LonWorks ® driver is capable of
accessing the network implicitly as a bound device or explicitly with its
data transfers parameters gained from the FieldServer configuration file.
The FieldServer functions as a client when it is the polling device, and
as a server when it is being polled.
Formal Driver Type: PCLON FTT-10
Connection Notes:
The FieldServer LonWorks driver is capable of being configured by network management
packages such as LonMaker. As a minimum, a network management package is
necessary to put the LonWorks FieldServer on the same domain as its communication
partners, and provide a node address for the LonWorks FieldServer. In explicit addressing
mode, the remaining data transfer parameters can be set up in the FieldServer LonWorks
configuration file. For binding (implicit mode), a network management package
is necessary to create the bindings. It is possible to place a FieldServer
into a Network for explicit communications with out using a Network management
device, but this requires intimate knowledge of the network in question.
The external interface file (.XIF) for the FieldServer LonWorks can be uploaded
from the FieldServer for the particular application.. The FieldServer differs
from most other LonWorks® devices in that its XIF file is not fixed
due to varying applications. The list of points available to the network
will vary depending on the other networks connected to the LonWorks FieldServer,
and the requirements of the particular application. This means that the
recommended procedure for obtaining the XIF file for the FieldServer is
to upload it.
