Connection method

Connection target

Supported drivers

LonWorks

LNS DDE Server

Echelon - LonWorks

LNS DDE Server

[Connection protocol]

DDE

iLon1000

Echelon - LonWorks

iLon 1000

[Connection protocol]

XML

SmartServer2

Echelon - LonWorks

SmartServer2

[Connection protocol]

SOAP/XML

Communication Settings

•Application Name
The DDE application name. For the LNSDDE server, it is "LNSDDE".

•Topic Name
The topic name for DDE.

•How to connect
Normally, select "2 - Hot Link (recommended)".

•Update Cycle
The interval at which the value is updated.

•DDE Waiting time after initialization
The time to wait after calling DdeInisialize. In the case of LNSDDE, you may need to set the wait time here.

•Topic connection wait time
This is the waiting time after calling DdeConnect. For LNSDDE, normally specify 0.

Tag configuration

•LON side tag name
This is the network variable name defined in iLon1000.

•Add Option
Adds an optional string. For details, see the LNSDDE server manual.

•SNVT
Value conversion filter.

Communication Settings

•iLon1000IP address
This is the IP address of iLon1000.

•FTP Login Name
FTP login name.

•FTP Password
FTP login name.

•FTP Directory Path
Path of the folder used for communication. Leave it as the default unless otherwise specified.

•HTTP Path
The path from the HTTP root to the folder used for communication. Leave it as the default unless otherwise specified.

•Communication file name header
When communicating with multiple iLon1000 units, please use a different header name for each unit.

•delay
Enter the waiting time into the communication time. Normally, specify 0.

•iLon1000 Initialization
FTP transfer the files required for iLon1000.

Tag configuration

•LON side tag name
This is the network variable name defined in iLon1000.

•SNVT
Value conversion filter.

•Write a value to this tag
Check only tags that write values.

Communication Settings

•URL
Set "URL" using the IP address and SOAP path set in SmartServer2.0.

•Maximum number of items in a packet
This is the number of LON points that communicate at one time with SOAP/XML. In the current version, please set it to 24.

•Communication Method
"Read communication is performed synchronously"
Communication with SmartServer is performed in the same way as normal PLC communication. When an actual read request is received, communication with SmartServer is actually performed and the value is returned.
The update cycle follows the folder's "Update cycle" setting.
 
"Read communication is performed asynchronously"
Communication with SmartServer is always performed in a separate thread, and when an actual read request is received, the value in the cache is returned. The update cycle follows the "Update Time" setting.

•Update time
This is the update cycle setting used when "Perform read communication asynchronously" is selected.

•timeout
Communication timeout period.

Tag configuration

•LON side tag name
i Set the path of the LON point for communication with SmartServer2.0.

•SNVT
Value conversion filter.