Echelon I.LON SmartServer 2.0 Manuale utente

078-0348-01E

i.LON SmartServer 2.0

Power Line Repeating Guide

ii Preface

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Table of Contents

Preface .................................................................................................... vi

Welcome.........................................................................................................vii

Purpose ..........................................................................................................vii

Audience.........................................................................................................vii

Models............................................................................................................vii

Network Installation Equipment......................................................................vii

Device Requirements..............................................................................viii

Hardware Requirements.........................................................................viii

Software Requirements ..........................................................................viii

Network Installation Process.........................................................................viii

i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Documentation...........................................................x

Related Reading..............................................................................................x

Content............................................................................................................x

For More Information and Technical Support................................................. xi

Using the SmartServer Help Files............................................................ xi

Viewing the SmartServer 2.0 ReadMe.....................................................xii

Using Technical Support..........................................................................xii

1Preparing a Power Line Repeating Network for Installation......... 1

Preparation Overview......................................................................................2

Loading Street Lighting Helper to the Pocket PC.....................................2

Copying Files to the SmartServer.............................................................5

Copying Application Image Files........................................................6

Copying External Interface Files ........................................................6

Copying Resource Files .....................................................................6

Setting the SmartServer to Standalone Mode..........................................7

Placing a Network in Standalone Mode .............................................7

Network Limitations in Standalone Mode...........................................8

Configuring the LONWORKS Channel for Power Line Repeating ..............8

2Installing a Power Line Repeating Network.................................. 11

Installation Overview .....................................................................................12

Commissioning a Power Line Repeating Network in the Correct

Order.......................................................................................................13

Installing a Three-Phase Power Line Repeating Network......................14

Attaching an External GSM Modem to the SmartServer........................14

Installing a Power Line Repeating Network with a Pocket PC ................................14

Using Street Lighting Helper...................................................................14

Acquiring Device Locations and Neuron IDs....................................15

Configuring Street Lighting Helper Connections..............................16

Configuring Street Lighting Helper Settings.....................................17

Connecting the PC Pocket to the SmartServer ......................................19

Using a Serial Connection................................................................19

Using a LAN Connection..................................................................19

Using iLonProxyPocket...........................................................................20

Starting and Configuring iLonProxyPocket on a Serial

Connection .......................................................................................20

Starting and Configuring iLonProxyPocket on a LAN

Connection .......................................................................................21

Sending Device Data to the SmartServer...............................................22

Installing a Power Line Repeating Network with SmartServer Web

Pages.............................................................................................................24

Creating Devices.....................................................................................24

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Entering Device Locations and Neuron IDs............................................26

Automatically Acquiring the Neuron ID.............................................26

Automatically Acquiring the Neuron ID with

Overview - Devices Web Page..................................................26

Automatically Acquiring the Neuron ID with

LON Device Driver Web Page...................................................29

Manually Acquiring the Neuron ID....................................................30

Selecting Devices....................................................................................32

Installing Devices with Smart Network Management..............................32

Enabling Smart Network Management.............................................32

Installing Devices..............................................................................33

Checking Device Installation Status.................................................33

Troubleshooting Power Line Repeating Network Installation.................35

3Maintaining a Power Line Repeating Network.............................. 37

Maintenance Overview..................................................................................38

Analyzing a Power Line Repeating Network...........................................38

Adding Devices.......................................................................................47

Upgrading Devices..................................................................................47

Replacing Devices ..................................................................................51

Replacing Devices with the Pocket PC............................................51

Replacing Devices with the SmartServer.........................................51

Automatically Replacing Devices...............................................51

Manually Replacing Devices......................................................54

Decommissioning Devices......................................................................55

Setting Devices Offline............................................................................56

Testing Devices.......................................................................................57

Querying Devices.............................................................................57

Winking Devices...............................................................................59

Deleting Devices.....................................................................................60

Switching to LNS Mode and Synchronizing to an LNS Database..........60

4Controlling a Street Lighting Network with the Scheduler

Application....................................................................................... 67

Scheduling Overview.....................................................................................68

Configuring the Real-Time Clock............................................................68

Setting the SmartServer Time..........................................................69

Adding an SNTP Time Server....................................................69

Manually Configuring the Time..................................................71

Entering the Location of the SmartServer........................................72

Creating Event Schedulers.....................................................................74

Selecting Data Points..............................................................................77

Creating Daily Schedules........................................................................80

Defining Daily Schedules..................................................................80

Creating Daily Schedule Events.......................................................82

Creating Exception Schedules................................................................84

Creating One-Time Exceptions ........................................................84

Creating Exceptions .........................................................................87

Defining Exception Dates and Recursions ................................87

Creating Exception Events.........................................................91

Demonstrating a Street Lighting Schedule....................................................95

Creating the Weekday Schedule ............................................................95

Creating the Weekday Daily Schedule.............................................96

Creating the Weekday Exception Schedule.....................................97

Creating the Weekend and Holiday Exception Schedules ...................102

Copying Event Schedulers to other SmartServers......................................108

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5Connecting Devices on a Power Line Repeating Network........ 109

Connecting Devices Overview.....................................................................110

Using Type Translators to Connect Devices within a Network.............110

Creating a Type Translator.............................................................110

Selecting Input and Output Points..................................................113

Selecting or Creating a Type Translation.......................................114

Creating a Custom Scalar-Based Translation .........................115

Creating a Custom Rule-Based Translation............................117

Example Type Translator for Street Lighting Network ...................119

Creating Web Connections...................................................................120

Connecting Repeating Devices on the Same Network..................121

Connecting Repeating Devices to Other Networks........................122

Testing Web Connections ..............................................................125

Appendix A Glossary......................................................................... 127

vi Preface

Preface

The i.LON® SmartServer can automatically install and manage a LONWORKS network

running over a PL-20 power line channel. The SmartServer features a standalone

network management mode in which it can install and maintain a LONWORKS

network without LNS network management services. Specifically for PL-20 power

line channels, the SmartServer uses a repeating function called the Enhanced

LonTalk®Proxy Protocol to transmit messages to the devices attached to the power

line, overcoming impediments posed by power line channels such as excessive noise

and long distances between devices. The standalone network management mode and

repeating function make the SmartServer the ideal tool for managing, controlling, and

monitoring street lighting and other power line networks where long distances

separate devices and the use of LNS network management services is not practicable.

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Welcome

When running on a noisy PL-20 power line channel, the SmartServer can use a repeating function to

transmit network messages to the devices closest to it, which in turn relay the messages to the devices

located further down the power line, and so on until the message reaches the target device. The

repeating function enables the network management commands sent by the SmartServer to reach the

target devices, overcoming impediments posed by power line channels such as excessive noise and

long distances between devices.

Purpose

This document describes how to manage, control, and monitor a power line repeating network using

the SmartServer.

Audience

This guide is intended for system designers and integrators with an understanding of control networks.

Models

The power line repeating guide is intended for models of the SmartServer that operate on PL-20 power

line channels (models 72103R-430, 72103R-439, and 72103R-445). PL-20 models of the SmartServer

may include programming and IP-852 routing features (you can license IP-852 routing for units that do

not have this feature enabled). There is also a PL-20 model of the SmartServer (model 72103R-450)

that includes an external coupling option, which enables the SmartServer to communicate over

virtually any AC or DC power mains, including three-phase systems. The inputs and outputs of each

model are slightly different, as noted in the i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Hardware Guide.

You cannot use earlier versions of the i.LON hardware (v1.0, e2, or e3) to install or manage a power

line repeating network.

Note: The IP-852 routing feature is disabled when managing a PL-20 repeating channel. This is

because IP-852 routing is not supported when the SmartServer is operating in standalone mode, and

standalone mode is required for the SmartServer to manage a PL-20 repeating channel.

Network Installation Equipment

The installation of a power line repeating network entails attaching LONWORKS repeating devices

(Neuron-hosted devices or host-based ShortStack devices) to the power line and sending their Neuron

IDs, and optionally their locations, to the SmartServer using a Pocket PC, the SmartServer Web pages,

or a custom C# application. Upon receiving the device data, the SmartServer discovers the repeating

path for each device, and if you are using a Pocket PC, it commissions the devices, and then loads, re-

commissions, and places the devices online. The process of commissioning, loading,

re-commissioning, and placing the devices online is optional if you are using the SmartServer Web

pages or a custom C# application

The recommended installation method for a power line repeating network entails using a bar code

scanner and a Windows-based Pocket PC with built-in GPS receiver (or a Pocket PC and separate GPS

receiver with Bluetooth connections) to acquire the Neuron IDs and geographic locations (coordinates)

of the devices. After acquiring the Neuron IDs and locations, they are sent from the Pocket PC to the

SmartServer. Once the SmartServer receives the device data, it automatically installs the devices.

Note that you can manually enter the Neuron IDs and locations of the devices using the SmartServer

Web interface; however it may not practicable or efficient to do so. This is especially true if the

installers are not trained on using the SmartServer Web interface, or if the installation is for an outdoor

system such as street lighting, where access to an Ethernet, GPRS, or dial-out connection may not be

readily available or is cost-prohibitive.

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Device Requirements

The Neuron-hosted devices and host-based ShortStack devices to be installed on a power line repeating

network must be enabled for repeating. This is because the devices may need to be used to relay

network messages from the SmartServer to devices located further down the power line. To enable

repeating on a device, your device manufacturer must update your devices so that they support the

repeating function. For more information on installing application device repeating on your

Neuron-hosted devices and host-based ShortStack devices, contact your Echelon sales representative.

Hardware Requirements

The hardware and accessories required for the recommended power line repeating network installation

method is as follows:

•Windows-based Pocket PC with internal GPS receiver, and RS-232 serial connection or built-in

Wi-Fi connection.

•GPS receiver with Bluetooth connection (if Pocket PC does not include integrated GPS).

•Wireless bar code scanner with a compatible connection to the Pocket PC.

•Serial sync cable. This cable physically connects the Pocket PC to a RS-232 null modem cable.

This accessory is required to connect the Pocket PC to the SmartServer via an RS-232 serial

connection.

•RS-232 null modem cable. This cable physically connects the serial sync cable attached to the

Pocket PC to the SmartServer console port.

•SmartServer hardware (PL-20 model) loaded with the SmartServer embedded software.

Software Requirements

The Pocket PC requires the following software for collecting device Neuron IDs and coordinates and

transmitting the device data to the SmartServer: Street Lighting Helper, iLONProxyPocket, and

iLONProxy. These files are provided on the i.LON SmartServer 2.0 DVD, and they are downloaded to

the LonWorks\iLon100\LonWorks\iLon100\unsupported\StreetLightingHelper\Bin folder on your

computer when you install the i.LON SmartServer 2.0 software. Each of these programs is described

as follows:

•Street Lighting Helper. This application collects the Neuron IDs acquired with the bar code

scanner, lists the Neuron IDs and corresponding coordinates (if acquired with GPS receiver), and

saves them to XML and CSV (comma separated value) files.

Note: Street Lighting Helper is an unsupported sample application. You can use Street Lighting

Helper as a starting point for creating your own custom application that you can be used to collect

device locations and Neuron IDs. The sample code for Street Lighting Helper is provided on the

i.LON SmartServer 2.0 DVD, and it is downloaded to the

LonWorks\iLon100\unsupported\StreetLightingHelper\Src folder on your computer when you

install the i.LON SmartServer 2.0 software.

•iLONProxyPocket. This application is used to transmit the device file created with the Street

Lighting Helper program to the SmartServer via an RS-232 serial connection.

•iLONProxy. This application serves as proxy for SOAP/HTTP requests between the SmartServer

and the Street Lighting Helper program on the Pocket PC. This program can be used over a

TCP/IP connection (providing debug information) or a serial connection.

Network Installation Process

The following section lists the basic steps required to install a power line repeating network that are

detailed in this guide. These steps assume that a Pocket PC is being used as an installation tool.

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1. Install the applications on the Pocket PC to be used for collecting device coordinates and Neuron

IDs and transmitting them to the SmartServer that is attached to the power line repeating network.

2. Copy the application image files (.apb extension) and external interface files (.xml or .xif

extensions) provided by the device manufacturer to the lonworks/import folder on the SmartServer

flash disk.

Note: If you are installing devices pre-loaded with the current application image files and external

interface files, skip this step. This ensures that the SmartServer does not overwrite the files

currently on the devices.

3. Switch the SmartServer to standalone mode. To do this, follow these steps:

a. Open the SmartServer Web interface, click Driver, and then click the Net network. The

Setup – LON Network Driver page opens.

b. In the Network Management Service property, click Standalone, and the click Submit.

Note that it may take a few minutes for the SmartServer to switch to standalone mode.

4. Configure the LONWORKS channel attached to the SmartServer for power line repeating. To do

this, follow these steps:

a. Click Driver, expand the network icon, and then click the LON channel. The Setup – LON

Channel Driver Web page opens.

b. In the Channel Type property, select the PL-20C channel, select the Repeating check box,

and then click Submit.

5. Open the application on the Pocket PC that is used to collect device coordinates and Neuron IDs

and transmit them to the SmartServer.

6. Acquire the coordinates of a device with the built-in GPS receiver on the Pocket PC, or a

standalone GPS receiver with Bluetooth connection to the Pocket PC.

7. Acquire the Neuron ID of the device using the bar code scanner.

8. Add the Neuron ID and location of the device to the list of devices to be installed.

9. Repeat steps 6–8 for each device to be installed.

10. If sending device data over a serial connection, connect the Pocket PC to the SmartServer console

port using an RS-232 serial sync and an RS-232 null modem cable.

11. Transmit the Neuron IDs and coordinates of the devices from the Pocket PC to the SmartServer

over the RS-232 console port (via serial sync and RS-232 null modem cables). Alternatively, you

can send the device data over a wireless LAN using the built-in Wi-Fi connection on the Pocket

PC.

12. The SmartServer commissions, loads, re-commissions, and places the devices online upon

receiving the device data.

13. If you have access to the SmartServer Web interface, verify that the devices transmitted to the

SmartServer have been added to the SmartServer tree. To do this, expand the network icon,

expand the LON channel, and then verify that the devices appear below the LON channel.

14. If you have access to the SmartServer Web interface, check device installation status. To do this,

right-click the SmartServer icon, point to Setup, and then click LON Command Queue on the

shortcut menu. Alternatively, you can click Setup and then click LON Command Queue.

See Chapter 1, Preparing a Power Line Repeating Network for Installation, and Chapter 2, Installing a

Power Line Repeating Network, for more information on these steps.

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i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Documentation

The documentation for the SmartServer is provided as Adobe Acrobat PDF files and online help files.

The PDF file for this document is installed in the Echelon i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Software

program folder when you install the i.LON SmartServer 2.0 software. You can also download the

latest SmartServer documentation, including the latest version of this guide, from Echelon’s Website at

www.echelon.com/support/documentation/manuals/cis.

This user’s guide, the online help files, and the following documents comprise the SmartServer

documentation suite:

•i.LON SmartServer 2.0 User’s Guide. Describes how to configure the SmartServer and use its

applications to manage control networks.

•Echelon Enterprise Services 2.0 User’s Guide. Describes how to use the i.LON AdminServer to

rapidly and automatically deploy and install LONWORKS networks and how to use the LNS Proxy

Web service to manage LNS networks.

•i.LON Vision 2.0 User’s Guide. Describes how to create custom Web pages for monitoring and

controlling LONWORKS networks and other control networks.

•i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Programmer’s Reference. Describes how to configure the SmartServer

using XML files and SOAP calls. This allows you to create your own applications that you can

use to configure the i.LON.

•i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Programming Tools User’s Guide. Describes how to write custom built-in

applications called Freely Programmable Modules (FPMs) and deploy them on the SmartServer.

FPMs let you implement custom functionality and tailor the SmartServer to meet your needs.

•i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Hardware Guide. Describes how to assemble, mount, and wire the

SmartServer hardware.

•i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Quick Start Guide. Contains all the information you will need to connect

the SmartServer hardware, install the i.LON SmartServer 2.0 software, and configure the

SmartServer using the SmartServer configuration Web pages.

•IP-852 Channel User’s Guide. Describes how to configure an IP-852 channel with the Echelon

LONWORKS®/IP Configuration Server. You will need this information if you plan to use the

i.LON as an IP-852 router.

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