Echelon IzoT NodeBuilder - Manual (Page 22)

For more information on the FT 6000 EVB hardware, including detailed descriptions of its Neuron
core, I/O devices, service pin and reset buttons and LEDs, and jumper settings, see the FT 6000 EVB
Hardware Guide.
IzoT Commissioning Tool
The IzoT Commissioning Tool is a software tool that you can use to install, connect, configure, test,
and update devices that you develop with the IzoT NodeBuilder software. It is a software package for
designing, installing, and maintaining IzoT and L
ON W ORKS control networks. Based on Echelon’s
IzoT Network Services Server, the Izot Commissioning Tool combines a powerful network services
platform with an easy-to-use Visio user interface. The IzoT Commissioning tool is compatible with a
number of OpenLNS and LNS plug-ins, simplifying network installation and integration for devices
with plug-in support.
The IzoT Commissioning Tool can be used to manage all phases of a network’s life cycle, from the
initial design and commissioning to the ongoing operation, because it provides the functionality of
several network tools in one single solution:
• Network Design Tool. You can design a network onsite or offsite (either connected to the network
over the Internet or not connected to it all), and then modify it anytime. The IzoT Commissioning
Tool can also learn an existing network’s design through a process called network recovery.
• Network Installation Tool. You can rapidly install a network designed offsite once it is brought
onsite. The device definitions can be quickly and easily associated with their corresponding
physical devices to reduce on-site commissioning time. The IzoT Browser provides complete
access to all network variables and configuration properties.
• Network Documentation Tool. You can create an IzoT CT drawing during the network design and
installation process. This drawing is an accurate, logical representation of the installed physical
network. The drawing is therefore an essential component of as-built reports.
• Network Operation Tool. You can operate the network using the operator interface pages
contained within the IzoT CT drawing.
• Network Maintenance Tool. You can easily add, test, remove, modify, or replace devices, routers,
channels, subsystems, and connections to maintain the network.
This guide describes many of the IzoT Commissioning Tool functions that you will use with the IzoT
NodeBuilder tool. See the IzoT Commissioning Tool User’s Guide for more information on the IzoT
Comnmissioning Tool and to learn how it can be used to install, operate, and maintain your operational
networks in addition to your development networks.
IzoT Network Services Server
The IzoT Network Service Server is a network operating system that is the standard network
management software platform for commercial and industrial IzoT and L
ON W ORKS networks.
IzoT Router
The IzoT Router is a ready-to-run application for connecting IzoT devices on an Ethernet channel with
IzoT and LonWorks devices on an FT channel. The router automatically forwards packets between the
Ethernet and FT channels.
IzoT Plug-in for Wireshark
Wireshark is a free and open-source packet analyzer for IP networks. It is used for network
troubleshooting and analysis. A plug-in for Wireshark is included with the IzoT NodeBuilder software
that enabled Wireshark to decode LonTalk/IP packets. See the IzoT Plug-in for Wireshark Guide for
details on how to download Wireshark, install the IzoT plug-in for Wireshark, and use Wireshark with
LonTalk/IP networks.
8 Introduction