Echelon i.LON 10 User Manual

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Adapter User's Guide
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078-0195-01A

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  • Page 1 10 Ethernet i.LON ™ Adapter User’s Guide Version 1 078-0195-01A...
  • Page 2 , LNS, LonTalk, LonBuilder, ORKS LonManager, Neuron, 3120, 3150, L , NodeBuilder, and the Echelon logo are trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. LonMaker and i.LON are trademarks of Echelon Corporation. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a...
  • Page 3 Preface This document describes how to connect and configure the i.LON 10 L adapter. ORKS i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide...
  • Page 4: Purpose

    10. See the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Quick Start Guide for a detailed instructions on connecting and configuring the i.LON 10. Audience The i.LON 10 User’s Guide is intended for use by network installers who need to connect the i.LON 10 adapter to their L network.
  • Page 5: For More Information And Technical Support

    • 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 425x12400P power supply. • i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Quick Start Guide. For More Information and Technical Support If you have technical questions that are not answered by the documentation you can get technical support from Echelon.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    1 Introduction........................... 1-1 The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter .................... 1-2 How The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Fits Into the i.LON Family of Products ....1-2 2 i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Hardware ................2-1 i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter I/O ..................... 2-2 Mounting the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Hardware............
  • Page 7: Introduction

    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 Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide...
  • Page 8: The I.lon 10 Ethernet Adapter

    The i.LON family of products consists of three product lines, the i.LON 10 line, the i.LON 100 line, and the i.LON 1000 line. The i.LON 10 consists of network adapters that are used to provide basic connectivity between a L ORKS network and a remote LNS Server.
  • Page 9: I.lon 10 Ethernet Adapter Hardware

    10 Ethernet Adapter. It also provides a template that can be used to mount the i.LON 10. See the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Quick Start Guide for step by step instructions on how to connect the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter hardware.
  • Page 10: I.lon 10 Ethernet Adapter I/O

    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 identical I/O with the exception of the differing L network connectors and the Band In Use LED on the ORKS power-line model.
  • Page 11 Chip Databook for more information). Connect LED Yellow LED that illuminates steadily if the ORKS i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter is connected with the primary LNS server. This LED flashes when the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter is communicating with a non-primary (backup) LNS server, and is dark when no LNS server connection exists.
  • Page 12: Mounting The I.lon 10 Ethernet Adapter Hardware

    1. Determine if you want to mount the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter horizontally or vertically. 2. Insert two #6 flat-head screws into the surface upon which the i.LON 10 is to be mounted. For horizontal mounting, these screws should be placed 73.5 mm apart.
  • Page 13: I.lon 10 Hardware Specifications

    10 Hardware Specifications The following table describes the hardware specifications of the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter: Operating Input Power line: 12.5 VDC provided by L ORKS Voltage enabled power supply such as Tamura model #425x12400P Free topology: 9VDC 270 mA Model 72010...
  • Page 14 10 Ethernet Adapter Hardware...
  • Page 15: Connecting And Configuring The I.lon 10 Ethernet Adapter

    Connecting and Configuring the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter This chapter discusses how to configure the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter’s Setup web page to facilitate communications between the L network and the LNS Server using TCP/IP. ORKS i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide...
  • Page 16: The I.lon 10 Ethernet Adapter Setup Page

    The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Setup Page You must place your PC on the same subnet as the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter in order to configure it. By default, the IP address of the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter is 192.168.1.222. The IP address is reset to this value whenever a security access reset (see Performing a Security Access Reset in Chapter 4) is performed.
  • Page 17 This field has a maximum of 63 characters. DNS Suffix The IP domain name in which the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter is installed. This value is optional. All non-space characters are valid for this field. This field has a maximum of 63 characters.
  • Page 18 DNS server must be listed in Primary/Secondary DNS Server or be available through the local network’s DHCP server. Listen for incoming LNS The TCP port on which the i.LON 10 Server connections on port Ethernet Adapter receives packets messages). Defaults to 1628. It ORKS...
  • Page 19 Exit Without Save Click to close this page without saving changes. Any changes made will be lost. The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter will not be reset and the Security page and the MD5 Authentication Key will still be accessible if they were before.
  • Page 21: I.lon 10 Ethernet Adapter Security

    10 Ethernet Adapter Security This chapter describes the security of the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter. i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide...
  • Page 22: Performing A Security Access Reset

    PC using a secure crossover Ethernet cable or a local server hub. 2. Disconnect the power supply from the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter. 3. Press and hold the service switch on the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter using a paper clip or similar device.
  • Page 23: I.lon 10 Ethernet Adapter Security Web Page

    This page contains the following options: 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 of which can only be accessed after a security access reset).
  • Page 24 10 web pages without performing a security access reset. Performing a security access reset resets the Username and Password to ilon/ilon. Allow TFTP Access Set this option to allow users to use TFTP to load user web pages (see Uploading a User Web Page in Chapter 5).
  • Page 25: Uploading I.lon Network Adapter Firmware And The User Web Page

    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 10 Ethernet Adapter Firmware and the User Web Page. i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide...
  • Page 26: Uploading I.lon 10 Ethernet Adapter Firmware

    1. Perform a security access reset (see Performing a Security Access Reset in Chapter 5). Firmware can only be loaded when the i.LON 10 is in security access mode. 2. Access the Firmware Upgrade web page by clicking the Firmware Upgrade link from the Setup web page.
  • Page 27: Uploading A User Web Page

    Internet Explorer. Uploading a User Web Page The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter can host an additional web page of up to 32kB . This feature is provided as a convenience to store information such as the site name or the company logo.
  • Page 28 Uploading i.LON Network Adapter Firmware and the User Web Page...
  • Page 29: I.lon 10 Ethernet Adapter Diagnostics

    10 Ethernet Adapter Diagnostics This chapter describes the diagnostic information from the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter. i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide...
  • Page 30: I.lon 10 Diagnostics

    Status page and the Event Log page. Viewing i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Status You can check the status of the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter by clicking the Status link from the Setup web page. The Status page appears as shown in the following figure: This web page displays the status of the i.LON 10.
  • Page 31: Viewing The I.lon 10 System Log Web Page

    The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter System Log web page lists network events. This web page is accessed by clicking the System Log link on the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter web page. This web page appears as shown in the following figure:...
  • Page 32 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 one of the following ways: • by plugging in the power adapter. • by saving a new configuration.
  • Page 33 This message indicates that a - restarting system configuration change was saved. Port #n: Listening for The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter is setting connection on tcp port <Port up a socket to listen on the given port Number> number. This message indicates that the system Port #n: Connection attempt to ###.###.###.###:#####..."...
  • Page 34 Message Description This message indicates that the TCP Port #n: Connection closed by us to host at session is being closed by the i.LON 10. ###.###.###.###:##### This message indicates that the remote Port #n: Connection closed by remote host at host has requested a close of TCP ###.###.###.###:#####...
  • Page 35 This message indicates that the DNS DNS: "<Hostname>" resolved to <IP Address> (<Fully server responded to the query with an IP qualified name>)" address. The fully-qualified name is given in parenthesis. i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide...
  • Page 36: Performing A Self-Test

    Performing a Self-test To perform a self-test on the i.LON 10, click the Perform Self-Test link on the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter web page. The i.LON 10 application halts and a self- test procedure begins. A self-test can only be performed when the i.LON 10 is in security access mode.
  • Page 37 10 Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide...
  • Page 39: Establishing An Uplink Connection Through The I.lon 10 Ethernet Adapter

    Establishing an Uplink Connection Through the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter This chapter describes how to establish an uplink connection through the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter. i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide...
  • Page 40: Uplink Connections

    Broadcast messages, even if they are one of the types specified above, will never cause an uplink to be initiated. See Message Codes of the Neuron C Programmer’s Guide for more information on message codes. Establishing an Uplink Connection Through the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter...
  • Page 41: A Using The Webconvert Utility

    The Webconvert utility is a program that is used to convert web pages into the Intel hex format (.hex extension) that can be downloaded to the i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter. This appendix contains instructions for using the Webconvert utility. See Uploading a User Web Page in Chapter 5 for more information.
  • Page 42: The Webconvert Utility

    “plain/text” mime type. To use the Webconvert utility, follow these steps: 1. Open the i.LON 10 folder on the i.LON 10 CD and run webconvert.exe (You can also copy this file onto your PC). The Webconvert utility starts, as shown in the following figure: 2.
  • Page 43: Webconvert Utility Log Messages

    Backup file, Intel Hex File, Executable File.) [Folder Ignored] The folder has been ignored because it is a backup folder. (e.g., CVS folder) No Web Files No web files have been found to convert. Found! i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter User’s Guide...
  • Page 44 Total Converted The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter has a maximum size of 32 kB Data size is to store web pages. If the size of the files in the folder you greater than 32 selected is greater than 32 kB, this message will appear. The conversion will be cancelled.

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