Echelon LonWorks Router - Manual (Page 3)

Welcome
A L ON W ORKS ® router connects two communications channels within a
L ON W ORKS network, and routes LonTalk ® messages between them. Using a
L ON W ORKS router supports the installation of small or large networks, with
dozens to thousands of nodes.
This document describes how to design and develop a L
ON W ORKS router based on
the Echelon Router 5000 chip, the Echelon FT Router 5000 chip, or the Echelon
RTR-10 Router Core Module.
This document does not describe any of the following Echelon prepackaged router
products: MPR-50 Multi-Port Router, i.LON ® 600 L
ON
W
ORKS
/IP Server, CRD
3000 Power Line/RF Bridge, or LonPoint Router.
Audience
This guide provides user instructions for users of L ON W ORKS routers. It also
provides information for developers who plan to develop a L
ON
W
ORKS
router
based on either the Router 5000 chip or the FT Router 5000 chip, or who plan to
integrate the RTR-10 router into embedded or standalone routers.
Related Documentation
The following manuals are available from the Echelon Web site
( www.echelon.com ) and provide additional information that can help you develop
applications for Neuron ® Chip or Smart Transceiver devices:
• Connecting a Neuron 5000 Processor to an External Transceiver
Engineering Bulletin (005-0202-01D). This bulletin describes how to
connect a Neuron 5000 Processor’s communications port to external
transceivers for TP/XF-1250 channels or for EIA-485 networks, using an
external transceiver circuit. It also describes how to connect a Neuron
5000 Processor to a link-power TP/FT-10 channel using a L ON W ORKS
LPT-11 Link Power Transceiver.
• FT 3120 / FT 3150 Smart Transceiver Data Book (005-0139-01D). This
manual provides detailed technical specifications on the electrical
interfaces, mechanical interfaces, and operating environment
characteristics for the FT 3120 ® and FT 3150 ® Smart Transceivers.
• Introduction to the LONWORKS Platform (078-0391-01B). This manual
provides an introduction to the ISO/IEC 14908 (ANSI/CEA-709.1 and
EN14908) Control Network Protocol, and provides a high-level
introduction to L
ON
W
ORKS
networks and the tools and components that
are used for developing, installing, operating, and maintaining them.
• Junction Box and Wiring Guidelines for Twisted Pair LonWorks Networks
(005-0023-01P). This bulletin identifies the different types of junction
boxes and interconnections that can be used in twisted pair L ON W ORKS
networks in building and industrial control applications.