Setting up a network interface, Optimizing network interface performance, Using an ip-852 network interface – Echelon LonMaker User Manual
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Getting Started
Setting Up a Network Interface
You can directly attach your LonMaker computer to a L
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network. To attach the LonMaker
tool to the network, you must define and configure your network interface before starting the
LonMaker tool. LNS network interfaces include the following: IP-852 interfaces (
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.LON 10 Ethernet
Adapters,
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.LON 100 Internet Servers, and
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.Lon 600 LonWorks/IP Servers); U10/U20 USB network
interfaces; PCC-10 and PCLTA 10, 20, and 21 PCI network interfaces; and SLTA-10 and PL-SLTA
serial interfaces.
If you are using an LNS network interface, install the network interface hardware and configure the
network driver as described in its documentation, which is available online at
Optimizing Network Interface Performance
To optimize the performance of the LonMaker tool when your LonMaker computer is attached to a
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network, you should use an LNS Fast Network Interface (IP-852 or LonTalk layer 2) if
one is available for your network interface (a fast option is not available for network interfaces used
for remote access such as the
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.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter,
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.LON 100 Internet Server,
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.LON 600
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/IP Server, SLTA-10 serial interface, or the PL-SLTA serial interface). An exception to
this is if you are using a slow channel such as a PL-20 power line channel. In that case, a legacy
interface may limit network overhead, where a fast network interface may saturate the channel.
Using an IP-852 Network Interface
If you are attaching your LonMaker computer to an IP-852 channel, follow these steps to set up an
IP-852 interface and create the IP-852 channel
1. Ensure that all of your IP-852 devices—which may include the LNS Server computer, one or more
LonMaker computers, and one or more IP-852 routers—all have static IP addresses or have
dynamic IP addresses that do not change. A static IP address is an address that is not dynamically
assigned by a DHCP server.
2. Create an IP-852 interface on each computer that is to be connected to the IP-852 channel. This
may include the LNS Server computer and one or more LonMaker computers. To create an
IP-852 interface, follow these steps on each of the computers:
a. Click Start on the taskbar, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
b. Double-click the LonWorks Interfaces icon.
c. Click the IP-852 tab.
d. Click Add. The Network Interface Add dialog opens.
e. Enter a unique name for this IP-852 interface and verify that the displayed IP address is
correct.
f. Click OK twice.
See the L
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Interfaces control panel application help file for more information.
3. Define the IP-852 channel and devices in the LonWorks/IP Configuration Server. To do this,
follow these steps:
a. Click Start on the taskbar, point to Programs, and then click Echelon LonWorks-IP
Configuration Server.
b. On the Channel menu, click New Channel. Enter a name for the new IP-852 channel.
c. Right-click the new IP-852 channel you just created and then click New Device. Enter a
name for the new device.
d. Right-click the new device and then click Device Properties. Enter the IP address for the
device.