M – change device mode or state, N – network variable configuration table, P – poll network variable – Echelon NodeUtil Node Utility User Manual

Page 26: Q – quickly send a message, R – read device memory, S – report device status and statistics, M – change device, Mode or state, S – report, Device status and statistics

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Using NodeUtil

M – Change Device Mode or State

Use this command to change the selected device’s mode or state. You can reset

the device, change the application mode to online or offline, or change the device
state to applicationless, unconfigured, configured, or hard offline.
If the device is a router, you can also set the router type to configured, learning,

bridge, or repeater.

N – Network Variable Configuration Table

Use this command to display or update a selected network variable configuration

table entry or the entire network variable configuration table of the selected

device. The columns displayed are the same as for the network variable alias
table, except for the Primary column; see

I – Network Variable Alias Table

on

page 18.

See the

ISO/IEC 14908-1 Control Network Protocol

standard for a description of

the network variable configuration table.

P – Poll Network Variable

Use this command to fetch the current value of a selected network variable, or of
every network variable on the selected device. Enter the index of the network

variable on the device, or press the ENTER key to fetch all network variables on

the selected device. The network variable values are displayed in hexadecimal
bytes, and can be further interpreted depending on length.

Q – Quickly Send a Message

Use this command to send a LonTalk message to the selected device. You can

specify the service type (acknowledged, unacknowledged, request/response, or
repeated), whether to use authentication, the message code, and the data to send.

R – Read Device Memory

Use this command to display the memory contents of the selected device. You

can specify the starting address in hexadecimal format and the number of bytes
to read in hexadecimal. The memory contents are displayed in hexadecimal

bytes.
Use the Redirect output to a file (>) command before the (R)ead device memory
command to save the output to a file.

S – Report Device Status and Statistics

Use this command to query the status of the selected device, and display the

results.

See the

ISO/IEC 14908-1 Control Network Protocol

standard for a description of

the Query Status command.

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