Preparing to work offline
Working offline makes it possible to configure a complicated Lon network before all devices are physically in place and connected
to the network. This procedure creates an
.xif file (external interface file) of a Lon network’s Local Lon Device. This file describe the capabilities of the Lonworks device (host) to another Lonworks network management tool, enabling
offline engineering.
Prerequisites: The station has been configured as a Lon node.
NOTE: This should be the last step when configuring the station as a Lon node, after finishing the other engineering tasks under
the Local Lon Device.
Perform the following steps:
- Right-click the Local Lon Device node in the Nav tree and click
ExtractXif.The Extract Xif window opens. - Enter the name of the file and click OK.The driver creates the .xif file under a
/xiffolder in the!/xif).