Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• Preface
  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • System Requirements
  • OpenLNS CT Documentation
  • For More Information and Technical Support
  • Content
• 1 Introduction
  • Introduction to the OpenLNS Commissioning Tool
  • New Features
    • No Cost Device Installation
    • Automated Product Activation
    • Annual Product Maintenance
    • Increased Device Compatibility
    • Longer Database Directory Paths
    • Improved Windows Compatibility
    • Additional OpenLNS Events
    • New OpenLNS CT Menus
  • OpenLNS CT Versions
  • OpenLNS CT Network Designs
    • OpenLNS Network Database
    • OpenLNS CT Drawing
  • LonWorks Basics
    • Networks
    • Devices
    • Protocol
    • Device Templates
    • Channels
    • Routers
    • Applications
    • Network Variables
    • Configuration Properties
    • Functional Blocks
    • Functional Profiles
      • Standard Network Variable and Configuration Property Types
      • User defined Standard Network Variable and Configuration Property Types
    • Subsystems
    • Supernodes
  • Visio Basics
• 2 Installing and Activating OpenLNS CT
  • Ordering OpenLNS CT
  • Installing and Activating OpenLNS CT
  • Manually Activating OpenLNS CT
• 3 Getting Started
  • Design Overview
    • Defining Network Requirements and Organization
    • Selecting a Network Installation Scenario
      • Engineered System Scenario
      • Ad Hoc System Scenario
    • Determining User Permissions
    • Optimizing OpenLNS CT Network Performance
      • Drawing Files
      • Network Changes
      • Connections
      • Sharing the OpenLNS Interface with the LNS DDE Server
      • Functional Blocks
      • Subsystems
  • OpenLNS CT Design Manager Overview
    • Options
    • New Network Options
    • OpenLNS CT Stencils
    • OpenLNS CT Default Options
  • Setting Up a Network Interface
    • Optimizing Network Interface Performance
    • Using an IP 852 Network Interface
  • Creating and Opening OpenLNS CT Networks
    • Creating an OpenLNS CT Network Design
      • Working with Digital Signatures
    • Creating an OpenLNS CT Network from an Existing OpenLNS Database
    • Copying an OpenLNS CT Network Design
    • Opening an OpenLNS CT Network Design
    • OpenLNS CT Client Types
      • Local Client
      • Remote Full Client
      • Remote Lightweight Client
  • Using Network Service Device SmartShapes
    • Listing Network Service Devices
      • Upgrading Network Service Devices
      • Replacing a Local Network Service Device
  • User Profiles
    • Creating a New User Profile
    • Changing Passwords
    • Modifying and Deleting User Profiles
    • Changing User Profiles in an OpenLNS CT Drawing
    • Using OpenLNS CT Remotely with User Profiles
• 4 Designing Networks
  • Creating a LonWorks Network
  • Creating an OpenLNS CT Drawing
    • Creating Application Devices
      • Using Automatic Channel Selection for Devices
      • Changing the Channel of an Application Device
    • Creating Functional Blocks
      • Using Automatic Device Selection
      • Reassigning a Functional Block
      • Configuring a Functional Block
      • Copying a Functional Block Configuration
        • Creating a New Functional Block from a Configured Functional Block
        • Updating a Functional Block from a Configured Functional Block
      • Creating a Functional Block Master SmartShape
      • Creating Dynamic Functional Blocks
        • Deleting Dynamic FBs
        • Creating Dynamic Functional Block Master SmartShapes
      • Creating a Virtual Functional Block
        • Adding a Message Tag SmartShape to a Virtual Functional Block
        • Deleting Message Tag SmartShapes
    • Creating Network Variables
      • Creating a Network Variable SmartShape
      • Creating a Network Variable Master SmartShape
      • Adding Network Variable SmartShapes to a Functional Block
        • Creating Network Variables Using Generic Network Variable SmartShapes
        • Creating Dynamic Network Variables Using Network Variables SmartShapes from the OpenLNS CT NV SmartShapes Stencil
        • Creating Dynamic Network Variables Using Network Variable Master SmartShapes
      • Changing a Network Variable Name
      • Changing Network Variable Position
      • Deleting a Network Variable SmartShape
      • Deleting Dynamic Network Variables
  • Creating a Router
    • Using Automatic Channel Selection for Routers
      • Changing a Router Channel
  • Creating a Channel
  • Creating a Subsystem
    • Creating a Supernode
    • Renaming and Deleting a Supernode Network Variable
    • Copying a Subsystem or Supernode
  • Creating Connections
    • Creating a Connection with the Connector SmartShape
    • Creating a Connection with the Connector Tool
    • Creating a Connection with the Network Variable Connection Dialog Box
    • Using Reference Connection SmartShapes
      • Aligning Reference Connection SmartShapes
    • Using Connection Descriptions
      • Connection Description Properties
        • Message Service Type
        • Addressing Mode
      • Viewing and Creating Connection Descriptions
      • Using Automatic Connection Description Selection
      • Changing the Connection Description for a Connection
    • Hiding and Showing Connector SmartShapes
      • Hiding and Showing All Connector SmartShapes in a Subsystem
      • Hiding and Showing Selected Connector SmartShapes Attached to Functional Blocks or Supernodes
      • Hiding and Showing Connector SmartShapes Attached to a Functional Block
  • Viewing and Navigating OpenLNS CT Network Design
    • Opening any Subsystem
      • Opening a Parent Subsystem
      • Using Network Navigators
    • Navigating and Managing a Network with the Network Explorer
      • Navigating a Network with the Network Explorer
      • Managing a Network with the Network Explorer
      • Managing and Editing Device Templates with the Network Explorer
        • Managing Device Templates
        • Editing Device Template Properties
  • Working with OpenLNS CT Layers
  • Working with OpenLNS CT SmartShapes
    • Viewing and Setting OpenLNS CT SmartShape Properties
    • Moving an OpenLNS CT SmartShape
      • Repositioning an OpenLNS CT SmartShape
      • Changing the Subsystem for an OpenLNS CT SmartShape
      • Changing the Channel for an OpenLNS CT SmartShape
        • Moving a Device or Router to a Different Channel
        • Moving an OpenLNS Computer to a Different Channel
    • Copying an OpenLNS CT SmartShape
    • Deleting an OpenLNS CT SmartShape
  • Customizing the User Interface
    • Editing the Title Block
    • Using OpenLNS CT SmartShape Menus
  • Using AutoCAD Drawings
    • Importing an AutoCAD Drawing
    • Exporting an AutoCAD Drawing
• 5 Installing Networks
  • Network Installation Overview
  • Commissioning a Device
    • Selecting Devices for Commissioning
    • Loading a Device Application Image
    • Setting the Initial Device State and Source of Configuration Property Values
      • Setting the Initial Application Device State and Source of Configuration Property Values
      • Setting the Initial Router State
    • Setting the Neuron ID
      • Selecting the Device Identification Method
      • Using the Service Pin Method
      • Using the Manual Entry Method
        • Entering a Neuron ID Manually
        • Entering a Neuron ID Using a Bar Code Scanner
  • Commissioning an IP 852 Router
  • Commissioning Using Device Discovery
• 6 Monitoring and Controlling Networks
  • Monitoring and Controlling Overview
  • Using Monitored Connections
    • Displaying a Network Variable Value
  • Using the OpenLNS CT Browser
    • Starting the OpenLNS CT Browser
    • The OpenLNS CT Browser Toolbar
    • Customizing the Browser
      • Customizing Browser Columns
        • Hiding or Changing the Order of Browser Columns
        • Adjusting the Width of Browser Columns
      • Customizing Browser Rows
        • Selecting Browser Rows to be Displayed
        • Hiding Browser Rows
      • Saving Browser Customization
    • Monitoring Network Variables
      • Enabling Network Variable Monitoring
      • Disabling Network Variable Monitoring
      • Getting Network Variable Values
    • Using Bound Updates
    • Binding Network Variables to the Host
    • Updating Network Variable and Configuration Property Values
      • Setting Values
        • Setting Values for Structured Objects
        • Setting Values for Configuration Property Arrays
      • Clearing Values
      • Getting Values
    • Changing a Network Variable or Configuration Property Type
    • Changing a Network Variable or Configuration Property Format
    • Displaying Error Messages
    • Managing Functional Blocks
  • Using Data Point SmartShapes
    • Adding and Monitoring a Data Point SmartShape
    • Updating a Data Point
      • Updating a Scalar Data Point
      • Updating a Structured Data Point
      • Updating an Enumerated Data Point
    • Getting a Data Point Value
    • Creating and Using a Custom Data Point Master SmartShape
      • Creating a Custom Data Point Master SmartShape
      • Using a Custom Data Point Master SmartShape
    • Copying and Creating a Data Point SmartShape
    • Deleting a Data Point SmartShape
    • Creating an HMI with Data Point SmartShapes
      • Writing Data Point SmartShape Values
        • Using an Add On to Write Values
        • Using a Macro to Write Values
      • Reading Data Point SmartShape Values
        • Using an Add On to Read Values
        • Using a Macro to Read Values
      • Organizing HMIs
• 7 Maintaining Networks
  • Maintaining Networks Overview
  • Loading Devices
    • Selecting the Devices to Load
    • Selecting or Creating a Device Template
    • Selecting an Application Image and a Neuron Firmware Image
    • Selecting Initial Device State and Source of Configuration Property Values
  • Replacing Devices
    • Attaching a New Device to the Network
    • Replacing a Device in the OpenLNS CT Network
    • Removing the Old Device
  • Decommissioning Devices
  • Resynchronizing Configuration Properties
  • Using OpenLNS CT as a Passive Configuration Tool
  • Backing up an OpenLNS CT Network Design
    • Manually Backing Up an OpenLNS CT Network
      • Creating a Backup from an OpenLNS CT Drawing
      • Creating a Backup from the OpenLNS CT Design Manager
    • Scheduling Drawing Saves and Database Backups
      • Scheduling Backups with OpenLNS CT
        • Scheduling Backups with the Windows Task Scheduler
    • Restoring an OpenLNS CT Network
      • Restoring a Network Database Backup
      • Restoring an OpenLNS CT Drawing Backup
      • Restoring a Full Network Backup
  • Recovering an OpenLNS CT Network
    • Subsystem Recovery Options
      • Using Subsystem Paths
      • Using Subsystem IDs
    • Using the OpenLNS Database Recovery Wizard
    • Network Recovery vs. Database Backup
  • Resynchronizing an OpenLNS CT Network
    • Automatic OpenLNS CT Drawing Synchronization
      • OpenLNS Event Tracking
      • OpenLNS CT Event Log
        • Viewing the OpenLNS CT Event Log
        • Exporting the OpenLNS CT Event Log
    • Manual Network Resynchronization
    • Refreshing the OpenLNS CT Network
  • Merging OpenLNS CT Networks
    • Network Merge Considerations
      • Limitations
      • Information Loss
    • Merging OpenLNS CT Networks
• 8 Managing Networks
  • Using the OpenLNS CT Device Manager
    • Opening the OpenLNS CT Device Manager
    • Managing Devices
    • Managing Functional Blocks
    • Managing Routers
    • Device Manager Settings
  • Using OpenLNS CT Styles Overview
    • OpenLNS CT Device Styles
    • OpenLNS CT Functional Block Styles
    • Network Variable and Message Tag SmartShape Styles
    • OpenLNS CT Connector SmartShape Styles
  • Generating a Device Status Summary Report
  • Using Resource Usage Reports
    • Network Resource Report
    • Alias Table Summary
• 9 Exporting and Importing Networks with XML
  • Using XML Export/Import Overview
    • Exporting a LonWorks Network XML File
    • Viewing an OpenLNS CT Network Report
    • Importing a LonWorks Network XML File
• 10 Managing OpenLNS CT Licenses
  • Commissioning Devices with OpenLNS CT
  • Overview of OpenLNS CT Licensing
  • Maintaining OpenLNS CT
  • Upgrading OpenLNS CT Standard Edition to OpenLNS CT Professional Edition
  • Renewing OpenLNS CT Annual Maintenance
  • Transferring OpenLNS CT Licenses
• 11 Using Plug ins
  • Using Plug ins Overview
  • Starting a Plug in
  • Viewing Plug in Information
  • Viewing Plug in Status
  • Re Registering Plug ins
  • Disabling and Enabling Plug ins
    • Disabling a Plug in
    • Enabling a Plug in
• 12 Creating and Using Custom OpenLNS CT SmartShapes and Stencils
  • OpenLNS CT Stencils
  • Creating a Custom OpenLNS CT Stencil
  • Creating Custom OpenLNS CT Master SmartShapes
  • Using Custom OpenLNS CT Master SmartShapes
    • Device Master SmartShapes
    • Functional Block Master SmartShapes
    • Subsystem or Supernode Master SmartShapes
    • Connection Master SmartShapes
    • Creating Additional Channels
  • Editing Master SmartShape User Defined Cells
    • Additional Device User Cells
    • Additional Functional Block User Cells
    • Additional Router SmartShape User Cells
  • Setting User Functional Block Scopes and Types
  • Adding a Bitmap to a Device Master SmartShape
  • Viewing and Editing VBA Code Associated with an OpenLNS CT Network Drawing
• Appendix A Setting OpenLNS CT Default Options
  • Setting OpenLNS CT Default Options
    • Backup/Restore Options
    • Configuration Properties Options
    • Device Options
    • Functional Block Options
    • General Options
    • OpenLNS Event Options
    • Naming Options
    • Network Explorer Options
    • NV Browser/Monitoring Options
    • OpenLNS CT Font Options
    • Recovery Options
    • Service Pin Options
    • Shape ToolTips Options
    • Synchronization Options
    • Warnings Options
• Appendix B Glossary
• Appendix C OpenLNS Software License Agreement
• Appendix D Software License Transfer Agreement