Echelon LonPoint Application and Plug-In - Manual (Page 3)

The LonPoint Application and Plug-in Guide iii
Contents
1 LonPoint System Overview 1-1
Introduction to the LonPoint System 1-2
Getting Started 1-4
LonPoint Applications 1-4
Terminology Used in this Manual 1-6
Upstream and Downstream 1-6
Heartbeats 1-6
Throttle 1-7
Default Values 1-7
Override Values 1-7
Network Variables 1-8
Changing Network Variable Types 1-9
Network Variable Formats 1-10
Changing Network Variable Formats 1-10
2 The Digital Input Functional Block 2-1
The Digital Input Functional Block 2-2
Configuring the Digital Input with the LonPoint Plug-in 2-2
Digital Input 2-3
Status 2-6
3 The Digital Input/Counter Functional Block 3-1
The Digital Input/Counter Functional Block 3-2
Configuring the Digital Input/Counter with the LonPoint Plug-in 3-2
Digital Input/Counter 3-3
Processing Options 3-4
Using The Control Network Variable 3-8
Processing Parameters 3-9
Translation 3-10
Output Parameters 3-11
Status 3-12
4 The Digital Output Functional Block 4-1
The Digital Output Functional Block 4-2
Configuring a Digital Output with the LonPoint Plug-in 4-2
Digital Output 4-3
Input Defaults 4-6
Presets 4-7
Output Parameters 4-8
Heartbeats 4-9
Status 4-10
5 The Digital Encoder Functional Block 5-1
The Digital Encoder Functional Block 5-2
Configuring the Digital Encoder with the LonPoint Plug-in 5-2
Digital Encoder 5-3