Echelon LNS - Manual (Page 7)

LNS Programmer's Guide v
Table of Contents
Preface ................................................................................................................................................. i
Purpose................................................................................................................................................ii
Audience..............................................................................................................................................ii
Examples.............................................................................................................................................ii
Technical Support...............................................................................................................................ii
System Requirements ........................................................................................................................ii
Development System ...................................................................................................................iii
LNS Server PC for a Smaller Network.......................................................................................iii
LNS Server PC for a Larger, Busier Network ...........................................................................iv
LNS Remote Client PC ................................................................................................................iv
Table of Contents................................................................................................................................v
Chapter 1 - Installing the LNS Software ....................................................................................... 1
System Requirements ........................................................................................................................2
3 rd Party Software...............................................................................................................................2
Installing the LNS Application Developer’s Kit...............................................................................2
Installing the LNS Application Developers Kit Software .........................................................2
Installing the LNS Redistribution Kit........................................................................................3
Developing Your LNS Application..............................................................................................4
Chapter 2 - What’s New in Turbo Edition ..................................................................................... 5
Performance Enhancements..............................................................................................................6
New Features......................................................................................................................................6
Enhanced Data Formatting.........................................................................................................7
GetDataPoint Method ...........................................................................................................7
FormatLocales Collection......................................................................................................7
Changeable Network Variable Types .........................................................................................9
Improved Support for Dynamic Interfaces.................................................................................9
Improved Monitoring Performance.............................................................................................11
Using Permanent Monitor Sets............................................................................................11
Using Temporary Monitor Sets ............................................................................................12
Availability of Network Resource Information ..........................................................................13
Enhanced LonMark Interoperability..........................................................................................13
Improved Device Commissioning Performance .........................................................................14
System Management Mode Enhancements ...............................................................................15
Enhanced Configuration Property Management.......................................................................16
Online Database Validation and Backup...................................................................................16
Miscellaneous ...............................................................................................................................17
New LNS Runtime Installations.................................................................................................18
Compatibility ......................................................................................................................................18
Interface Compatibility ...............................................................................................................19
Database .......................................................................................................................................19
Runtime Component Updates.....................................................................................................19
Application Developer’s Kit Include Files ..................................................................................20
Exception Codes ...........................................................................................................................20
New Features ...............................................................................................................................21
Propagating Device Changes While Offnet .........................................................................21
Dynamic Functional Blocks ..................................................................................................21
DataPoint Object Improvements..........................................................................................21
Formatting Enhancements ...................................................................................................22
Enhanced LonMark Interoperability ...................................................................................22