functions ........................................................................................................................................ 14
6.1.3 SNVT_Index .......................................................................................................................................... 14
6.1.4 Domain Table Setup ............................................................................................................................. 15
6.1.5 Network Management ......................................................................................................................... 16
6.2 Client Side Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 17