Step 6: testing the device interface – Echelon NodeBuilder FX User Manual

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11. Press the service pin on the development platform to be loaded and commissioned. The

LonMaker tool loads the application image for your NB FX Example Device application to the
development platform and makes it operational. When the LonMaker tool is done commissioning,
it will return to the LonMaker drawing. The device shape will be will be solid green indicating
that the device has been commissioned and is online. The device application will not do anything
until you test the device or connect it to other devices.

12. Proceed to the next section to test your device’s interface using the LonMaker Browser.

For more information on building and downloading device applications, see Chapter 8, Building and
Downloading Device Applications
.

Step 6: Testing the Device Interface

The NodeBuilder tool makes it easy to test your device by itself, as well as to integrate your device
into a network and test its interaction with other devices.

The first tool that you will typically use for testing is the LonMaker Browser. The browser displays all
the input and output network variables and configuration properties for your device. You will typically
exercise the hardware or network variable inputs to your device and observe the hardware and network
outputs from your device.

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