Lonworks modules

To use this driver, you must have a target host (remote controller) that is licensed for the feature lonworks. Your Supervisor station must also be licensed for lonworks).

The Lonworks driver provides these driver modules and many modules that support specific devices.

Palette name Network component name in the Nav tree .jar file names in the modules folder Function
lonworks LonNetwork lonworks.jar Provides Lon (Local Operating Network) networking functions; manages devices and proxy points.
lontunnel TunnelService lontunnel.jar Supports remote PCs with a Niagara 4Tunnel Client installed to use a legacy or vendor-specific PC application to access devices connected to one or more driver networks. A tunnel connection allows the remote client application to operate as if it were directly attached to the driver network (via a virtual PC port).
kitLon LonTime, LonTodEvent, LonEnumTodEvent, LonPoint, LonReplace, and BufferParams kitLon.jar Provides additional components that manage inputs and outputs and configure advanced messaging.
lonIP LonIpNetwork lonIp.jar Communicates on an IP Lonworks channel as defined in CEA-852. The station presents itself as an IP channel node.
lonVendor depends on the vendor lonVendor.jar vendor is replaced by the name or acronym for a building automation manufacturer, such as Aaon, FloridaHeatPumps, Hillrom, Mitsubishi, Trane, etc.

Each Lon vendor module includes its own palette, which you open in the palette side bar, JACE-9000 and manually drag or copy devices to a Lon network.

Figure 1.   Opening a specific Lon vendor palette
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