To use the NiagaraAX Lonworks driver, you must have a target JACE host that is licensed with the “lonworks” feature. In addition, other lonworks device limits or proxy point limits may exist in your license.

From your PC, use the Niagara Workbench 3.n.nn installed with the “installation tool” option (checkbox “This instance of Workbench will be used as an installation tool”). This option installs the needed distribution files (.dist files) for commissioning various models of remote JACE platforms. The dist files are located under your Niagara install directory under a “sw” subdirectory. For details, see “About your software database” in the Platform Guide.

Apart from installing the 3.n.nn version of the Niagara distribution in the JACE, make sure to also install the lonworks module, plus any specific lon<vendor> module needed (for example, lonHoneywell, lonSiebe, lonStaefa, etc). Note that a kitLon module is also available. Upgrade any modules shown as “out of date”. For details, see “Software Manager” in the Platform Guide.

If using the Quik Learn feature in the Lon Device Manager, it is necessary to have any needed lon<vendor> module installed in the remote JACE. The Quik Learn routine is performed by the station running on that JACE, and so requires “local access” to lon<vendor> modules. Note this varies from a Discover and Add operation, which references modules in your Workbench (client PC’s) software database.

If you need “Lon tunneling,” install the lonTunnel module in the JACE also. See Lon tunneling for more details.

If using the LON over IP driver (LonIp) install the lonIP module in the JACE also. See Lon tunneling for more details.

Following this, the remote JACE is now ready for LonNetwork configuration in its running station, as described in the rest of this document. See Niagara Lonworks Concepts.

Basic procedures for using the online features of the driver, including discovery of Lon nodes and use of Quik Learn, is in the next section. See Lonworks Quick Start.