Lon Device Manager
This is the default view for the Lon network. You use it to discover, add, commission, configure, and replace the network
devices.
Figure 58. Lon Device Manager (not learn mode)
To access this view, double-click the LonNetwork node in the Nav tree or right-click the same node followed by clicking .
This view provides support for learning (or discovering/adding) Lonworks devices to the database, for managing device addresses, and for downloading standard applications to devices.
Columns
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| State | Indicates the current condition of the device. |
| Channel Id | Identifies the Neuron chip and other information about the local Lon device. |
| Subnet | Identifies the subnet. A particular subnet must be contained in a single channel. There can be multiple subnets on a single channel. |
| Node | Reports the assigned Lonworks subnet/node address, unique on site for this device. |
| Manufacturer | The device manufacturer provides the .xif and resource files for Lonworks devices. |
| Program Id | Identifies the interface to a dynamic device (network node). Different external interfaces should be associated with unique Program Ids. Some vendors support multiple device types in the same hardware platform. Refer to AppDownload. |
| Neuron Id | Maps the device in the station database to a different physical device (or no device, if the address is not available). While most DeviceData properties should be left at default values, this is one property you may routinely edit. |
| Path | Facilitates sorting of devices by parent LonDevicefolder (reflected in the path. This technique is often used on a routed Lon network, where devices may be on different network channels (channel Id and subnet). |
Buttons
In many ways, the Lon Device Manager works similar to other device managers that support online device discovery. A second row of buttons exists below ones common to most device managers. These buttons are only available when not in learn mode (split panes, Discovered and Database).
- New Folder creates a new folder for devices. Each such folder provides its own set of manager views.
- New creates a new device record in the database.
- Edit opens the device’s database record for updating.
- Discover runs a discover job to locate installed devices, which appear in the Discovered pane. This view has a standard appearance that is similar to all Device Manager views.
- Cancel ends the current discovery job.
- Add inserts into the database a record for the discovered and selected object.
- Match associates a discovered device with a record that is already in the database.
- Commission sets a selected device’s internal tables (including address-related) to a functioning but unbound state. You perform this on any newly-added Lon device except those created by a Quik Learn of a previously managed network, where the initial state of the device is already Config Online.
- Replace Downloads network management data to a selected device it is used when replacing a device, or when re-synchronizing nv bind information.
- Quik Learn combines online node discovery and Lon device (database) creation in one operation. Specifically, it searches locally-installed lonvendor modules to find possible Lon Xml files. This differs from a Discover and Add, where the system searches all modules used by the framework.
- AppDownload Downloads a vendor-supplied
.nxefile, such as may be used for a firmware update or application update.