Echelon LNS DDE Server - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 LNS DDE Server Overview 1-1
New Feature in Release 2.11 1-2
New Features in Release 2.1 1-2
Overview of L ON W ORKS® Networks 1-3
Installing of a L ON W ORKS Network 1-3
Monitoring and Controlling a L
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W
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Network 1-3
Network Variables 1-3
Configuration Properties 1-4
L
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M
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Objects 1-5
Application and Foreign Frame Messages 1-5
The Role of the LNS DDE Server 1-5
The Role of the LNS Network Interface 1-6
Overview of DDE 1-6
Types of DDE Services 1-7
Execute Commands 1-7
2 Getting Started 2-1
Requirements 2-2
Installing the LNS DDE Server 2-2
Installing and Configuring a Network Driver 2-6
Starting the LNS DDE Server 2-6
Using the LNS DDE Server 2-7
Folder Pane 2-7
Detail Pane 2-8
Log Pane 2-8
Menu Bar 2-9
Toolbar 2-10
Using the LNS DDE Server Examples 2-11
Using the Example LNS Database 2-11
Sequence of Operation 2-13
Using the LNS DDE Example Database 2-13
Using the Excel Example 2-14
Using the InTouch Example 2-15
3 Configuring the LNS DDE Server 3-1
Configuration Overview 3-2
Server Settings 3-2
DDE Server Settings 3-3
Application Name 3-3
Register DDE Share Name 3-3
NetDDE Being Used 3-3
Network Server 3-4
Response Timeout (sec) 3-4
Idle Timeout (sec) 3-4
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