Echelon MPR-50 Multi-Port Router - Manual (Page 21)

Commissioning with the LonMaker Integration Tool
The LonMaker tool is an easy-to-use integration tool that supports both routers and
application devices. According to the protocol specification, devices on separate
channels cannot communicate unless the channels are connected by a router. This
section describes how to create a router in a LonMaker network design.
These instructions assume the use of LonMaker 3.1. Newer versions of the
LonMaker tool may operate differently; in particular, there may be fewer dialogs
presented to the user during router definition and commissioning.
Routers, like devices, are created in two steps: definition and commissioning.
Defining an MPR-50 Router
To define the MPR-50, follow these steps:
1. If the Multi-Port Router Shapes stencil is not open, open it from File->Stencils.
2. Drag a MPR-50 master shape
from the Multi-Port Router Shapes stencil
onto the drawing.
3. The Channel Definition dialog appears. Most users will want to click OK
repeatedly thus accepting all of the defaults presented. The most common
exception to accepting the defaults is choosing to connect to a pre-existing
channel. Accept all other default values in this case. The routers are defined in
reverse order, from Router 5 to Router 1.
Note: When defining multiple MPR-50 routers within a drawing, make certain
that the Internal Channel of each MPR-50 is defined as a separate channel.
4. To monitor and control the status and logging objects on the Monitor, drag the
MPR-50 Node Object and MPR-50 Channel Monitor objects onto the drawing.
Note that there is one Node Object and five Channel Monitor objects. Drag onto
the drawing Channel Monitor objects that correspond to the channels you are
using with the MPR-50.
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