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management features of the SmartServer software. Overall, the SmartServer version of the
i.
LON
hardware includes the following new features and improvements:
•
64 MB SDRAM
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64 MB NAND flash memory
•
2,048 bytes EEPROM
•
2MB bootROM
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Extended temperature (
-40 to 60°C)
for PL model components
.
•
External coupling option available for PL model (Model
72103R-420)
•
Carrier detect line for external modems.
•
Reset line to internal modem
•
Improved surge performance
•
Improved RF immunity
i.LON SmartServer Documentation
The documentation for the
i.
LON SmartServer is provided as Adobe Acrobat PDF files and online help
files. The PDF files for all the SmartServer documents except for
i.LON SmartServer Freely
Programmable Module (FPM) Developer’s Guide
are installed in the
Echelon i.LON SmartServer
program folder when you install the
i.
LON SmartServer software. The PDF file for the
i.LON
SmartServer Freely Programmable Module Developer’s Guide
is installed in the
Echelon i.LON
FPM Development
folder when you install the
i
.LON Programmability Tools software. You can also
find and download the latest
i.
LON SmartServer documentation, including the current version of this
guide, from Echelon’s Web site at
www.echelon.com/support/documentation/manuals/cis
.
This hardware guide and the following documents comprise the SmartServer documentation suite:
•
i.LON SmartServer User’s Guide
. Describes how to configure the SmartServer and use its
applications to manage control networks.
•
i.LON SmartServer Powerline Repeating Network Management Guide.
Describes how to install a
PL-20 repeating network and how to use the
i.
LON to prepare, maintain, monitor and control, and
connect the network.
•
i.LON SmartServer Freely Programmable Module Developer’s Guide.
Describes how to create
custom embedded applications and drivers, which are referred to as Freely Programmable
Modules (FPMs), and deploy them on your SmartServer. FPMs let you implement custom
functionality and tailor the SmartServer to meet your needs.
•
i.LON SmartServer Programmer’s Reference
. Describes how to configure the SmartServer using
XML files and SOAP calls.
•
IP-852 Channel User’s Guide
. Describes how to configure an IP-852 channel with the Echelon
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/IP Configuration Server. You will need this information if you plan to use the
SmartServer as an IP-852 router.
Related Reading
The following additional documents may be useful if you are using certain features of the
i
.LON. You
can download these documents from Echelon’s Web site at
www.echelon.com
.
•
LonMaker
®
User’s Guide
. Describes how to use the LonMaker tool, which you can use to install
the SmartServer in a L
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network.
•
LNS
®
Programmer’s Guide.
Describes how to write LNS applications that take advantage of the
network design, installation, maintenance, and control/monitoring capabilities provided by the
SmartServer.
•
OpenLDV
™
Programmer’s Guide, xDriver Supplement.
Describes how an LNS or OpenLDV
application can use the xDriver software to manage communications with multiple L
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