Glossary

cps Configuration Properties are defined for each device in the device’s Lon Xml file.
DIBS Distributed Internet Backup System
Engineering workstation An installation of Niagara on a PC, which is used to commission JACE hardware and perform application engineering on both offline and online stations. In some cases the “engineering workstation” may also be licensed to run a station to facilitate application development and testing.
LNS L2TP Network Server. L2TP stands for Lay 2 Tunneling Protocol.
Lon component A Lon network variable. These entities provide the basic functionality for communication in a Lon network.
LonMark A Lon technology standard for building safe, sustainable buildings. This standard guides developers and system integrators to build robust products, design and implement successful networks to support the IoT (Internet of Things).
LonPoint A control object with an nvo (network variable output) and a selectable SNVT type, which can be used to link to an nvi (network variable input) on one or more Lon devices.
nc, ncis Network Configurable Inputs are typically setpoints. An nci may be part of a Px graphic.
nvis Input Network Variables are defined for each device in the device’s Lon Xml file.
nvos Output Network Variables are defined for each device by the device’s Lon Xml file.
nv, nvs Network Variables refer, in general, to input and output pieces of information associated with each Lon device. The Lon Xml file for the device defines these unique device properties.
SNVT Standard Network Variable Type, pronounced: “snivet” defines the Network Variable types that can be bound together. For example, a temperature variable cannot be bound to a pressure variable.
vcm Ventilation Control Module