Operating Instructions

Chapter 1—Introduction
TALON Automation Networking
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Owner's Manual
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License Manager Definitions
● A feature is an application or additional functionality that can be added to a field
panel without the need to replace the hardware. Some features require a firmware
flash.
● A
license is the code provided by Siemens Industry to unlock a feature.
● The
ID_STRING is a unique identifier that distinguishes an individual piece of
hardware. It is composed of the panel's part number, revision, year and week of
manufacture, and serial number. Therefore, a license for one field panel will not
work on another field panel.
● An
Entitlement contains the license(s) ordered.
● An
Entitlement ID is the SAP Purchase Order number or Reference number from
the Advanced Shipping notice and your 3 character organization code.
How does License Manager Work?
Field panels can either be ordered with licensed features and functionality pre-loaded,
for example, FLN support, or upgraded to add special features, for example, TX-I/O
island bus support.
NOTE:
The installation of some features and licenses require that the field panel be
coldstarted, while others do not.
Any or all of the licensed features can be activated at any time using licenses acquired
from Siemens.
When the field panel is powered, the firmware reviews the inventory of installed
features, comparing that list to the License Vault, where all installed licenses are
stored. Every feature with a corresponding license is initiated and run. Because
licenses are loaded into non-volatile memory, powering down the field panel will not
erase them.
TALON Automation Networking
The following levels of networking provide varying levels of system integration in the
TALON Automation System.
● Management Level Network (MLN)
● Automation Level Network (ALN)
● Field Level Network (FLN)
These systems also use a number of network protocols that add functionality or
provide support for third-party devices.
Management Level Network
The Management Level Network (MLN) is the communications connection between
individual TALON View workstations. It allows multiple TALON View users to access
the entire TALON Automation System.
● An MLN is a TCP/IP Server-client network, and usually resides on the corporate
LAN.
● TALON Automation Systems without a TALON View workstation do not have a
Management Level Network.