Winking devices – Echelon i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Power Line User Manual

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Name

The name of the device in the following format:
<network>/<channel>/<device>

Unique ID

Displays the Neuron ID of the device as a 12-digit hex string. The Neuron
ID is a unique 48-bit number burnt into the device’s Neuron chip.

Transmission
Errors

Transmission errors typically indicate cyclical redundancy check (CRC)
errors. CRC errors are commonly caused by electromagnetic interference
(EMI) on the channel.

Transaction
Timeouts

Transaction timeouts occur when an acknowledged message times out after
the last retry without the receiving device sending a confirmation that the
message was delivered.

Receive
Transaction Full
Errors

Transaction full errors occur when the device’s transaction database, which
is used to detect duplicate message packets, overflows. This may indicate
excessive network traffic or transaction timers that are set too high.

Lost Messages

Lost messages occur when a device’s application buffer overflows. This
may indicate excessive network traffic or a busy device application. If the
incoming message is too large for the application buffer, an error is logged
but the lost message count is not incremented.

Missed Messages

Missed messages occur when a device’s network buffer overflows or
network buffers are not large enough to accept all packets on the channel,
whether or not addressed to this device.

Reset Cause

Displays an error code that indicates the cause for the device’s most recent
reset. Check the LonMaker Turbo Editions Help file to locate a description
of the error.

Version Number

Specifies the firmware version used by the device hardware

Error Log

Indicates whether errors have been logged for the device.

Neuron Model

Displays the model number of the device’s Neuron chip (3120

®

or 3150

®

) or

generic

Status

Indicates the status of the device (configured or unconfigured) and the
device application (online or offline).

4. Click Close to exit this dialog.

5. Optionally, you can clear the log in the Query Status dialog. To do this, click Clear Status in the

Query Status dialog, or click Close to return to the SmartServer Web interface, right-click the
device, point to Manage, and then click Clear Status.

Winking Devices

Winking a device enables you to identify the device on the network and verify that it is communicating
properly. A device that supports the Wink command generates an application-dependent audio or
visual feedback such as a beep or a flashing service LED when winked. To wink a device, follow
these steps:

1. Select one or more devices to wink. To select one device, click that device. To select multiple

devices, click one device and then either hold down CTRL and click all other devices to be
winked, or hold down SHIFT and select another device to wink the entire range of devices.

2. Right-click one of the selected devices, point to Manage, and then click Wink.

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