Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- How to Use This Manual
- Chapter 1—Introduction
- Chapter 2—Hardware Features
- 16- and 24-Point Compact Series Diagram
- 36-Point Compact Series Product Diagram
- Supported Point Types
- Compact Series Backup Batteries
- Using Auto Restore and Database Backup to Flash
- Memory
- Communication Connections
- Compact Series Smoke Control Application Requirements
- HOA (Hand-Off-Auto) Upgrade Kits
- PXM10S/T Product Overview and Description
- Unitary Equipment Controller
- TX-I/O Product Range Overview
- PX Series Enclosures and Service Boxes
- Chapter 3—Applications
- Chapter 4—Troubleshooting
- Glossary
- Index
Chapter 1—Introduction
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Siemens Industry, Inc.
Owner's Manual
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Building Technologies
2019-01-25
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.
Automation Level Network
The TALON Automation Level Network (ALN) provides field panel-to-field panel and
TALON View workstation-to-field panel communication. The ALN types are:
● BACnet/IP ALN
● BACnet Master-Slave/Token Passing (MS/TP) ALN
Simultaneous ALN Access
More than one operator or field panel can access the network at one time. For
example, as one operator accesses the system, another operator can access the
system at another terminal (or from a remote site using a modem). This ensures that
field panels can send alarm information to the alarm printer even as an operator
accesses other information.