L-INX User Manual
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LOYTEC
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6.1.3 CEA-709 Operating Modes
The Configurator can be used in on-line, off-line, and stand-alone mode. On-line and off-
line mode refers to the 2 operating modes of your LNS network management software.
On-line Mode
: This is the preferred method to use the Configurator. The network
management tool is attached to the network and all network changes are directly
propagated into the network. This mode must be used to add the device, commission
the device, extract the port interface definition, and download the configuration into the
device.
Off-line Mode
: In off-line mode, the network management software is not attached to
the network or the device is not attached to the network, respectively. This mode can be
used to add the device using the device templates, create the port interface definition
and to make the internal connections.
Stand-alone Mode
: The Configurator can also be executed as a stand-alone program.
This mode is useful for the engineer who doesn‘t want to start the configuration
software as a plug-in from within network management software (e.g., NL-220,
LonMaker or Alex). Instead the engineer can work directly with the device when online
or engineer it offline.
6.2 Data Point Manager
The Configurator uses a central concept to manage data points. The data point manager is
located on the
Datapoints
tab as shown in Figure 82. It is used to select, create, edit and
delete data points. The dialog is divided into three sections:
The folder list (number 1 in Figure 82),
The data point list (number 2 in Figure 82),
And a property view (number 3 in Figure 82).
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2
Figure 82: Data Point Manager Dialog.
6.2.1 Folder List
At the left is a list of folders which is used to sort the available data objects by their
category. There are a number of predefined folders available:
