Configuring a device for LNS compatibility

An LNS (L2TP Network Server) device requires a unique configuration of the Self Doc property.

Prerequisites: You have already discovered or otherwise added the device to the Lon network.

Expand the LonNetwork in the Nav tree, right-click Local Lon Device and click Views > Property Sheet.
The local Lon device Property Sheet view opens.
For the Self Doc property either enter an asterisk (*), which disables self documentation, or enter a string that includes all LonMark objects in the station.
Use this syntax: &3.0@0NodeObjectName,FunctionalBlock;selfDocText where, from (left-to-right):
& denotes an interoperable device.

3.0 identifies the major and minor version of Lonworks Interoperablility Guidelines used.

@ is used as a separator.

0 is the first of the indices of the corresponding functional block index (0, 1, 2, etc.). Node object must be the first of the indices (0).

NodeObjectName is the description of the Node object.

FunctionalBlock includes any other LonMark or non-LonMark functional profiles to add to the station database.

Self DocText text to describe the functional profiles.

For example: &3.0@0NodeObject;NiagaraAX Server Node
To continue, double-click the Local Lon Device in the Nav tree.
The Local Nv Manager view opens.
For LNS compatibility, the Node object represented by the Local Lon Device also requires that you create two mandatory network variables: SNVT_obj_request and SNVT_obj_status.
To create a variable, click the New button.