Echelon i.LON SmartServer User's Guide download pdf (Page 40)

26 Installing a Power Line Repeating Network

file contains all the functional blocks, network variables, and

configuration properties shown on the tree view at the time the device

template was created. The .XML file can contain dynamic functional

blocks and dynamic network variables. See the i.LON SmartServer

User’s Guide for more information on creating device templates.

4. Click OK. The device is added to the bottom of the tree of its parent channel.

5. Repeat steps 1–4 for each device on the network to be installed.

Entering Device Locations and Neuron IDs

You can use the SmartServer Web pages to enter the locations and Neuron IDs of the devices being

installed. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Driver.

2. Click the device to be installed. The Setup - LON Device Driver Web page opens.

3. In the Neuron ID property, enter the 12-digit hex string comprising the device’s Neuron ID.

4. In the Geographical Position property, enter a description of the device location such as a light

pole number or GPS coordinates that can be associated with the device.

5. Click Submit. The SmartServer discovers the repeating path for the device and commissions

it.

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6. Repeat steps 2–5 for each device on the network to be installed.

Selecting Devices

After entering the locations and Neuron IDs of the devices to be installed, you select those devices on

the tree. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Driver.

2. Select one or more devices from the tree to be installed.

• To select one device, click that device.

• To select multiple devices, click one device and then either hold down CTRL and click all

other devices to be installed or hold down SHIFT and select another device to install the

entire range of devices.

3. The Setup - LON Device Driver Web page opens. Proceed to the next section, Installing Devices

with Smart Network Management, to install the devices.

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