Echelon i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Manual do Utilizador

i.LON® 10 Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide 078-0195-01D

The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter connects LONWORKS networks to remote LNS Servers via a TCP/IP Ethernet connection. Multip

2 i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Hardware This section describes the hardware inputs and outputs for both the free-topology and power-line models of the

i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter I/O The two models of the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter (power line and free-topology), have an identical form factor and have i

i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter, PL model These hardware inputs and outputs have the following function: Power LED Green LED that illuminates steadily wh

supply should be used with the power-line model. 10Base-T Ethernet Port Standard 10BaseT connection, type RJ-45. LONWORKS TP/FT-10 Port For the free

Table 2-2 DTE Modem requiring a null modem cable to DTE i.LON 10 Adapter Connection (DB-9 to DB-9) Modem Signal Name Cable DB-9 Male Null Modem Cable

Table 2-4 DTE Modem requiring a null modem cable to i.LON 10 Adapter Connection (DB-25 to DB-9) Modem Signal Name Cable DB-25 Male Cable DB9 Female i.

Be sure the heads of screws are protruding slightly from the mounting surface. 3. Slide the i.LON 10 Ethernet adapter onto the screws. You may need

IC Compliance Statement – Class B This Class B digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations of

3 Using the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter with a 10BaseT Connection This chapter discusses how to configure the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter’s General Setup

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The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter General Configuration Page You can access the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter’s General setup page by pointing your browser to

The setup page has the following fields: Hostname The TCP/IP host name of the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter. This name will be converted to all lower ca

Server is not set. By default, this value is 0.0.0.0. Primary/Secondary DNS Server The primary and secondary DNS Servers used to resolve LNS Server

Delay Time Between Two Retries This option is not supported for LNS 3, Service Pack 8, Update 1, and earlier. This option is only available if Notify

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4 Using the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter With a Modem This chapter describes how to connect a modem to the i.LON 10 Ethernet adapter and how to configur

Connecting The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter to a Modem You can connect the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter to an analog, GSM, or ISDN modem using a standard DB

This Web page contains the following options: Serial Port Baud Rate The speed of communications on the DB-9 serial port. The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapt

made to the first profile, the second will be tried. The i.LON 10 will alternate between profiles until a connection is established or until the numb

Setting this value to 0 disables the idle timeout (i.e. the connection will stay open indefinitely). Modem Init String The initialization string sen

Preface This document describes how to connect and configure the i.LON 10 LONWORKS® adapter. i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide i

If this checkbox is cleared, this information will be set by the ISP. Submit Click to close this page, write the configuration changes to FLASH memory

Troubleshooting Dial-out Problems If you are having trouble getting the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter to connect to an ISP, perform the following tests: T

ii. Type “AT” in capital letters and press <Enter>. The modem should respond with “OK”. If the modem does not respond, repeat this step sever

1. On the computer attached to the modem, dial the ISP. In HyperTerminal, type “ATDT 555-1234” (replace 555-1234 with the phone number supplied by y

the host. This should force the i.LON 10 to dial-out. Watch the modem LEDs for activity and listen for dial tone, ringing, and connection: • If t

modem cable used to connect the i.LON 10 to the modem. 2. Open HyperTerminal. Assure that the scroll lock is turned off on your computer (if it is o

• Wrong type of modem cable being used. Confirm that you are using a straight through cable. • Faulty modem cable being used. Try a different stra

4. Verify that the user name and password set using Dial Up and Networking Connections on the computer matches the user name and password set on the

4. Ensure that the Allow PPP Dial-back (Shoulder Tap) checkbox is set. You must clear the Allow and Authenticate Incoming PPP Connections checkbox t

Using GSM/GPRS Modems with the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter In order for a GSM or GPRS modem to communicate with the i.LON 10, it must support all of the

Welcome The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter is a low-cost, high performance interface that connects LONWORKS based everyday devices to the Internet, a LAN,

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5 i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Security This chapter describes the security of the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter. i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide

i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Security The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter can institute a number of measures to make itself as secure as possible: • MD5 Authe

your computer must be able to communicate on the 192.168.1.x subnet. This can be accomplished in one of the following ways: • Manually change your c

Allow HTTP Access Set this option to allow users to access the i.LON 10 web pages with the exception of the Firmware Page and the Security Page (both

out connection if an attempt to establish a Ethernet connection fails. Auto Redial on ISP Disconnect Set this checkbox to have the i.LON 10 Ethernet

information in the correct order. This option is enabled by default, but should be disabled if you do not need to dial into the i.LON 10 in the fiel

• Enable TFTP – Disable this option unless you will need to update the i.LON 10 user web page in the field. If you leave this option enabled, be sur

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6 Uploading i.LON Network Adapter Firmware and the User Web Page This chapter describes how to use a TFTP application to upload upgrades to the i.LON

• Power supply. For the free-topology model, this is an Echelon model 780x0 series power supply; for the power-line model, this is a Tamura 425x1240

Uploading i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Firmware Firmware upgrades for the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter may become available on the Echelon i.LON web page (w

This command must be executed within 4 minutes of clicking Begin Firmware Upgrade Sequence. Once the upgrade has completed, the Service LED will turn

Using the Microsoft® TFTP Client You can use Microsoft’s TFTP client from a Windows command line to upload a user web page. This can be done using th

7 i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Diagnostics This chapter describes the diagnostic information from the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter. i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapt

i.LON 10 Diagnostics The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter provides two web pages that display diagnostic information, the Status page and the Event Log page.

domain varies and can be set by a network tool such as the LonMaker tool. Subnet/Node The LONWORKS address associated with the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adap

The following events are logged in this web page: Message Description =====iLON-10 Started=====The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter unit has been started in

Message Description internal Neuron Chip for at least 1 minute after startup. HTTP: host at <IP Address> failed to authenticate properly This me

Message Description IDENT_UNKNOWN from LNS server server has sent an XDRIVER_ACK message with reason code set to IDENT_UNKNOWN. Port #n: Received SERV

Message Description Port #n: could not write Configuration data after xDriver INCAUTH command This message indicates that the new secret key and confi

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Message Description Port #n: Listening for connections on tcp port pppp was not possible (Error #nn) Port #n: Connection attempt to ###.###.###.###:#

Message Description Port #n: Session aborted with LNS server This message indicates that the current LNS server shutdown abruptly without first receiv

Message Description authoritative answer. DNS: "<Hostname>" does not exist (authoritative answer)" This message indicates that th

Message Description to dial out. AUTOPPP: Incoming call accepted This message indicates that the i.LON 10 has received the configured number of rings

Message Description parenthesis in the same message. This message may include a reason in parenthesis, described below. The previous three messages,

Message Description received call has been detected and answered. PPP: Network connection established This message indicates that a network connection

A series of tests and results will display as shown above. When the LED #1 and LED #2 tests occur, the appropriate LED will flash so you can verify

that if your PC is not on the 192.168.1.x subnet, you may have to change the IP settings of your PC to communicate with the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter

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8 Establishing an Uplink Connection Through the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter This chapter describes how to establish an uplink connection through the i.

Listening for an Ethernet Uplink Connection ...8-2 Listening for

Uplink Connections An uplink connection is a connection initiated by a device on the network attempting to communicate with the LNS Server on the othe

4. Start an LNS application that listens for xDriver Broker events. See the LNS for Windows Programmer’s Guide, xDriver Supplement for more informat

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Appendix A Using the Webconvert Utility The Webconvert utility is a program that is used to convert web pages into the Intel hex format (.hex extens

The Webconvert Utility Webconvert allows the user to select a base directory and location to store the converted file. Webconvert traverses the base

5. After the conversion has been completed, the log box shows how many files have been converted, the total converted file size, what files have been

Total Converted Data size is greater than 32 Kb The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter has a maximum size of 32 kB to store web pages. If the size of the file

Appendix B The xDriver Software This appendix describes how to install and configure the xDriver software to allow the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter to

Download and Install the OpenLDV Driver The OpenLDV driver provides LONWORKS tools and applications with a unified Windows interface for sending and r

2. The control panel applet lists the LNS network interface name of all the i.LON 10s that have been added to the Registry below the Default item. I

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4. Click OK. This opens the tab shown in the following figure: 5. Configure the fields on the General tab. The following table describes these fiel

7. Configure the fields on the Address/Port tab. The following table describes these fields. Field Description i.Lon is listening on port: Default V

8. You can choose to authenticate connections to this i.LON 10 using the MD5 authentication key or the text secret phrase configured into the i.LON

1 Introduction This chapter provides an overview of the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter and how it fits into the i.LON family of products. i.LON 10 Ethern