lonworks-DynamicDevice
.lnml) file. Almost all Lon devices are implemented as dynamic device components.
In addition to the standard component views (Property Sheet, Wire Sheet, Category Sheet, Slot Sheet, and Link sheet, this component has two special views: Nv Manager and the Nc Manager.
Figure 30. Dynamic device properties
To access these properties, expand , right-click a dynamic device node and click . (Your dynamic device node is probably named for the device rather than named “Dynamic Device.”)
In addition to the standard properties (Status, Enaled, Fault Cause, Health and Alarm Source Info), these properties are unique to this component.
| Property container | Example properties | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Device Data | additional properties |
Identifies the Neuron chip and other information about the Local Lon device.
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| Points | contained | Holds individual proxy points. |
| Message In | additional properties |
Provides a message ID. Represents a single network variable in a Lon device.
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| Xml File | text | Configures the path to the xml file for a specific function. |
Actions
Figure 31. Lon device actions
To access these actions, expand LonNetwork, right-click a dynamicdevice and click Actions.
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Ping |
Attempts communication with the device. If successful, the device status reports {ok}. If this fails, the system sets device status to {down}
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| Upload |
Reads transient (nvs) and persistent (ncis and cps) data from the device and writes them to the station database (Lon device).
An Upload window selects the type of data.
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| Download |
Writes persistent data (ncis and cps) to the device from values in the station database (Lon device). A Download window selects recursive writes.
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| Reset |
Issues a reset command to the device.
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| Learn Nv | Builds the Lon device’s child Lon components as a collection of nvs, ncis, and (if available) cps variables based on the Lonworks self documentation that resides in the device. |
| Service Pin |
Issues a Lonworks service pin message for the host node. This action is unique to Local Lon Device, and is useful if installing the host using an external Lonworks network management tool (station as a Lon node only).
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Actions
Figure 32. nviRequest/nvoStatus actions
By default, Lon components have two available actions, with right-click menu access from the Lon device’s Property Sheet, Nc Manager and Nv Manager views.
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Force Read | Causes a read of the item’s Lon data from the device. |
| Force Write | Sends the Lon component’s Lon data values to the device again. This does not apply to nvos. |