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2. Z Sensor module There is the possibility for direct in telligent processing of the information delivered by the PIR presence indica tor and the light and temperature de tectors via application software with multi functional regulators e g for HVAC control processes Digital inputs for zero potential con tacts are used for example for recog nition of window contacts and or con densation controls The recorded data can be processed to influence the HVAC control functions by means of software applications For further information please request our detailed technical documentation Multi sensors New Products Technical data B Output LON module output is made via standard network variables SNVT B Inputs 2 digital inputs for zero potential contacts e g window contact and condensation con trol B Housing ceiling installation ring available in colours white or chrome Detection range circular with a diameter of 7 5m at an installa tion height of 2 6m Light intensity 50 5000 Lux with integrated colour correction filter visible radiation B Temperature PT1000 measur ing range 0 50 B Neuron 3150 32K EEprom downloadable B Transceiver free topology B Precision 0 5 C Housing variants B Variant LON 1 presence indica tion and light intensity detection Variant LON 2 presence indica tion light intensity and te
3. 0 10 100 ms 1000 other nodes Two of these Transmission interval created by the Traffic Generator Figure 5 Response time measurement Figure 5 shows an example of a test network response time 15 plot ted in relation to the transmission in terval There are three graphs given for the measured minimum maximum and average values of the response time Ataspecific point that response time increases dramatically So it 15 also possible to simulate a worst case condition which can occur due to transfer trouble or a vast number of alarm messages caused by a general error Test of existing systems to their expanding capabilities Upgrading an existing system requires additional functions and therefore ad ditional network traffic The ques tion is if the LON network can handle the additional traffic without any re duction of the existing and the new functions If this test fails it 15 neces sary to install new routers and cables Additional network traffic can cause longer packet delay or packet loss in the existing or new part of the net work An application which has worked without errors so far can come into trouble now In order to find out the enlargement reserves one feeds ad ditional network traffic into the exist ing network The Traffic Generator generates this user defined additional n nodes cause a heavy net work traffic by transmit ting unacknowledged messages be tween each other Figure
4. LNO LON NUTZER ORGANISATION e V BRIE April 2001 LonWorks technology Reference Projects F i a ode s 7 I A a d a 1 u Applications Products Lol TT we IEEE 819 h EINE TE TE ot TILT F TEST way wrta EN JA EM X FN JAEN ME IM A r CEN x AN SN WEN NM Pee eee 97MM ma 4 19 NM NNI 536 WM ba FIH 35 6 0 9 2606 1 460 Comp W ell wunw compeallco uk GmbH Dresden GB DD 54237 Bertott Brecht Aliee 24 D 01303 Dresden Germany www networks corn Erat de ce19 351 13358 0 23 LIBERT Y ECsIESL Editorial Objectives of the LNO Brief European Edition Editorial Dear reader In your hands you hold the first Eu ropean Edition of the LNO Brief It stands as a major milestone the de velopment of the LNO LON Nutzer Organisation e V LON User Organi sation which until today has oper ated predominantly within t
5. The green colour enables easy iden tification of the cable European edition DR DR Cabling AKALON connectors Servomotors with Fully geared to the DRAKALON hand tool A reliable air tight and gas tight nterface up to 30 Nm connection insensitive to COITOSIOD Suitable for connecting one or two drop cables AKALON hand tool A unique tool for stripping the cable and making the connec tion Very practical and durable Automatic selection ai the linal stops Infernal hour meter Detection of a hard running damper Signalling blocked dampers fruner Postfach 1143 72580 Wehiagan Garmany Tel 449 74 28 9480 Fax 948 200 whee grnerde Security Access Control Management GLOBE 2000 The Globe2000 Integrated System is a LoNWonks based solution de veloped by Apice to meet Security and Access Control management re quired in modern automated build ings The system consists of Gate Controller Units Identification Ter minals Data Acquisition Units Field Database Management Units and Alarm Control Units All these devices communicate over the LoNWonks network EIA709 1 us ing the standard FTT10A Echelon transceiver on twisted pair media at 78 Kbps baud rate The basic Globe2000 Access Control System is composed of the Gate Con troller IOL222 the Identification Ter minal JLON and the LonServer Field Data
6. Verteilte Systeme in der Anwendung 2 Auflage Huthig Verlag Heidelberg 1999 11 Motorola LonWorks Technology device data 1995 12 Schmalek R Analyse des Zeitverhaltens von LONWorks in K Kabitzsch editor Automatisierungskonzepte mit dezentraler Intelligenz LONWORKS 1995 13 Florstedt T Erstellung und Implementation von Algorithmen zur Vorhersage der Bandbreitenauslastung innerhalb vonverteilten Rechnersystemen Diplomarbeit Fakultat fur Informatik TU Dresden 1999 Authors Prof Dr Ing habil Klaus Kabitzsch Inform Gunnar Stein Dipl Ing Volodymyr Vasyutynskyy Dresden University of Technology Department of Computer Science Mommsenstr 13 D 01062 Dresden phone 49 0 351 463 8290 Fax 49 0 351 463 8460 Email ab31 inf tu dresden de Conference 18 20 October 1999 200 NN D sseldorf data field size s 8 175 a 2bytes 5 G Kabitzsch K x y Monitoring S 425 4 bytes manufacturing 9 10 bytes 2 ECC 99 European Control 2 100 Y 50 bytes 7 1 Conference Karsruhe August 100 bytes 1999 Proceedings 1 79 J 6 Kabitzsch Ribbecke H D Uberwachung und Diagnose pU vernetzter Echtzeitsysteme 2 955 NN i Seiten 11 20 in Holleczek P e Hrsg Echtzeitsysteme im Netz Reihe Informatik
7. 433 MHz or the Transceiver TP XF78 TP XF1250 RS485 2 Hours Battery Operation With the integrated Power Management this time can also be extended B Grafic LCD Display The user in terface with GUI elements known from Windows enables simple op eration B Alphanumeric keypad with 45 keys including 10 function keys With the function keys FI F10 and their sec ondary allocation functions can be retrieved quickly and directly Serial RS232 Interface With the relevant PC functions included in the delivery of the device software up dates or images of new module appli cations can be downloaded via the se rial or LON interface for later downloading into the module The interface could also be used for the import and export of network data in the LNS database currently not im plemented B Comprehensive LON Functions With the standard device set up both simple and complex functions are available for accessing modules in LON networks This enables diagnos tics maintenance and problem solv ing Interoperability The ALTOhand held has been developed to comply to LoNMark Interoperability Guide lines 3 2 Which functions does the standard version of the ALTOhandheld provide 1 Reading in Module Informa tion m After receipt of Service Pin Mes sage m After automatic network recogni tion of the complete network or parts of it m After manual input of the Neuron ID 2 Displaying
8. B Inclusion in product catalog B Inclusion of logo in advertising and in booth display B Case study publication both in the Interoperable News and in the Yearbook B Inclusion in advertorials and articles that are produced several times per year in targeted publications outline the benefits of membership explain what companies can expect to receive for their membership fees A key benefit of membership is the marketing support provided by the LoNMARK Association Members are eligible to participate in all LONMARK Association sponsored marketing events including tradeshows editorial supplements demonstrations LoNMamk periodicals PR on line product catalogue Task Group meet ings and General Meetings There are many opportunities to have articles and case studies pitched to a variety of publications We also provide a monthly on line Member Focus of the Month We prominently display the member on the LoNMARK Home page for all Members and visitors to see and a link takes a visitor to a full page write up about the member Membership fees cover costs for all of the marketing programs mentioned above members are notified via the LoNMARK Member Forum of upcoming marketing opportunities AII current marketing opportunities are also posted on the Association web site and are accessible via the Members Only area in the Forum The LoNMARK Association maintains a cal endar of wor
9. Contact Ms Andrea B ttcher Tel 49 0 241 88970 58 Email boettcher tema de B Elektrotechnik Dortmund 5 6 September 2001 The focus of this year s event is measurement monitoring and control technology energy supply building system technology and industrial electronics It is mainly aimed at the electrical engineering industry energy providers and architects consulting engineers If there is sufficient interest a joint LonWorks booth will be organised Contact Ms Martina Tel 49 0 241 88970 56 Email rojano tema de EXPOREAL Munich 29 31 October 2001 The EXPOREAL counts as the leading central European fair for industrial real estate The fair is marked by a strong presence on the part of project developers investors real estate consultants banks economic regions as well as facility managers architects and service providers concerned with real estate TEMA AG has made an offer for a joint LonWorks booth Contact Ms Andrea B ttcher Tel 0241 88970 58 boettcher tema de Further informa tion about the fair www exporeal de Email SPS IPC DRIVES 2001 Nuremberg 27 29 November 2001 The fair for electrical automation technology TEMA AG has made an offer for a joint LoNWoRks booth Contact Ms Andrea B ttcher Tel 4 49 0 241 88970 58 Email boettcher 9 tema de server NLWEB Web server NLPAN Protocol analy
10. L Sensorics for building control systems Customized and project specific development of hard and software production and support umm wm Er 8 ELKA Elektronik GmbH Talstr 104 D 58515 L denscheid Tel 49 0 2351 176 180 Fax 49 0 2351176 178 E mail vertnebpelka de http www elka de Security first then integration PentaSens The Lon Woods a M dete ke Linne der 4 cecapurkcy mms j i Poin LE with nine fer deicctam malis of CeleLaB Focus 1575 Tw League kinder wth kara anys keen pp ls ee 7 150 The LonWorks Prraer er 1 bai 4c Ear RCD The with 8 LT m wii a Ga For FTT oc PLT TriSound The Log Wwks siren wah iln rl loe miii lire oral veli acum AB wig 1 75 Eungene Kur Seeden info dl celm nis sn Tel 35 B 55 B4 n5 30 Fax 35 8 55 84 24 www celelabse ww Interview LNO Board of Directors and Task Groups of the LNO LNO Austria Ultimately the duty of an organisa tion member can simply boil down to at least paying the organisation fee on time As Treas
11. the automation infrastructure of the production plant network This positioning within the production cycle uses the characteristics and ad vantages of the LonWorks technol ogy to the full without creating over lap or conflicts with classic industrial automation Both complement each other in an optimal way It is even conceivable that further synergies could arise by means of a co opera tion with the AONA an international consortium of manufacturers for the promotion of industrial ethernet as a common communications carrier standard The first contacts in this di e SPS IPC plus Feldbus amp Industrial Ethernet E E E see eee a LL Server e OPC OLE for Process Control Fildbus X rection were made during an informa tion workshop held by the Industry Task Group March 20 2001 Outlook In accordance with the above formu lated mission statement the Industry Task Group will present itself in two ways at the Hanover Fair within the framework of the joint LNO booth Firstly the content of this text will be shown in a lively presentation of about 10 15 minutes on a large screen sev eral times day Secondly some mem bers of the Industry Task Group will present a short demonstration during which remote access to applications via i LON M 1000 and Ethernet as well as the Internet will be shown After a quarter
12. 6 shows the test result There are fewer and fewer packets which arrive at the receiver node if the generated traffic is in creased This test allows planning un der safe conditions It avoids bad in vestment in components which do not fit the requirements References 1 Husmann H Ein Beitrag zur Untersuchung des dynamischen Verhaltens feldbusgest tzter Regelkreise Fortschr Ber VDI Reihe 8 Nr 6555 D sseldorf VDI Verlag 1997 2 Byrne PJ Reducing time to insight in digital system integration Hewlett Packard Journal 47 1996 3 pp 6 14 3 Klar R et al Messung und Modellierung paralleler und verteilter Rechensysteme B G Teubner Stuttgart 1995 4 Kotte G Kabitzsch Monitor tools for networked factories Vortrag Heihe MGMTO5 Plant Diagnostics and Maintenance Plannig INTERKAMA ISA Tech 7 Donath U Hartenstein D Schwarz P Simulationsunterst tzung f r den Entwurf von Feldbussystemen Tagungsband FeT 97 Fieldbussystems in Applications Okt 1997 S 263 270 Springer Verlag Wien ISBN 3 211 83062 6 8 Kabitzsch K Hartenstein D Mit Excel gegen Fehler Fehlern in LON Netzwerken auf der Spur Elektronik 1997 H 19 S 80 85 ISSN 0013 5658 9 Kabitzsch K Kotte G Monitoring and debugging in networked factories ECC 99 European Control Conference Karsruhe August 1999 Proceedings Part CP 15 10 Dietrich D Loy D Schweinzer H Hrsg LON Technologie
13. General Assem bly These Task Groups are overseen by the Technical Board and by the LNO Board of Directors What have been the LNO s main ac tivities in the last 8 years What has it so far achieved S Dieter Schunk Vice Chairman LNO It all began with a strong concentra tion on publicity work After all it was firstly necessary to promote the completely unknown name LON and the technology behind it Since the time when LON finally achieved market penetration approximately 4 years ago more and more specialised Task Groups have formed They deal with making LON applications even better and even more perfect One can rightly contend that LON cannot be beaten for quality in the European fieldbus arena LON is today the most globally widespread fieldbus in build ing automation and has been able even in Germany to hold its ground against EIB The German LNO has contrib uted significantly to this success What will be the main activities in the near future Even LON and the LNO have to take into account that fieldbuses will dis appear more and more and that we are moving towards a seamlessly net worked world The LNO will also support this trend again through pro motion and active technical work Current hot topics are the intelligent house and LON in industry These themes are being supported in our Task Groups with a high priority status We will continue to put just as much en erg
14. Ring of the state capi tal of Munich is the site of the new Depfa Bank headquarters Here 2000 sq m of office space are to be created at an investment cost of 25 million German Marks In the planning phase particular empha sis has been put on attractive archi tecture and innovative technology that through its global conception allows savings in both the installa tion of the devices and the running costs The requirements that were made led to the selection of LON technology for the process control technology One particular challenge in installing and wiring the room temperature sen sors stemmed from the glass partitions European edition between the offices This problem was solved by using sensors based on ra dio technology which feed their meas urement values into the LoNWORKS network by means of special receiv ers Highlights B Comprehensive LONWorKS based automation concept B Room automation concept includes heating air condition ing via chilled ceilings lighting shade and warmth and energy metering B Integration of a LoNWORKS based weather station which controls the sun blinds depend ent on wind or rain B Automatic shading of direct sunlight Access control on LoNWORKS basis planned B Room operation for individual convenient adjustment of light ing sun blinds and set point through standard web browser via the intranet B Radio frequency based Wall Modules for wireless data t
15. VAV Variable Air Volume control in its headquarters building Blending in with the harbour front where it is lo cated the 54 storey headquarters house all of Unibank s business units Brightness and temperature are regu lated in the rooms via lighting and tem perature sensors that communicate constantly with the internal lighting system the blind control the heating and the ventilation equipment In this way lighting is optimised and at the same time energy is saved Finland ABB opts for LonMark Employees at ABB s office building Tellus in Helsinki enjoy a flexible and modular building with a comforable indoor climate thanks to LonWorks control networking tech nology The building s automated lighting system is based on LONMARK certified light controllers switches Lux sensor and occupancy controller combinations from Helvar The light ing system is designed to create sig nificant energy savings by optimising Tellus Building Finland light based on presence Lights are automatically switched off 10 minutes after the occupancy sensors indicate that nobody is in the area Addition ally energy supply to lights is reduced when sufficient natural light shines through the windows Honeywell products control all air conditioning and cooling systems within the build ing France LonMark conquers heart of La D fense In La D fense the technological heart of Paris 5 office blocks covering 160 000m
16. access to net work data LonWorks network uses the LoNWonks protocol also known as the ANSI EIA 709 1 Control Net working Standard to accomplish these tasks LoNWoRks system is based on the following concepts B Control systems have many common requirements regardless of application B A networked control system is significantly more powerful flexible and scalable than a non networked control system Businesses can save and be more profitable with control networks over the long term than they can with non networked control systems In some ways a LoNWonks network resembles a computer data network referred to as a Local Area Network gt LAN Data networks consist of computers attached to various commu nication media connected by routers which communicate with one another using acommon protocol such as TCP IP Data networks are optimised for moving large amounts of data and the design of data network protocols as sumes that occasional delays in data delivery and response are acceptable Control networks contain similar pieces optimised for the cost perform ance size and response requirements of control Control networks allow networked systems to extend into a class of applications that data network ing technology cannot reach Manu facturers of control systems and de vices are able to considerably shorten their development and engineering time by designing LoNWORKs compo n
17. aktuell 10 100 ms 1000 Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998 ISBN 3 540 65115 2 Transmission interval created by the Traffic Generator Figure 6 Packet transmission test in a stressed network Membership List Membership List LNO Germany Last Update April 2001 ee ee European edition Membership List LNO Germany LNS Team Packages for Newcomers and Pros You are looking for products which will manage your system Integration or visualization quickly and easily Then you can stop looking because with the reasonable LNS Team packages you reach your goal quickest For ears now the LNS Team has been successfully employed in industry trade and training warldwide and manages the tasks concerning LonWorks comfortably and practice oriented Order your LNS Team at the reasonable package price directly You will find detailed information on our Web page and in our free LonWorks Handbook Professional Starter Training d o zi pa E Installation on the spot Control Systems GmbH Handelstrasse 52 D 32277 Wuppertal Germany T 449 202 26 29 40 F 49 202 26 29 430 http www mkconsys de Email infog mkconsys de Er eee PEU kak k k k oy FET s WHER
18. and LoNMARK objects Summary The ALTOhandheld 15 the leading product for mobile network imple mentation on the German market User specific versions for leading companies in the German automation market are in the end phase of their trial periods and the feedback from these companies will contribute in the near future to an even wider spread of these easy to use and very efficient LON meters Tools Training laboratory SysMik delivers XILON Service Handhelds to Honeywell Home and Building Control 1 March 2001 a long term tract was signed concerning the de livery of SysMik Service Handhelds to Honeywell Home and Building Control Honeywell will integrate this equipment under the name as a mobile service tool for the implementation and main tenance of LoNWonks networks for the Excel Smart I O product fam With XILON the technician has a robust and efficient Handheld to examine electrical bus installa tions to test the basic functions of the I O modules and to perform di agnostics With this tool the abil ity to bind networks is not the pri mary goal More important for the technician are the abilities to check the equipment s wiring and electri cal functions or to manually posi tion the equipment However even LonWorks experts often need their LoNWonks training for system integrators mobile NODEUTIL The Honeywell devices in the Excel Smar
19. data transmission using the binary phase shift conversion with frequency switching on the 125 145 kHz C band with a transmission rate of 4 8 kB s Two wire transmission of up to 15km without extra router PL230V 400 V with network coupler Standard software with deliverable plug ins The new modules were first success fully deployed in a chemical company for the tele control and tele monitor ing of 18 gas alarm warning signs LonWorks based Airflow Machines from THEN GmbH shipping worldwide German Infranet Partner TLON GmbH were involved in the con cept design and implementation of a control system that is totally de centralised Decentralised object oriented automation technology In order to satisfy the demands of de centralised intelligence a concept was developed that is based on a clearly delineated object furnished with a well defined inter face In this concept an object is a software part that can be divided into the follow ing categories sensor object ac tuator object and a control ob ject The control object due to its functionality can be subdi vided again into three levels the machine function the process function and the control function The objects distinguish themselves through their reuseability among other features Thus the valve actuator ob ject is implemented in every valve for the control of the I O level whereby Machine Function PTOCESS Function Control Fu
20. in dustrial fairs created the 1m pression that these markets have little potential Even in the industrial trade press LoNWonks rarely receives mention and if 1t does then 1t 1s of ten described as a building bus Without doubt industrial applications in contrast to those in building auto mation are marked by a high degree of specialisation and great diversity something that is reflected in the high number of medium sized companies involved in them That is also the rea son why LoNWorks was until now only able to achieve lasting success in only a few markets Clean room ap plications in the semi conductor indus try and process automation in for example dyeing machines have al ready been mentioned as positive ex amples ha Industry Task Group Advantages of LonWorks in Industry These difficulties must be weighed against a whole spectrum of advan tages and opportunities LoNWORKs with its master master concept and intelligent distributed field devices is technologically one generation ahead of today s industrial automation systems PLC IPC fieldbus That also stands true for the current trend of replacing the fieldbus with an in dustrial ethernet no matter if it has or does not have deterministic behav From the start LONWORKS realised a modern object oriented iour approach within field devices in the place of non standardised analog or digital I O points With its r
21. ment companies gas and water utilities as well as all producing European edition companies Via the event oriented functioning of LonWorks such applications can be realised in an elegant and economical way 3 Distributing monitoring and saving of resources This is relevant for all tasks that deal with the provision and disposal of water fluids air gases or other raw materials e g granu late This involves relatively slow control processes via motors valves temperature and pressure sensors flowmeters etc all of which can be handled problem free by LoNWORKS 4 Recording processing and archiving production data This involves the whole complex of operational and quality data collection not only for support ing operational processes but also for the fulfilment of gov ernment regulations and obliga tions It makes absolutely no sense to use expensive PLC Industry Task Group IPC fieldbus systems for such data collection tasks close to the production yet not critical to it LonWorks is here clearly the more flexible and more eco nomical solution 5 Stocking up rolling out transporting and tracking of materials In all production facilities tools semi manufac tured products parts and materi als must be moved tracked in their movements stored and buffered Serving these pur poses are conveyor and lifting equipment pulleys and assembly line conveyors flat and high rack sto
22. more than 12 million LONWorks based devices installed world wide The Association provides an open fo rum for member companies to work together on marketing and technical programs to promote the availability of open interoperable control devices The Association has three major func tions Promote benefits of interoperable LoNMARK prod ucts B Provide collaborative marketing programs for companies devel oping LoNMARK products B Provide a forum to define application specific design requirements The availability of LoNMARK products provides end users system integrators and equipment specifiers with the ben efits of open interoperable multi ven dor systems B Choice of vendors B Use of third party tools B Easy integration amp 2 B Easy additions and changes B Reduced installation costs Where once end users were locked into lengthy and costly service and upgrade agreements from a single ven dor they can now implement control systems using LoNMARK devices from multiple vendors picking and choos ing devices that best suit their needs knowing they can be easily integrated LonMark membership is open to any company organisation or individual committed to the development manu facture and use of interoperable LonWorks products and networks Can you trace the development of the Association since its beginnings in 1994 to the present day The LoNMark Interoperability Asso ciation was formed i
23. of a year the Industry Task Group has succeeded in agree ing upon a positioning and concentra tion of task areas that are character ised by a consistent interoperable in EFE E LNS OPC m Picture 4 Integration of LonWorks with other industrial automation systems European edition Industry Task Group frastructure In this way a good basis has been formed upon which we can build and upon which individual top ics of which there are sufficient can be addressed in detail Echelon Interview Interview with Henk Walraven Director of Marketing Europe Middle East and Africa Echelon Corporation Last year Echelon first starting ship ping the i LON 1000 Internet Server How important is this product for Ech elon The i LON 1000 Internet Server allows all LonWorks devices to be accessed with industry standard Web browsers on PCs cellular phones set top boxes and PDAs all without re engineering reinstalling or other costly changes to devices or systems It enables corporate planning and data systems to pull information from de vices embedded in their buildings and plants and uses this information to lower cost improve quality and in crease efficiency Therefore the i LON 1000 is one of the most im portant devices Echelon has developed as part of our Bringing the Internet to Life strategy Which technical advantages does the i LON 1000 Internet Ser
24. onwards is designed to be able to deal with tele service without limitations Via a telephone line a comprehensive Sensors and Actuators used The LonWorks integration tool used in the project is Pathfinder LNS based from GmbH Pathfinder is well known in industrial applications Tootsie 100 Toolkit for System Integration was very helpful during the commissioning and maintenance phase of the project For more success stories using Pathfinder and Tootsie 100 read the Helsinki story and the Maersk Data story pp 31 32 diagnosis can be generated directly with a PC locally or at the service point Each sensor and actuator can be monitored and given new parameters It is also just as possible to transmit a software update via a tel ephone line directly into the equipment and to immedi ately check the new func tionality online No special protocols need to be cre Diagram 3 ated only the information exchange of the equipment specific application needs to be defined Construction of a macro building group Control Features Electrical Features Pneumatic Features Mechnical Features LON Multisensor Multiarcon Normally multi sensors are used for detection of several measuring features from one central point These sensors are a combination of motion detectors light and temper ature sensors as well as integrated controllers All data is available to the network for further processin
25. service hours and the sacristan can choose between various bell sounds via a serv ice panel depending on whether the service takes place on a weekday a public holiday or during a mass The certified Xenta 302 devices control the ventilation motors for the sacristy and the ministrant s changing rooms Ventilation for the rest of the cathedral 15 achieved via modules from LoNMARK member Johnson Controls type DX9200 Besides ventilation control the TAC Xenta 302 are also responsible for lim iting peak usage of heating and light ing for the regulation of the under floor heating the wall heating as well as for their deactivation during the summer months Due to the multi vendor capabilities of LoNWORKS components guaranteed through LoNMark Interoperability the Liebfrauen cathedral in Munich was able to pick and choose products from various manufacturers to create a technologically sophisticated system within its 15 century walls Service for all your products You want to equip your products with a LonWorks Interface You need LNS Plug Ins for your development production tests or customers You provide systems and need tools which will get the utmost out of your system Wall you have come to the right place MK Control Systems We have been developing practice oriented solutions for well known companies for years Whether hardware with neuron or embedded microcantral
26. this time on the European level The first step of the LNO in this direction is lying in front of you the European Edition of the LNO Brief LNO Newsletter Further steps agreed upon with our European colleagues will follow soon LonWorks in Industrial Control 28 November 2000 the Indus try Task Group re established itself An Industrial Automation Task Group existed between 1996 98 However due to a lack of consen sus over topics and due to moder ate participation the Group discon tinued its activities In retrospect a number of other reasons can be attributed to the failure The mar ket analysis was too fixated on the competition with the traditional PLC IPC Fieldbus solutions In the industrial landscape ruled by Profibus Interbus and CAN as well as their powerful organisations LonWorks hardly seemed to stand a chance of penetrating into this domain Industry seemed not only disinterested in interoperability one of the greatest strengths of LON but also showed a pronounced scepticism due to its many negative experiences with fieldbuses Additionally there was at this time neither LNS as a net work operating system nor open tools with which such networks could have been set into operation universal within industry Thus LON was able in only a few cases to assert itself as an isolated application One of the early successes was the automation of a textile dye ing machine f
27. to this a calculation for network utilisation 1s often impossible Other methods for overload protection like establishing adaptive priorities and so on are not applicable in automation networks 1 13 Therefore the reli ability test of existing networks is very important A stress test is such a reliability test for determining the behaviour of the distributed subsystems in the network A normal control process left side becoming instable right side under harder traffic conditions The basic idea behind the stress test 1s to generate additional network traffic in order to provoke network overload as well as to check the behaviour of the connected subsystems under those circumstances Complete stress test equipment consists of a network load generator a protocol analyser for re cording the effects and a tool for the evaluation of the recorded data 6 At the Dresden University of Tech nology a stress test tool set for Local Operation Networks LON has been developed For evaluation we were able to use an existing tool called Extrakt 8 It was also developed at the Dresden University of Technology and assists the user in the evaluation of event lists For storing und visualisation the spread sheet program Microsoft Ex cel was used Extrakt makes it possi ble to search sort or filter large data quantities It is well suited to the evaluation of data with temporal ref erence 9 Protocol analysers are al
28. ule that provides the physical inter face between the communication port of the Neuron Chip and a physical ee eee Fig 1 Neuron Chip microcontroller the heart of distributed intelligence medium called a channel which transports the digital communication packets to other devices All devices connected to a specific channel must have compatible transceivers running at the same bit rate Transceivers are available from Echelon and other manufacturers for a variety of media including single twisted pair power line RF infrared fibre optics and coax Bit rates depend on the media and transceiver design up to 1 25 Mbps can be achieved on a single twisted pair LONWorkKS systems may have multiple channels of the same or different types of media channels are connected by LONWorkKs routers The LoNWoRks communications pro tocol 15 a layered packet based serial peer to peer communications proto col Like the related Ethernet and Internet protocols it is open and ad heres to the layered architectural re quirements of the International Stand ards Organisation ISO but the LoNWORKSs protocol is designed for the specific requirements of control sys tems rather than data processing sys tems The LoNWORKS protocol has been fully pub lished as a docu ment and carries the en LONWORKS Solutions web site As such it has been imple mented on other Micro controllers like a 32 bit
29. 4AO five serial interfaces Ethernet connection and LoNWonks interface Gipsy 2000 LE embedded PC with serial interface Ethernet connection LoNWoRks interface In addition the three devices provide a PCMCIA slot and can be connected to a communication network via ana log ISDN or GSM adapter depend ing on the specific requirements In other applications additional memory or an Ethernet adapter Gipsy Micro may be helpful The Gipsy are sturdy and maintenance free devices for connectivity and con trol tasks As embedded PCs they come without movable components that are susceptible to failure The Windows CE operating system offers real time capability and congruency to other Windows systems in many respects a decisive advantage in ap plication development and for the com munication mechanisms Designed for remote monitoring and control the Gipsy embedded PCs of fer due to the TCP IP interface and the implemented web server the pos sibility to access building automation data via Internet intranet Gipsy 2000 LE is especially suitable for provid ing Internet access to the LONWorkKS network Gipsy 2000 LE the LON TCP IP gateway allows distributed systems to be established that are independent of each other with a standardised data transfer via OPC This enables OLE compatible programs to communicate with each other as well as with other field buses no matter where they are situated What i
30. C Card LonTalk Adapter XLON LonTalk Serial Gateway LonTalk Adapter LonTalk Adapter for R5232 R5485 65422 for 104 bus for PCI bus xXLON Terminal with LonTalk Adapter More Information L H electronics DH electronics GmbH Am Anger 8 83346 Bergen Germany Tel 49 8662 48820 Fax 49 8662 488299 info amp xlon de www xlon de www echelon com Home Focused The smart home is here These homes are wired with LonWorks networks allowing homeowners to access devices including washing asss ELO N machines entertainment consoles and security systems The LonWorks platform is a networking system so sophisticated that if coordinates Bringing tha internet to Life power usage lowers energy costs and provides a platform for the delivery of new services over the Internet Find oul more about LonWorks device networks by visiting our website www echelon com and visit our live home at www echelon com demo Interoperability parameter checks on the roads and in the tunnels These improvements al low for faster emergency response times expanded user security and in creased productivity The project was integrated by LoNMARK Associate Elettrodinamica SpA and includes certified products from CTI Products and Weidm ller now Moeller ElectroniX The result is a reliable cost effecti
31. Door Control Door Management System TORMAX UNINET a new way of networking The project Soon after the Rhein Main Flughafen Gesellschaft mbH took over the old American airbase at Hahn West Germany they were granted permission to operate in coming and outgoing flights 24 hours a day This resulted in a dra matic increase in freight tonnage requiring a new 35 000 freight building with all the inherent secu rity problems A similar increase in passenger numbers necessitated the construction of a new passen ger terminal The challenge How could security be maximised What could be done to minimise loss of energy and provide comfortable convenient access for passengers The solution A typical solution to the problem of security safety environmental protec tion and passenger comfort is the in stallation of TORMAX high speed automatic doors The sliding doors are fitted with direction recognising sensors integrated safety beams and European edition locking systems together with the weather seals The TORMAX onboard control unit continuously monitors all critical functions thus insur ing reliability Due to these advantages 9 TORMAX automatic sliding doors for rescue and escape routes have been installed at Hahn air port Enhancement The dramatic and outstanding feature of the TORMAX automatic door in stallation at Hahn airport is the incor poration of the state of the art tech nol
32. ET s instant fault reporting installation labour savings due to LON wiring connection inexpensive subsequent changes to existing Door Management Systems by taking advantage of the plug and play capabilities provided by the LON system Central Seine Building Van Gogh Constructed by Eiffage Construc tion for the building owner DIFA and located in the heart of Paris this building was selected by AVANTIS It has two integral wings with 14 floors and 4 parking lot lev els representing 28 000m of office space The BMS Building Management 5 5 tem was entrusted to FORCLUM Informatique et Syst mes an integra tor with skills in the fields of SCADA Software automation and safety The integrator contributed to the success of this application in B The functional design of the building with a layout of the technical equipment by wing floor and at the parking lot level B The organisation of the areas into technical rooms offices and open spaces in harmony with the layout of the equipment B The engineering of the specially designed remote control equip ment and the infrared interfaces shutter control gateways and the office space configuration software For the automation of the building FORCLUM I amp S opted for a solution based on the LoNWonks network and on ARC Informatique s PcVue 32 SCADA VILLIOT ETAGE LoNWORKSs is entirely suited to cus tomer needs in terms of function
33. Modifying Module Information B Display of Neuron ID program ID Neuron type B Display modification of location text channel ID B Display modification of domain table entries length ID subnet node B Display of the complete address ta ble entries modifications of the time outs retries Display of the NV tables fixed configured self documentation 3 NV Monitor m Addition Removal of NV s out of the NV table to from the NVmonitor B Display form 1 NV monitor in list format Display form 2 display of the NV monitor in detailed presentation structures are interpreted according to SNVT TYP Display modification of the NV data on the NV monitor 4 General Management Func tions Modification of the module status online offline unconfigured European edition Diagnostics and Trouble Shooting with the ALTOhandheld Tools Cyclical reading re setting of the Neuron s fault status information Sending of the wink command for localising modules Re setting re starting the applica tion Re initialising of the entries in the domain address and NV tables to their default values 5 Extended Functions Fault removal module exchange Management with transfer of the network informa tion m Fault search measurement of the bus load production of additional traf fic on the bus Application download loading of NXE files downloaded via the
34. RISC processor and the Intel Pentium III in order to achieve the reach of the protocol to Ethernet and the Internet Unlike many other com munication protocols it is designed to be media independent allowing LonWorks systems to communicate over any physical transport media The program implementation of the protocol is contained as ROM firmware in every Neuron Chip the protocol provides for a number of modifiable configuration parameters to make trade offs in performance security and reliability for a particular appli cation LonWorks Networks Services LNS is a Network Operating System fea turing a client server architecture and a network object hierarchy that pro vides the foundation for interoperable LonWorks networks tools and appli cations It enables component based software design of a new generation of tools and SCADA HMI applica tions that can work together to install maintain monitor and control LonWorks networks All applications locally or remotely through the Internet work with the same set of data and network structure informa tion located in the LNS database LNS also makes it easy to integrate control systems with other information sys tems The architecture supports cli ents based on any platform LNS 3 HOT designation ANSI 709 1 protocol implementa e is downloadable LNS Network Operating System LONMARE Interoperabili
35. al criteria such as B Flexibility allowing the ar rangement of the available surface areas offices open spaces and the logical re allocation of the equipment light fittings shutters and blinds air conditioning central heating etc as a function of the new set ups Service to users allowing separate and fully independent adjustment of the amenities by means of individual remote control and in technical and economic terms too B Optimisation of global costs as well as equipment maintenance shutter and blind motors fan coil units etc B Easy implementation and management of the installations through the interoperability of different brands of equipment PcVue 32 fully satisfies the needs and constraints of the BMS especially with respect to B The technological edge and availability of the product with respect to the LNS solution used B The flexible use of its functions and in particular the time schedules used for the creation and modification of the calen dars B The multi station network solutions adapted to the building configuration with data process ing at several local stations B The power of the hierarchical database and the object technol ogy available in the software During this construction FORCLUM I amp S emphasised and appreciated the performance and responsiveness of the Building Automation Paris technical services and support from ARC Informatique with respec
36. all configuration parameters are 3 r re push bullion function push button balore end ol laser Ho facon Push a bufor parad after ane ni mar Release button she end cf time available again 4 Configuration and binding of new push buttons and LEDs that is all All bindings are retained during the whole procedure The device s hard ware is changed without lost of data There is more freedom in planning when using this function even during implementation without having to re sort to a completely new faulty and time consuming configuration Function editor As a special treat the system integra tor has the possibility with the BA50 ULL device to generate new not pre defined functions by means of the function editor Thus the user is free to implement operation func tions Project specific solutions are no longer necessary Further applications Of course the new bus coupling unit also supports the application modules continuous controller and occu pancy sensor At the moment plug ins are being realised to ease the ap plication of these functions Moreo ver ELKA Elektronik GmbH 15 de veloping a low cost alternative to the previous continuous controller mod ules and this 15 available both from ELKA Elektronik GmbH as well as in other designs from the companies Berker Gira and Jung The modules can then be used as
37. base Manager Identification data are captured through magnetic or proximity card readers connected to IOL222 or JLON terminals and are delivered on the net work where they are processed by the LonServer unit The LonServer checks the Field Da tabase FDB stored in the on board memory and sends appropriate commands to the Gate Controller to unlock the protected gate Every transit occurring in any of the controlled gates will be retained locally in the FDB until the alignment be tween the distributed FDB and the Local Database LDB stored in the Central Management Computer is reached The alignment of the distrib uted FDB and LDB is en sured by the AxWin Access Control Software de veloped by Apice The system can be expanded with AN802 data acquisition nodes spe cialised for security applications and LonGuard Security Units to imple ment a fully integrated open and interoperable LoNWonks based solu tion Comparison motor driven valve actuators electro thermic actuators Motor driven valve actuator The economic solution These days single room control is part of the necessary standard equipment in modern buildings However the quality of the regula tion result is not always the best and this causes user dissatisfaction Some reasons for dissatisfactory re sults are insufficient hydraulic calcula tion of the system badly parameterised control
38. binary inputs for weather sen sors From one or two heated wind sensor relay contacts up to four adjustable wind alarm limits can be processed The unique sun dazzle sensor works out the position of the sun by com paring the brightness of the northern and the southern parts of the sky The assignment of the information to the different parts of the fa ades allows high quality dazzle protection Due to this ordinary sun sensors mounted at every facade measuring the bright ness hitting that single facade are un necessary The heated rain contact reliably protects all awnings from early ageing and becoming dirty A combinable heating contact mounted in the building allows the sun protec tion to play a big part in the passive exploitation of solar energy The integrated room slat angle amp sunblind position controller LW BHA adjusts groups of sunblinds or awnings to the current position of the sun T ET IE EE s m T m MANS man v PS y ET T EL RI DL TT Sn 85435925854 LWA configuration control table of the slat angle sunblind position controller for each week of the year a slat angle for venetian blinds or sunblind position for sunblinds amp awnings is stored with a raster unit
39. bling is correct B The inputs and outputs have been clamped as designated The installer can in this way take away some of the system integrator s work in start ing up the network by eliminating possible faults and by pre checking the network After implementing the equipment there is no need to call out an engi neer if a module has a faulty electri cal function in the I O components With the ALTOhandheld a technician can carry out an exchange of modules without causing the equipment to dys function With the same device en gineers can also test whether for ex ample the problem is caused or will be caused by the bus load being too high or whether the configuration pa rameters are correct or not It is pos sible both to extend the standard func tions of the ALTOhandheld by means of the module specific plug ins from the module manufacturer and also to conceal the standard functions Through these means the device can cover a wide range of applications For the pro gramming of these plug ins a development kit is available to the device manufacturers with which the functionality of the device can be extended rapidly and eas ily and tailor made to spe cific require ments What are the main features of the ALTOhandheld m 6 Bit Micro controller with maxi mal 1 MB RAM and 1 MB Program Flash Srandard Transceiver FTTIOA device is also optionally available with the CNS Radio Transceiver
40. ce is based on the Neu ron 3150 and has got enough possi bilities to meet modern demands Only one application program XIF file is necessary to support all push button sensor modules from the companies Berker Gira and Jung as well as push button sensors with an IR interface and the so called 8 fold devices 8 push buttons 8 LEDs Thus a higher functionality and flexibility is reached than would be possible when used within the EIB for example LNS plug in Easy configuration Configuration is realised by use of an LNS plug in First of all the user selects out of a list the application modules according to their name on the basis of producer or functional identification Every supported mod ule is listed there confusion is not possible Afterwards the objects are assigned to the corresponding push buttons and LEDs The following ob Jects are available there B 8 x Switch B x Occupancy Sensor B 1 x Occupancy Controller B x Scene Panel It is even possible for several objects to be assigned to a push button This is for example necessary in the fol lowing scenario A room has got two light groups Upon entering the room only light group 1 should be switched on when activating a push button If required the second light group is added at an other location Upon leaving the room the complete illumination 15 switched off when the push button is activated Each push button or LED can be paramete
41. cement in the LNO Brief Participation in the Task Groups Entry of our products in the online product data base of the LNO Promotion material Books about LONWORKS at reduced prices Fax Antwort Fax Reply 49 0 241 88970 42 LNO Brief European edition No 1 April 2001 Sender An NEED LNO Sekretariat Surname First Name c o TEMA Theaterstr 74 Company 52062 Aachen Tel 02 41 88 97 0 0 Fax 02 41 88 97 0 42 Tel Fax Please send me 2 Infos about the LON Nutzer Organisation e V 4 I would like to become a member Membership LON Users Organisation LNO request form on p 72 2 General Infos about LoNWonks Technology 2 Please telephone me Please send me further infos about the article The LNO will forward your address to the corresponding manufacturer who will then send you information material B Introduction to LonWorks tech nology 4 LonWorks Essentials for the 3 Maersk Data s new headquarters Double actuator for sunblinds Novice Reader 3 Helsinki story LON connection awnings LonWorks casts its net to of churches 3 New telecontrol module for industrial applications 3 Heavenly Building Technology long distance data transmission 4 What is the LNO LonMarxk Around Europe 3 Airflow Machines from THEN 4 LonWorks in Industrial Control GmbH shipping worldwide J Interview with Henk Walraven Applications and Products LON Multisensor Multiarcon 4 LoNMAamK I
42. control inputs NvoSblndStatus SNVT setting Sunblind Control ideal choice for com mercial buildings with Sunny LON The slats of every venetian blind 25 channel weather are adapted to the position of the i station amp slat angle sun i e maximum daylight jn LOW sunblind position Sa al the room with optimum shading jni controller LH BHA amp The sunblind moves down only PP scheduler as far as necessary for dazzling UI a crema protection ensuring an undis Sie turbed outside view A many facades or facades In the slat angle sunblind position con partly shadowed by neigh bouring building parts ks troller sun position and Suh ei gt 5 Chen See 7 gt a Ein sunblind characteristics of up to 25 Mer 1 1 for it can control up to 25 groups of sunblinds can be saved ti num CE ditferently Gamera Wax 25 LW BHA tables In a LON SEG amas sunblind groups network several units can control sev _ Advanced control of a sunblind manual control using the variable SNVT setting weather station evaluation sun wind amp rain sensor with weather station amp LON interface European edition Integrated LON
43. crosoft Visio user in terface The result is a tool that 15 so phisticated enough to design and com mission a distributed control network yet economical enough to be left be hind as an operations and maintenance tool How important do you feel the Home Automation market is for Echelon How will Echelon support the growth of this market A new type of network is making its way into the consumer marketplace thanks in part to the LONWorkKs Sys tem which is based on an open ANSI standard from the Consumer Electron ics Manufacturers Association CEMA known as EIA 709 The LoNWoRks system from Echelon Corporation now enables the Digital Home The LoNWonRks system in cludes all the components necessary to implement open interoperable con trol systems that can be easily and seamlessly integrated within a home and beyond This LoNWonks system includes all the necessary hardware and software components for implement Ing complete end to end control sys tems from silicon to software Today Echelon is the only company that is deploying Home networking on such a large scale Over the next three years we expect to have networked over 30 million homes How important is the European mar ket for Echelon In particular how important is the Enel deal Europe and Enel play an important role in our Home Automation rollout plan Enel and Echelon have signed an R amp D agreement under which Enel and Ech elon will co
44. d to additional end user service provider and IT focused companies participat ing in the LoNManK Association The viewpoint provided by these organi sations will enable the development of devices and services that provide in creased value to customers We will continue the development and expan sion of LoNMARK certified products and will increase education programs focused on the benefits of interoperable control networks based on the LonWorks platform Building automation Sanacorp Pharmahandel AG Project Ulm Germany Sanacorp is a leading brand inde pendent pharmaceutical wholesale company and with its DM 3 8 bil lion turnover has a 13 share of the German pharmaceutical whole sale market Acting as a link be tween the pharmaceutical industry and the drugstores Sanacorp en sures wide area economical cover age of drugstores with medicines and healthcare products The Ulm branch has been extended 12 000 sq m by adding a product distribution centre with the latest au tomatic transport technology and au tomatic commissioning system and an administrative wing with modern of fice technology In the course of this a globalised open building technol ogy concept has been implemented on the basis of LonWorks technology This has led to a significant increase in the employees productivity and a reduction in energy costs Highlights B LonWorks room control includ ing room temperature c
45. e to ensure this interoperability is with the LoNMank Interoperability Association LoNMARK is taking the lead in establishing standards for interoperability Supported by a who s who of controls companies the LoNMARK Association counts among its members not only the manufactur ers fueling this revolution but also the end users equipment specifiers and system integrators driving its imple mentation The LoNMARK Association s mission is to enable the easy integration of multi vendor systems based on LonWorks networks using standard tools and components Today over 3 500 companies are using Echelon s LonWorks platform to provide sys tems and solutions for building home industrial telecommunications trans portation and other industries LoNMamnK Interview The Interoperability Association Kevin Lynch is Executive Director of Interoperability Association Here he talks to the LNO Brief European Edition about the role the achievements and the goals of the LoNMARK Interoperability Association What is the role of the LoNMARK Interoperability Association The LoNMARK Association s mission is to enable the easy integration of multi vendor systems based on LonWorks networks Today over 3 500 companies are using LoNWORKS control networks to provide systems and solutions for building home in dustrial telecommunications trans portation and other industries There are
46. embership List Membership List LNO Germany E YYYYUII Membership List LNO Austria European edition IN LON NUTZER ORGANISATION e V Admission Request please separate and post or fax to Sekretariat Theaterstr 74 52062 Aachen Tel 49 0 241 88970 0 Fax 49 0 241 88970 42 We will gladly send you upon request the organisation s statutes We hereby apply for admission as a member of the LON Nutzer Organisation e V LON User Organisation Company Contact Person Address Telephone Fax e mail Branches Industrial automation Planner Architect Building automation System integration Gastronomy technology Tools Product development Refrigeration Air Conditioning Short Description max 60 characters Please attach information material about your LONWORKS based products and services Entry from 9 Entry Group t If the start of membership occurs after 30 June you only pay half the membership fee for the year of entry 7 O over employees Companies over 100 employees We interested only for LNO members for members at greatly reduced prices Participation at a joint LONWORKS booth at the Hanover Fair ISH light building Publications Advertisement pla
47. en ergy OFF function as a safety feature runs the actuator into a parameterised function Furthermore the valve ac tuator can additionally influence sec ondary aggregates such as pumps via an output in the format SNVT switch depending on the stroke Binary inputs The motor driven valve actuator MSA 120 2 ALL has got two binary inputs for potential free contacts The inputs are supplied by the actuator and are completely autonomous switch objects according to the LoNMARK standard 3200 binary inputs for example can be used as a window contact and a dew point sensor How ever it is also possible to use them for usual push buttons and to execute a functions such as dimming or sunblind control In this way local operating functions with inexpensive mechani cal push buttons in railing channels can be realised at a favourable price Combined heating cooling controller is integrated The valve actuator has got its own PID controller which can be used as a combined heating cooling controller Its practical functionality allows tem perature regulation via a Building Control Technology as well as via in ternally programmable setpoints com fort standby night mode Safety inputs such as dew point or frost protection are also available as user defined inputs occupied standby night mode LNS plug in Easy configuration All parameter settings are defined via an LNS plug in For every si
48. energy supply preventa tive maintenance in short the means for remote monitoring and controlling It is not just a matter of overseeing everything Just think about the least cost router system in the telecommu nications world there is no reason why vital energy consuming systems in a building should not be able to re act to the current prices of utility pro viders To express it more abstractly an im portant automation task within facil ity management is to collect informa tion and data from the different sys tems parts to transmit them to a higher service desk and in the other direc tion to receive orders from the con trol desk and to transfer them to the individual subsystems and compo nents Of course this should not only happen problem free across a single property but also across properties that are widely spread The technology to fulfil the task 15 well known Building automation generates the required data for its own European edition operation And Gesytec has the required devices ready to use Com Box la Carte Gesytec currently offers three devices matching the slogan Communication box for re mote access and control They can also be used for other pur poses within facility manage ment or building automation Gipsy Micro embedded PC with lim ited I O range 8 DI 2 DO 2 AI and one serial interface Gipsy Light embedded PC with ex tended I O range 24 DI 8 DO AAI
49. ents into their products The result is a cost effective development and a consistency that allows devices from multiple manufacturers to be able to communicate LoNWORKSs networks range in sophis tication from small networks embed ded in machines to large networks with thousands of devices controlling fu sion lasers paper manufacturing ma chines and building automation sys tems LoNWonks networks are used in buildings trains aeroplanes fac tories and hundreds of other proc esses Manufacturers are using open off the shelf chips operating systems and parts to build products that fea ture improved reliability flexibility system cost and performance Traditional control networks use closed islands of control linked with proprietary gateways These gateways are difficult to install and maintain and lock the customer into a closed non interoperable architecture Ulti mately the high cost of this design approach has limited the market for control systems The LoNWORKs sys tem is accelerating the trend away from these proprietary control schemes and centralised systems by providing interoperability robust technology faster development and scale econo mies Distributing the processing throughout the network and provid ing open access to every device low ers the overall installation and life cycle costs increases reliability by minimising single point of failure and providing the flexibility to adapt the
50. euron Chip control processors and transceivers the hardware components used in LONWorKS devices B The LonWorks communication protocol permanently embed ded each LoNWomks device and B LonWorks Network Services LNS the basis for easy to use interoperable network management and HMI tools In addition Echelon and other manu facturers provide a comprehensive set of design and development tools for LonWorks devices and networks The physical core of every LoNWonks de vice is a Neuron Chip control proces sor a system on a chip with multiple microprocessors read write and read only memory RAM and ROM com munication and I O interface ports The read only memory con tains an operating system the LonWorks communication protocol and an I O function library The chip has non volatile RAM for configura tion data and for the application pro gram both of which are downloaded over the communication network At the time of manufacture each Neu ron Chip is given a permanent unique in all the world 48 bit code called the Neuron ID A large family of Neu ron Chips is available with different speeds memory type and capacity and interfaces The Neuron Chips are jointly designed by Echelon and its semiconductor partners TOSHIBA and CYPRESS Over 13 Million Neu ron Chips were shipped by the end of 2000 with prices at less than 3 for some versions purchsed in bulk A Transceiver is an electronic mod
51. formation is of inter est for error analysis specific limits can be established by means of filters In case of sporadic and hardly repro ducible errors the trigger functions are more than helpful They record the traffic prior to and after a definable event dependent on telegram type content or communication relation The Easylon Analyzer can list all nodes including their status informa tion as well as NV s It also allows the setting of specific values A con sistency report displays the status of the individual nodes checks for non ambiguity of the subnet and node en tries as well as for the consistency of the NV s Analyzer allows insight into the diag nosis and EEPROM cells of the Neu ron Chip Furthermore the Easylon The Easylon Analyzer consists of a compact box containing the electron ics to decode and translate LonTalk telegrams and a Neuron with MIP software for network management tasks It is equipped with a 10 network interface and a EIA232 in terface for PC connection also allow ing its use as a LonTalk adapter Peeking wanted Sorry there is no demo version but you can have a look at the user manual in the support area of Gesytec s website Survey of the LON weather station 6 LON venetian blind actuators The H ppe Form company in Oldenburg European wide manu facturer of venetian blinds awnings and roller shutters is known on the bus scene as a compete
52. g by means of a LON module Thermokon multisensors are specially designed for installation in interme diate ceilings Thanks to a flat ceil ing installation ring an unobstrusive and optically neutral integration 15 en sured ideally suiting the room inte rior A robust installation socket is used for mechanical protection of the sensor module The multi sensor can be eas ily inserted or extracted thus saving time and efforts required for mount ing and maintenance The PIR presence indicator detects room occupancy This kind of infor mation is available for further process ing via the network If required the detection range can be enlarged by means of further passive Thermokon multi sensors and connected to the LON junction like an extension Sav ing further junctions makes this a prof itable solution Thanks to light detection in the range of 50 5000 Lux the light detector of fers the possibility of illumination con trol depending on daylight in rooms offices etc In connection with a pres ence indicator you will achieve an economic illumination control The respective room temperature is de tected via the temperature sensor This data is available via the LON inter face European edition a PE Je e ou urea me Ex DEDE gt a Installed multi sensor Installation Socket
53. he German speaking territories and exclusively in the German language All of our ap proximate 150 members with a few exceptions from Eastern Europe have their residence or centre of business in Germany For 0 7 these members the LNO Brief has w been the major hicle of communi cation communi 0 cation about their Wilhelm activities their products as well as their applications and successes in the marketplace So far the LNO has published 22 issues of the LNO Brief It has become a regular source of in formation for an ever widening group of LonWorks fans With its more than 8 000 printed copies per issue it has become a bright lighthouse for LonWorks based open interoperable systems in a dark world of propri etary solutions Over the years we at the LNO have received enormously positive and con structive feedback from many individu als and companies from non German speaking countries Apparently some got out their school books and Ger man dictionaries to study the various articles and advertisements Others simply recognised a name and picked up the phone or wrote an e mail At any rate the LNO Brief started to be come circulated outside of Germany in sizable numbers European edition In the past there have been several attempts by the LNO and other Euro pean User Organisations to exchange information and work together on in ternational events such as LonW
54. he use of the com plete power of 120N and only takes as much as is necessary for closing Thus on the one hand the death area at stroke detection is minimised and this decisively increases the regulation quality On the other hand the valve s seal is also protected Automatic adjusting process The valve actuator has got an auto matic adjusting function which cycli cally starts a routine depending on runtime Thus possible changes of hydraulic circumstances in the system or hardening of the valve seal are de tected and the water circulation is guaranteed The internal construction of the device and the method of run ning the motor guarantees a very quiet operation It is equipped with a LPT10 trans ceiver which enables an easy integra tion into LP FT networks a Comparison motor driven valve actuators and electro thermic actuators E HSA Configuration Tainaa Sarsia Bray 1 sana Vie rw d EI Tres betes on are lorg dion a banen contol aT uno Heantes oan 55 once m unu Superior functions Moreover the valve actuator has got an override input which can set the valve into a defined position in case of maintenance routines for example or which can enable the Building Con trol Technology to override An
55. iba Also represented will be the LoNMark Interoperability Associa tion This is an international Associa tion of manufacturers users and sys tem integrators whose goal is to pro mote and maintain the Interoperability standard of LoNWonks products and establish Interoperability Guidelines to develop TELLS Are you ready for savings Honeywell Interview LNO What 15 the LNO What is the German LON Nutzer Users Organisation LNO What has it achieved so far and what are its goals for the future These and other questions are addressed in the following interview with Dieter Schunk Mr Schunk Executive Di rector of the company Gesytec GmbH in Aachen Germany is a founding member of the LNO and is also on the LNO Board of Direc tors What is the LON Nutzer Organisation LNO Why and with what goals was it founded The LNO the German LON Users Organisation was founded in 1993 that is less than two years after the world wide launch of LonWorks Its aim was to promote LONWorKS in Germany and Europe The founders were aware that only by combining forces on the highly innovative Ger man fieldbus scene could they gather the momentum necessary to face the competition from other fieldbuses driven by large affiliated groups such as Profibus EIB and CAN What is the LNO s structure How does it work The majority of the LNO s work is performed by the Task Groups who are appointed by the
56. imal reflection and therefore reducing the warmth going through the windows Never theless the anti dazzle protection Is maintained For support in heating the slats adjust angles raising the warmth going through the windows Here the anti dazzle protection is also maintained B Sun protection controls use the impulse generator of the sun protection motors for the exact determination of the blind s position The sun protection system from REKO electronic GmbH only demonstrates a part of the total efficiency of REKO electronic controls 786 different 2 fold or 4 fold LonWorks sunblind ac tuators two LoNWonks weather sta tions as well as various components for the network infrastructure are cur rently in use Both weather stations esl l Jara aisi cd manch grt ol spimo z Lal i J sabira m bas 28 detect the climate conditions and pre cisely calculate the position of the sun with the precision of their radio con trolled clocks They are LONMARK certified and also useful in applications other than just sun protection The controls are able to calculate the slat angles in an ideal way They also con sider the shading of the environment and the weather conditions precisely 4 fold actuator from REKO electronic GmbH Sensor Unit SE II B from REKO electronic GmbH drive the motors to one degree use directly connected conventional sunbli
57. ing is activated by a Helvar system and deactivated as presence detectors indicate that the room is va cant Ventilation is regulated accord ing to the number of persons present in a room UK Hospital finds cost saving cure with LonMark In the UK a new 126m state of the art acute hospital 15 under construc tion using products from LONMARK South Tees Acute Hospital UK members TAC and Honeywell Here everything from the food storage tem perature in the kitchen areas the lifts and lighting the CCTV systems and fire alarms through to critical medi cal systems such as the Nurse Call alert hardware medical gases supply and control of temperature for the blood banks and cryogenic storage facilities will be integrated supported and monitored via the LonWorks network DRAKALON The No 1 cabling system for LonWorks Networks To make it easy to install a LON network fast and reliably Draka now provides a complete cabling solution DRAKALON This unique system was developed in close collaboration with the con nector manufacturer Tyco Elec tronics AMP Its three components a network cable connectors and a very practical hand tool are per fectly geared towards one another DRAKALON fast flexible and reliable DRAKALON network cable 42V 2x0 75 mm Precisely fits into the DRAKALON connectors Hiller and outer sheath are joined together so they can be stripped in one action
58. ins for its own product group This allows a very intuitive graphical presentation on the display of for ex ample the switching status of the cel Smart I O channels Through this a further important step has been taken towards simplifying the implementa tion of interoperable LoNWoRks net works by system integrators and tech nicians More information on the ALTO handheld can be found the article in this publication on pages 56 58 or at www sysmik de Training laboratory in the Dresden University of Technology de 59 Network load calculation K Kabitzsch G Stein V Vasyutynskyy A toolset for stress test in field bus systems Dead time effects in overloaded field bus systems As controls and automation become more distributed and integrated industrial communication networks and buses are becoming more cru cial The left illustration in Figure 1 shows a simple example of a dis tributed control application con sisting of two IO devices and one controller device In complex con trol application many such sub systems may work side by side The overall network performs a com plex control application such as running a manufacturing line or automating a building Loads Process Process Variable Actuator Sensor DAU ADU Network Network Controller controler Os Setpoint Network Sen
59. ion industrial automation process automation security transportation and foodservice markets J Offering full technical support to our customers and LonWorks training courses through our popular Infranet Academy Kasemenslrasse 5 3500 Thun TLON Karl Kurz Strath 26 74529 LK NETLON 25 9700 Brardarsiles 18 me Jesup Bara 02120 Las Moulreaux Fatman Oy Bax ZB 1621 Ventus Calon Associates Bax 148 Ruaeam WAT TF LE P L 48 1 3 Cross gt Nagar 12 Phase 5078 HITECHnologies Poubus 232 1400 AE sagen Coatrell PO 146 4 Lpaxesey amp 2 i api HEG inf ranet TEM Fal its w 33 223 00 40 ado 701 9306100 15914544 a 0 31 146 43 7000 1559 7254025 2870747 3152 Bes Melo 31 atl 5155 Be Ss 551 Wu 744 33 20 017 781 830510 50 1 445 96 45 44 88 79591 46 4045 00 04358 8 726 49 555 870 247 3120 11451 82 66 44 152 143132 687 333 421 329 557 LoNMARK Case Study Heavenly Building Technology Background Munich s landmark the 15 tury Liebfrauen cathedral with its famous two bulb shaped towers is probably one of the most striking architectural sights in the Bavarian capital It plays a crucial role in liturgical ceremonies of interna tional renown and therefore pos sesses c
60. ion and develop ment The Association is also experi encing phenomenal growth in Asia Pacific as more and more companies there are discovering the benefits of open interoperable products What are the major events in the LonMarx calendar this year The LoNMARK Association is a proud Sponsor of the Open Systems Tours presented by Echelon Corporation The tour which concludes its run in Europe at the end of March 2001 will continue in North America from April 17 October 2 2001 The Association is also hosting the first of 200175 bi annual General meetings in May in Helsinki Finland to be followed in LONMarkK Interview October with the second hosted in conjunction with Echelon s LoNWORLD 2001 in Frankfurt Ad ditional events can be seen by vis iting the Calendar of Events section of the LoNMankK web page at www lonmark org What are the Association s goals for 2001 and beyond The Internet has created tremendous opportunities and is changing the way that companies approach business It is in these emerging business models that we see unlimited opportunity for intelligent open interoperable device networks like those built on the LonWorks platform and LoNMARK certified products Appropriately these are the same markets served by members of the LoNMARK Associa tion We will focus on applying these new models to both the traditional and emerging markets for networking eve ryday devices We look forwar
61. lation controls constant light cooling ventilation and the sunblinds When a room 15 left unoccupied for specified length of time the lights will automatically turn off and cleaned chilled air is also controlled by the room controllers We chose Netlon because of the reasonable price it was cheaper compared to other systems It is also a big advantage that the room controllers communicate with our HVAC system 1 Building Automation Success Stories using TLON GmbH s Pathfinder and Tootsie 100 The LonWorks integration tool used the project is Pathfinder LNS based from German Infranet Partner TLON GmbH Pathfinder is well known in industrial applications Tootsie 100 Toolkit for System Inte gration was very helpful during the commissioning and maintenance phase of the project The graphical user in terface developed using Perspective from UK Infranet Partner Calon ena bles the user to change setpoints such as temperature light level timers etc in every single room The screen also provides information such as which rooms are occupied the current room temperature and running hours All sensors and actuators are connected to each room controller including the sunblinds They can be controlled or displayed by the LNS based Perspec tive The frogs will still be taken care of Oh and don t worry about the frogs Even though the tower has today been made into a state of the art building the frogs
62. ld wide events and works with members to promote LONMARK Association branded products at these events Events are excellent opportu nities to get an update on how LonWorks and LoNMARK products being used to create innovative flex ible open control solutions and a great opportunity for networking in the business relations sense of the word In addition to marketing programs the technical programs supported by the Association are also of great value in European edition providing a forum to define applica tion specific standards The opportu nity exists for members to define fur ther standards as market requirements demand Finally for members at the Sponsor and Partner level the oppor tunity to have certified products is another great benefit offered by the Association Itis becoming more com jobs that interoperability between multiple mon on require manufacturers products Having cer tified products expands business pros pects by being able to support these job requirements How successful is LoNMank in Europe How about in other parts of the world The Interoperability Asso ciation is a global organisation with members from all over the world has experienced a great deal of success in Europe with approxi mately 5046 of the Association mem bers located there Europeans have embraced LoNWonks technology and are on the cutting edge of control net working implementat
63. le text files which can be edited by the user Constant transmission intervals can be defined in the plug in by moving a slider or be typed in Adjusting the packet size uses the same control features Normally three LON devices are suf ficient to generate network overload in arealistic manner In a version with three devices the Traffic Generator has already been successfully brought onto the market by the company TLON Test of components in a test bed It is necessary to test the components of alarge LON network at the earliest possible date even if the other parts of the LON network are not ready yet The Traffic Generator can simulate the network traffic of the missing com ponents Itis connected with the other components in the test bed and gener ates the specific behaviour of the miss ing components Afterwards the real time performance of the system un der test is measured The results can show if the additional traffic of the missing components could cause an inadmissible extension of transaction times of the tested components Network load calculation 700 traffic During this test 6007 it is possible to observe 2 500 E critical parameters and to measure changes of 5 the application behaviour BH 22 example shows the 200 average behaviour of a LON net 100 work which consists of 3 the Traffic Generator
64. ler or software for microcontroller or PGs Control Systems is your partner m m VI Control Systems for strong companies A good product is the combination of gt Loron many components To find tha accep MK Control Systems GmbH tance of the customer everything must Handelstrasse 52 _ be coordinated Interoperable products additional demands D 42277 Wuppertal E Germany To get these conditions medium and large T 49 202 26 29 40 scale companies rely the experience and F 49 202 26 29 430 3 know how of MK Control Systems Let actions http I j de convince you our Web page you will find bead dain b dc concluded projects with detailed descriptions Email info mkconsys de The LonWorks Handbook including CD Just order your free Interoperability LonMark Around Europe The following success story snippets will take you on a European tour of office blocks hospitals motor ways banks and train stations that rely on LoNWonks technology and LoNMARK certified products Are you ready for the ride Denmark Bank invests in LonMark Interoperability Unibank in Copenhagen Denmark s second largest bank opted for LonWorks technology and plug and play components from leading LoNMARK member companies such as Philips for lighting control Somfy for sunblind control and TAC for
65. lers the selected regulating ele ment Lifetime In most cases the planner wishes to save costs and so opts for electro ther mic actuators and not for motor driven valve actuators However past expe rience has showed that the first down falls with electro thermic actuators appeared after only 12 15 months of running time Around this time the first thermic actuators become de fect and cost intensive maintenance 1s necessary The initial cost advantage on the installation of thermic actua tors becomes a cost disadvantage at the very latest when the first devices have to be replaced often such procedures cost several hundred Euro The ac tuators lifetime is mainly determined by the controller setting and the sys European edition tem design In the case of thermic actuators lifetime amounts to ap proximately 36 months on average By contrast the lifetime of motor driven valve actuators 1s between 6 and 10 years Taking only this fact into considera tion in one life cycle of a motor driven valve actuator two thermic actuators would have had to be employed and at least one maintenance activity would have had to be carried out The economic solution compact device MSA 120 2 ALL Modern valve actuators are equipped with a number of functions which lead to higher control quality and which enable the system integrator to create an economic system The new valve actuator MSA 120 2 ALL from the c
66. lities and running under a reli able operating system the Gipsy em bedded PCs make a large performance spectrum available for building auto mation and facility management Diagnosis Tool Detects Any Problem within LON Network Any interference with your LoNWonks network Does a non reproducible error occur repeatedly at irregular intervals yes you need a tool to investigate the net work and to record the situation accompanying the errors the Easylon Analyzer from Gesytec Designed as a mobile stand alone unit the analyzer is connected in dependently from a PC to the net work where it continuously observes the network traffic The moment you get back and connect your note book the analysis program displays the entire data traffic both prior to and past the trigger event that you set The access of the Easylon Analyzer to nodes and NV s is much appreciated by the service engineer while searching for and shooting errors This provides the possibil ity to evoke problem situations and to test solutions The Easylon Analyzer can operate on any network by reading all node in formation from the net into its data base During operation it listens to all telegrams within the net records them and makes them available to the analysis program displaying them as plain text with node names and NV s The analysis program runs on a seri ally connected Windows As gen erally not all in
67. mpera ture detection Variant LON 3 presence indica tion light intensity and tempera ture detection as well as triple multi PID regulator Note Variants 1 and 2 are also available as passive and active sen sors Diagnostics and Trouble Shooting with the ALTOhandheld Tools Put it in Your Own Hands System integrators know the story an extensive network was handed over correctly configured Never theless it still does not do what it should or is unreliable Where do you go from there Does the root of the problem lie in faulty cabling Are all modules really accessible across the network How does the network behave under increased bus load Are the configuration parameters also correct Are the NVs and NCIs properly set Questions upon questions that cannot be answered or be satisfactorily an swered by current PC based tools for the configuration of LON networks In addition the use of a laptop is not always practical Mostly after a short time the battery becomes low and a socket is nowhere in reach in stallers possess a multi meter in their basic equipment Why not also one for the LonWorks network With the ALTOhandheld a LON Meter 15 available that enables installers to check the functionality of LON instal lations directly at the installation phase It is also possible for them to ensure that The modules are all accessible across the network that is that the network ca
68. n May 1994 by 36 companies dedicated to promoting the use and development of open interoperable control networking products To date there are over 270 certified products available with more than 60 in the certification process In addition the last year has seen the Association membership increase over 25 to more than 300 members rep resenting industry leaders in building factory home and transportation au tomation Working together Associa tion members are driving the wide spread use of open interoperable con trol systems across industries and across the globe using LONWorkKS net works the leading system for network ing everyday devices What are the benefits of LoNMARK cer tification Products that have been verified to conform to LONMark interoperability guidelines are eligible to carry the logo LoNMank logo is indicator that a product has com pleted the conformance tests and has been designed to interoperate across LonWorks network As more and more specifications call for interoperability combined with cost savings ease of use and flexibility the market for certified products grows Some specific examples of marketing benefits available to a member with certified products are Inclusion in product section of the Interoperable News publica tion circulation 15000 pub lished 3x per year Inclusion in product press release Inclusion in product Wall of Fame
69. nctions Sensor Objects Objects TLON Object Library Node Heating Valve Diagram 1 shows how an automation task is realised from existing objects European edition Machine special hardware features are ac e commodated by means of con figuration Likewise the tem perature regulator object is im plemented several times for various machine components In diagram 2 the interplay be tween the individual objects can be seen Here it can also be clearly seen that binding the objects can alone modify the functionality of the equipment In this way freedom to create additional configurations within the system concept is provided By means of this decen tralised intelligence some new possibilities are created Amongst other things new monitoring possibili ties can be imple mented locally In this way the tempera ture sensor itself checks the plausibility of the measurement reading or the valve Node Ptl00 diagnoses where re quired any necessary Industrial application Diagram 2 maintenance work based on the run ning time and the switching cycle In this way preventative maintenance is made possible Furthermore inde pendent subsystems are formed that prevent a total system breakdown when a failure occurs in part of the system the keep on running functionality Similiarly the test and simulation
70. nd keys etc The calculation of the sun position and the slat angles exceeds the precision of other controls currently available on the market zenith User demands encompass an ideal combination of convenience on the one hand and energy saving on the other The compromise between manually changing the blind s length and the au tomatically calculated slat angle allows the users individual operation of the lighting conditions without losing the aspects of anti dazzle protection and energy savings Protection against dazzling is ensured and the sun pro tection actively supports the reduction of both cooling as well as of heating costs Employee efficiency is naturally di rectly affected by the conditions sur rounding them a potential which has to be utilised The teamwork of de vices with different functions such as sun protection and heating climate ventilation offers possibilities which can only be achieved by using LonWorks technology Comfortable working conditions are no longer in opposition to the demands of the build ing operator to minimise the costs through energy savings By means of the National Bank of Slovakia project all European managers are called upon to not only make cost cal culations depending on the effective costs of the construction but to also look more at an extensive cost benefit analysis Progress serving people an achievable aim by applying LonWorks technology Security
71. ned the well known LoNWonks channels FT 78 WAM nitrated k a m HH Picture 1 LoNWonks LNS as a modern universal system standard er i6 TP 1250 and Power Line With the two transceivers 31 and PLT 22 from Echelon the third generation of transceivers is now already available which due to their continually im proved electro magnetic robustness are today suitable for industry in every respect Additionally there are also fibre optic cables and radio transceiv ers from third parties for specific in dustrial applications LonWorks has been an open ANSI EIA 709 1 stand ard since 1997 This offers everyone the possibility of using processors other than the Neuron Chip for industrial tasks Thus the LonWorks protocol can also run today on a MIPS 32 Bit RISC Processor on the i LON 1000 as well as on an Intel Pentium III under Windows on the LNS Server or LNS Client Application areas of LonWorks in industry In order to avoid past mistakes and not to fail on the realities within in dustry the Industry Task Group set itself the challenge of searching for those application areas for LON in industry where the specific qualities and advan tages of LoNWoRks are brought to bear synergy effects with technical building automation are to be exploited a generic character is given that is an application field greatly independent from the specific industry and the specific p
72. ngle function a service and diagnostic area is also available which eases operation of the device Summary The MSA 120 2 ALL is an indispen sable component for an economic so lution of single room control The high quality internal stroke measuring linearisation close off point detection combined with extensive func tionality valve actuator B 2x switch object binary inputs B PID controller as well as the compact construction and the very quiet operation fulfil all requirements Especially due to its speed and high functionality the valve actuator is best suited for use in com bination with fast systems such as as cooling ceilings or fan coils where thermic actuators lead to bad results because of the disadvantageous con struction In spite of the numerous excellent characteristics the MSA 120 2 ALL is offered at a very favourable price and thus should not be missing in any modern building automation system Bus coupling untt New dimension in room management Buildings are increasingly becom ing equipped with high quality technology based on LoNWonks to guarantee an operation that is both economical and resource protect ing Simple and useful operation concepts are necessary because rooms have to be easy to operate for the user despite the state of the art technology When choosing oper ating devices aesthetic and eco nomic considerations are of impo
73. no one 15 there B Automatic shading in direct sunlight Technical Data Installed Nodes Up to now 60 LON nodes from the manufacturers Honeywell Excel 10 Heating Controller LoNMARK Func tion Profile 8020 SVEA weather station DO modules for light actua tors LON DI modules for light push switches and multi sensor REKO sun shade control an er oc Topology One backbone 7 sub networks with routers mixed FTT10 and 0 Tools Used LonMaker for MS Windows Integrated Works Heating lighting sun shade control Honeywell Wall Module T7460 relative set point adjustment override button for presence optional ventilator switch for manual setting of ventilator stage Marktheidenfeld Bratislava LonWorks has its way regionwide nationwide worldwide In contrast to some West European managers who still understand building automation as science fiction it seems quite normal for our East European neighbours to make use of modern technologies At the new administration building of the National Bank of Slovakia NBS in Bratislava for example intelligent facades were realised by imple menting LonWorks technology European edition Johnson Controls was commissioned to the project for its control engineer ing and it chose REKO electronic GmbH from Marktheidenfeld Ger many as its partner for the sun pro tection control concept As one of the most famous turer
74. nt sun pro tection specialist Its new SunnyLON modules leave all oth ers behind A well thought through concept has brought out a whole series of LoNMArRK oriented LonWorks devices such as B SunnyLON based actuators for different drive concepts 230 VAC 24 V B SunnyLON weather station including weather sensors B SunnyLON slat angle and sunblind position controller SunnyLON central processing unit devices have been devel oped according to the latest guidelines and of course are provided with a LoNMank compatible LNS plug in Free www hueppeform de download under Using the SunnyLON weather station and the SunnyLON sunblind actuator as an example this article covers the general practical knowledge about LON in the application of sun protec tion It is directed towards users of LON such as electricians planners and LON system integrators Why LON sunblind actuators amp weather stations A high quality sunblind actuator not only controls venetian blinds but also awnings shutters and other electrome chanical systems for sun and dazzle protection And it is especially the professionalism that counts here B Controlling a venetian blind is more complicated than controlling a shutter or an awning venetian blind cannot only be moved UP and DOWN and be stopped in interim positions but also the slat angle can be adjusted B The motors used mostly 230 VAC asynchr
75. nteroperability DRAKALONSG The No 1 j Putit in Your Own Hands Association cabling system for LoNWORKS 1 Training for system integrators Reference Projects Networks installers operators and consult GLOBE 2000 ants 4 Sanacorp Pharmahandel AG J Motor driven valve actuator 1 SysMik and Honeywell agree Project Ulm Germany The economic solution ment 1 New Depfa Bank Building J New dimension in room man 4 toolset for stress test in field Project agement bus systems 4 Rudolph Diesel School Project 4 Gipsy Makes Buildings Commu 3 Membership List Waldkraiburg Germany nicate 4 Membership Request Form in Bratislava Bank 3 Diagnosis Tool Detects Any 3 Fax Antwort 3 Door Management System Problem within LON Network J Fairs and Events Central Seine Building Van 4 Weather station and blind Gogh actuators European edition Events at which the LNO will be participating Hannover Messe Hanover Fair Hanover 23 28 April 2001 Booth 68 Hall 9 Automation Hall The LNO will be present at this 5 Hanover Fatr with 31 International companies and institutes The whole range of LonWorks technology will be presented with a particular focus on LoNWoR amp ks in industry Contact Ms Sylvia Braunleder LNO Sekretariat Tel 49 0 241 88970 0 Email braunleder tema de You will find more detailed information about the fair at www hannovermesse de IKK 2001 internationale Fachmes
76. nual control it is outlined in the sketch on the m Rf Em left r Sb T control using the variable SNVT setting er 50 1 Control of a sunblind by manual control using the P E variable SNVT setting Definition SNVT setting Within LON the typical control of a sunblind by manual control is imple mented by the standard network vari able SNVT setting and is described more closely as follows NvSblndSetting setting Input for manual control Table 1 Variables for manual control input The meaning and structure of this in put variable NviSblIndSetting is de fined as a LoNMARK standard network variable type SNVT setting The SNVT list can be called for at www lonmark org at any time 2 Extended functions of a LON sunblind actuator In addition to the manual control the LON sunblind actuator can be control led by many different other inputs such as heating ventilation etc Note The number and functionality of the extended functions depend on the manufacturer of the actuator and should therefore be considered care fully during the planning period NviWind SNVT switch or Input wind SNVT speed supervision NviManOvernd SNVT setting Input for override by a system of overriding importance e g Building Management System BMS Feedback about sunblind position and if necessary slat angle Table 2 Variables for cross functional
77. obust and flexible Free Topology cabling tech nology FTT 10A FT 31 it is far superior to the conventional fieldbus cabling on the basis of RS485 Via the diversity of physical transmission media available as well the fact that routing is an integral function of the protocol it can fulfil specific demands elegantly and cost effectively e Client Server LNS 3 e IP Tunneling LON 1000 Enterprize End to end Solutions LLON 808 Elhan Interoperability is clearly defined in the form of the LONMARK Interoperability Guidelines and in the form of Functional Profiles and it lays the basis for open multi vendor solu tions Thus for example device pro files exist for motors pumps fre quency inverters valves high volt age equipment and sensors Over and above this the past few years have seen a series of developments that are very advantageous for LoNWORKS in industrial applications Firstly the LNS network operating system in Version 3 now enables an open LON server to operate across an intranet or the Internet LNS has been recom mended by the Tools Task Group of the LNO as the standard platform for the integration of LONWorKS systems on a PC basis With the i LON 1000 IP Server from Echelon and com parable products from other turers the globally popular ethernet with the enhanced protocol LonWorks IP as a further LoNWORKS channel has now joi
78. of 15 minutes eral hundreds of groups The high temporal resolution of 15 minutes al lows an excellent control of daylight sensitive facades and rotary slats In combination with Hiippe LON sunblind actuators the slat angle amp sunblind position controller is per fectly suitable for all types of sunblinds and awnings This includes the control of intelligent electronic motors with 230 VAC and 24 VDC that allow adjustment of the slat without inconvenience to the user low noise creep speed slat movement and due to this no sudden light changes Sunblind Control Telecontrol tool Included the price of the controller Is the calculation of the sunblind po sition data specific for each building depending on the current sun position the geological location of the build ing the direction of the facade and the sunblind characteristics The cal culated slat angle and sunblind posi tions are available for the customer as a Microsoft Excel file and can be stored directly into the controller Due to this there 1s an open interface so the customer can modify the tables easily at any time without specific LON knowledge There also is an integrated scheduler function that automatically takes le gal public holidays into account It is possible to program several switching times each day in order to achieve a homogenous light deflection into the room B If there is no need for the functionality of the
79. of office space have a multi functional and cost ef fective Building Management System thanks to the integra tion of 15 000 interconnected devices interoperating across a LoNWorkS network The Coeur D fense complex in cludes over 8 000 LoNMARK certified fan coil regulators for heating and cooling from Sie mens Landis amp Staefa Divi sion and over 4 000 Philips 8 ICE High Speed Railway Station way lighting controllers serving 32 000 luminaires Germany German Railway travels in style with LonMark members In Germany the high speed ICE rail way station serving the Frankfurt Main airport was the first station to install a comprehensive building automation system based on LoNWonks technol ogy for controlling the HVAC light ing and security systems as well as for access and lift control The sta tion labelled station of the future was integrated by Hermos with prod ucts from LONMArK members Tridonic Gebrueder Trox and Sysmik Italy LonMark members form core in major Italian highway upgrade A 150 km span of highway covering Italy s Liguria and Tuscany regions is now benefiting from an automation monitoring and security modernisa tion The highway which includes 13 tollgates a main service office and 21 tunnels 3 of which are fitted with a ventilation system has undergone a major renovation to integrate remote EI 7 Frankfurt German y ll P
80. ogy UNINET This is unique and exclusive to TORMAX providing unparalleled centralisation of management control and diagnostics of automatic doors The UNINET system consists of a UNICOM device installed in each au tomatic door to concentrate the doors intelligence and relay it through a LON bus to a central computer pro grammed with UNINET software UNINET can be stand alone or it can be integrated with a recognised Building Management System by means of plug ins Advantages Due to the outstanding advantages of centrally monitoring the sliding doors the owner of Hahn airport has decided to install a stand alone UNINET sys tem And it is not only the owner of Hahn airport who 15 satisfied but also many more users of TORMAX UNINET world wide are convinced of the benefits of this Door Management System To summarise UNINET of fers the following benefits being ahead of competition by utilising a modern reliable flexible and forward thinking control system high user comfort and maximised functionality as all door operat ing parameters and modes can be changed from a PC increased security due to perma nently controlled entrances and 24 hour alarmed monitoring safety integrity because of con stant checking lower labour costs due to pro grammed opening and closing of doors via a PC constant functionality of doors because of rapid response to abnormal door conditions This is due to UNIN
81. ompany ELKA Elektronik GmbH can for example linearise the char acteristic valve curve In the past some systems had higher valve strokes to 10mm to make use of a bigger linear area of the characteristic valve curve Due to its linearisation func tion the stroke of the MSA 120 2 ALL of 1 to 4 2mm is suf ficient for applications such as tem perature control via radiator heating B floor heating B fan coils ceiling cooling systems Continuous regulating element Thermic valve actuators have usually got a two position control By run ning the actuator with a pulse distance modulated signal PWM this regu lation can be improved However due to the missing stroke feedback and manufacturing tolerances a thermic actuator never can reach the quality of a continuous valve actuator The motor driven valve actuator from ELKA Elektronik GmbH 15 a continu ous controlling element with an inter nal setting regulator It precisely analyses the current position of the valve via a digital measuring process and is then able to accurately run the position determined by the regulator Via a network variable this position as well as the actuator s status can be made available for a superior Build ing Control Technology Close off point detection Another disadvantage of many valve actuators 1s the close off point detec tion The MSA 120 2 ALL uses a spe cial algorithm to detect the close off point It prevents t
82. omplex technical facilities that outsiders would probably never expect of a time honoured place of worship As a result of the modifi cations and expansion of the cathe dral s vestry it was decided that along with the renovations the ca thedral s technology should also re ceive a facelift The Challenge During the modernisation of the heat ing equipment the previous year it was foreseen that all existing and all newly acquired components such as light control alarm systems video surveil lance and control of the church bells should be operated and monitored via a central point Alongside the inte gration of existing and new systems particular challenges of this project arose from the restrictions on archi tectural alterations imposed under monumental protection laws as well as from the demand for the continued smooth day to day running of the ca thedral The Solution For the system integration the build ing owner the Erzbisch fliche Ordinariat Miinchen the Archbishop s Ordinariate Munich chose LoNMARK Partner MSR Technik GmbH from Pocking Germany For the building technology the choice was for LonWorks due to its many ben efits such as multi vendor capabilities openness as well as interoperability PIE L 3 B CHUL sl i 4 1 1 LONMARK Interoperability guidelines Through the integration of products including those from LoNMARK membe
83. onous drives are very resistant but from an electrical point of view very aggressive Switching them on and off as well as changing the sense of direction can cause very high voltage peaks and due to these electrical fields arise that have knocked out classical LON binary outputs for 230 VAC A high quality sunblind actuator therefore includes special protection circuits to prevent these damages and the consequential Sunblind Control SunnyLON multi talent double actuator for 2 pieces of 230 VAC sunblinds awnings of all variants B Some motor manufacturers for sun protection have recently ex pressed the requirement for a switchover time with a minimum of 500 ms and the sunblind actuator has to take this into account B Some sunblind actuators have their own secondary inputs for the direct connection of commercial push buttons This is in order to reduce the expenses of LON bus push buttons However depending on the manufacturer and type of the sunblind actuator this feature takes its toll on the flexibility of the LON system Note not every secondary input allows the binding to another LON actuator and thus can only control its own sunblind B An increasing number of sunblinds as for example some daylight deflecting sunblinds driven by more than one motor which again can have different operation voltages Modern sunblinds with two to four motors with 230 VAC and 24 VDC are used as well The
84. ontrol light control and control of the sun shades B Control of room temperature and lighting in the offices dependent on use B Intelligent sun shades save energy when occupant is away sunshades are lowered when cooling is required and raised when heating 1s required Honeywell Excel 10 Fan Coil Unit controller W7752 LoNMank HVAC Profile 8020 FTT LON Nodes Y 24 B Presence dependent control of lighting in lobbies constant light control taking daylight into account B Central light functions for various applications Energy optimisation load dependent adjustment of set points for heating and cooling systems I 2 T i w Honeywell Hydronic Controller 0 7762 registers room temperature individual set point adjustment operation period extension room temperature control Honeywell Wall Module T7560 Registers room temperature manual set point adjustment and adjustment of ventilator stage display of room temperature ventilator state and room operating mode Building automation New Depfa Bank Building Project Terrain AG Richard Strauss Strasse Munich Germany Principal Depfa Bank AG Terrain AG Planning HVA BMS Linsmeier Engineering Bureau Planning Electrical Mr Wimmer Dipl Ing Gr bl Wagner Engineering Bureau Architect Winzinger Architect s Bureau 82194 Gr benzell The Central
85. ooth It is not only Ger man companies who will have the chance to present the complete range of possibilities with LoNWORKS technology but also companies from France Italy and the Neth erlands Among them are also the Infranet Partners a Europe wide consortium of the importance that H AN NOVCH companies who are LonWorks has won in industry The LNO and its Task Groups are working intensively on es tablishing LoNWonks even further within industry As a universal con trol network LoNWORKs 15 now rep resented in almost all areas With the foundation of an Industry Task Group the LNO has been able to keep abreast of changes with respect to the growing number of applications and the constantly increasing demand from industry over the past year The Task Group will present itself for the first time to a larger audience at the Hanover Fair During its presentation the Group will specifically outline the possibilities and the benefits of imple menting LoNWORKs The vistors to the joint LNO booth will be treated to a comprehensive and informative programme throughout the duration of the fair Presentations will be held daily incorporated into an entertaining framework of activi MESSE e e8H APRIL 200I active as service pro viders for LoNWORKS operators From the USA the Echelon Corpora tion developer of the LonWorks tech nology will participate at the joint booth Echelon will exhibit next to Tosh
86. operate to integrate Ech elon s LONWorkKS system into Enel s remote metering management project called Contatore Elettronico Pursuant to this project Enel expects to provide on a three year rollout period approximately 27 million Ital ian households with electricity digital meters capable of being integrated into a complete home networking in European edition frastructure I believe this states the importance of our cooperation with Enel in the Home networking market in Europe In which branches does Echelon see development opportunities for LoNWonks Echelon focuses on four primary mar kets commercial buildings includ ing subsystems such as heating venti lation and air conditioning lighting security access elevators etc indus trial applications transportation sys tems and homes Within each mar ket and sub market hundreds of lead ing manufacturers have built and de ployed LoNWoRks devices and systems worldwide Echelon s LoNWonks networks recognized as a de facto standard for networking everyday devices across numerous industries Many industries have acknowledged this pervasive use by adopting LoNWonks networks within their official industry stand ards Echelon Interview With the growing number of LoNWonks enabled products is interoperability becoming ever more important How can Echelon guarantee this interoperability One of the leading partnerships we hav
87. orLD the Open Systems Roadshow or tradeshows like the Hanover Industrial Fair The main ob Jective has been to create business part nerships between LNO members and companies from other European coun tries In a few cases this has worked extremely well A notable example is the pan European Infranet Partners group which functions like a virtual European company when it comes to the exchange of products engineer ing capacity and know how In the majority of cases however it has proven extremely difficult to cross the cultural line into another European country As we all know probably the biggest obstacle in that direction is communication and language J rgen Hertel This is the reason why the Board of the LNO decided to publish a European Edition of the LNO Brief the English language In 2001 the plans are to have two 15 sues this one for the Hanover Indus trial Show HMI2001 and a second one for LonWorLD 2001 in October Our expectations are threefold first we expect our members to try out Eng lish language advertising in order to attract the interest of foreign custom ers to their respective home pages Second we want to attract European companies to find German customers for their products And third we would like to hand out an attractive piece of collateral to the many international visitors to Hanover from Europe and abroad which will give them some food for reading and
88. ostics and Trouble Shooting with the ALTOhandheld Tools m Through cyclical reading of the er ror statistics in the Neuron chip both application as well as network specific problems can be recognised in good time 3 Diagnostics Maintenance and Repair in Running Systems B the case of problems that are caused by the faulty behaviour of I O components switches relays the I O functionality can be checked anew through the display and modification of the corresponding NVs B With respect to their I O compo nents faulty modules can simply be replaced with the help of the module exchange function B The reading of the node 5 error sta tistics and measurements of bus load are also helpful functions in running systems Development of Individual Plug in s with the Design Kit For the development of plug ins or completely new applications a design kit is available to the programmer that contains the libraries for accessing the firmware BIOS functions and the GUI functions objects of the event oriented object manager as well as comprehensive example applications The functions for accessing the net work use the ALTOifc API from SysMik This is also available as a 32 Bit Windows DLL The GUI contains pre defined objects for the presentation of control ele ments familiar from the Windows world such as function trees toolbars with 16 x16 icons list boxes radio buttons check boxes push buttons u
89. our excellent choice 50 New build 50 Refurbishment Work started March 2000 on the new half of the Kirbi building the other half of the project consisted of refurbishing the existing building On the 22 December approximately 900 staff moved into the new 32 705m office building and the remaining 200 staff moved in a few weeks later With the exception of the chairs that every one brought from their former build ing everything else was new There is 9 000 of ground space with almost 33 000m over 6 floors 21 000m is administration space and the remainder is basement and park ing space for 220 cars over 2 floors The building has 300 offices and vari ous meeting and conference rooms The choice of colours for the new building was white with different shades of grey There are steel glass and dark mahogany floors so to break i grey There also bright red stalrs and ereen kitchenettes On the first floor the huge canteen and caf have silver grey chairs There is beautiful hall with a glass ceiling and The hall and lecture rooms are acoustically regulated with footbridges plates and together with lots of leafy plants an elegant architectonic im pression is formed Maersk Data got the solution they wanted Mr Rex Muller of Maersk Data who was managing the project said We received the solution that we wanted We focused on the indoor climate The instal
90. possi bilities are improved and the conditions for system expansion optimised Modular equipment concept Only by consistently applying the no tion of decentralised automation can a modular equipment concept be real ised across the whole system For this machine construction pneumatic and electrical configuration and the con trol concept must be closely linked As an example of this one can look to a concept already realised by the company THEN GmbH In the equipment modules there are among other features one or more additional containers that can independently carry out functions Due to the mechanical construction there are now clearly de fined interfaces between the residu ary equipment and the additional con Industrial application tainers Likewise there are also header strips on the pneumatic and electrical side In order to be able to separate these equipment modules As the soft ware now runs decentrally this part can function independently In this way THEN is in a position to pro duce and test various equipment parts completely mechanical pneumatic Consequently a make to stock production is made eas and electrical ily possible without additional ex penses Tele Service integrated in the system design Through years of experience in the difficulties of organising tele service worldwide the decentralised intelli gent automation concept of the com pany TLON from the design phase
91. pure operation devices for heating and climate con trollers and thus present economic so lutions Result The bus coupling unit BA50 ULL in combination with the plug in is an efficient standard solution for realis ing a design orientated room opera tion harmonised with the switch plug socket program The system integra tor can freely implement the desired functions without special project spe cific solutions ELKA Elektronik GmbH offers solutions from bus coupling units to package solutions such as the bus coupling units plus application modules from Berker Gira or Jung In spite of its increased functional range the new bus coupling unit is available at the same price as the 3120 based type and can be delivered from stock For Building Automation Facility Management Gipsy Makes Buildings Communicate Building automation generates lots of data for its operation Distrib uted sensors and actuators in a LonWorks network know about the status of each other Everything goes without a hitch and the opera tor is satisfied Satisfied No AI though the functionality of the sys tem does not require it the user wants his control desk he wants to know the state of affairs There is many a good reason for that The proprietor of an estate asks for more than a smoothly running auto mation system optimisation of the systems reaction to unforeseen re quirements e g altered economical conditions of
92. r and message boxes The application consists of resource files that contain all texts graphical elements menus and dialogues as well as event func tions that the object manager needs for the handling of dialogue control ele ments menus and LON events The text resource can simultaneously con tain up to 3 languages Currently the BIOS supports German and English By adapting the symbol table in the BIOS however other languages can easily be implemented Although an application is written in ANSI C the object oriented software concept allows principles of object oriented programming to be used It is easily possible through derivation from existing object types and overwriting of methods to adapt the appearance of objects according to individual requirements and yet to still inherit the other features The BIOS functions are called up via a jump ta ble so that future improvements and further developments of the BIOS have no influence on the application Announcement The standard functionality of the ALTOhandheld will continue to be developed in a way that is targeted towards the wishes of the user and that is based on SysMik s experience in system integration Try out our ALTOhandheld on loan in your project At LoNWoRLD 2001 in Au tumn in Frankfurt Main a completely revised version 3 0 will be intro duced to all end users and interested parties This is a version that will in particular support SCPT s
93. r tance The LonWorks bus coupling unit in combination with standard application modules presents a good solution An important advantage is that the mod ules are already included into the standard product range of different switch and plug socket producers and harmonised with the corresponding de sign programs However in practice the following disadvantages frequently appeared Not all modules were supported The consequence was that modules were often offered whose application was techni cally impossible The problem European edition worsened if the modules had not been obtained from system integrators but from electrician fitters B The functionality of all previous bus coupling units was very limited due to the use of the Neuron 3120 Thus not every desired operation function could be individually assigned to the push buttons As a consequence the planning of a room opera tion concept was enormously limited Frequently the only solution was using several devices or a specially developed software Changing one application module e g push button sensor 1 fold in exchange for push button sensor 2 fold led to a loss of all parameters and bindings Setting into operation was quite difficult because plug ins were not available Future is now Using the new bus coupling unit 50 ULL from the company ELKA Elektronik GmbH these dis advantages have become a thing of the past The devi
94. rage areas as well as photo sensors transponders and the corresponding reader stations as sensor technology All of these processes are mostly not time critical References in the printing industry in large hospitals and in the semi conductor industry stand as proof of this Telemetry Electricity LONWORKS Reporting 7 00 0 Powerline 00 Pret pile H supi we c ce manila mem integration of Sacmrlly Facies o7 m monitorimg monitorisg gt 2 predestion 7 L ORKSIIP 3 3y 4 7 a ia Picture 2 Industrial LonWorks applications Industry Task Group 6 Generating and monitoring air quality This is a very special ised area that plays a significant role mainly in the semi conduc tor and pharmaceutical indus tries The application was taken up by the Task Group because it can serve as a reference for LON controlled ventilation extracted air or smoke heat extractor equipment 7 Guaranteeing safety at work This includes all general safety and personnel safety measures from access control for danger ous zones through to the surveil lance and operation of photo sensors warning equipment restricted areas barriers illumi nation uniformity of escape routes measurement of gas concentration 8 Technical building automation of production halls and premises This involves on
95. ransmission Technical Data Installed Nodes 500 LON nodes from the manufacturers Honeywell Excel 10 Chilled Ceiling Controller W7763 LonMark HVAC Profile 8020 SVEA Weather station light actuators light push switches and multi sensor SOMFY Sun blind drives Arigo Warmth and energy meters Topology Backbone with 25 sub net works 0 and LPT10 Tools Used LonMaker for Windows Integrated Works Heating cooling lighting sun blind control energy and warmth metering Honeywell Excel 10 Chilled Ceiling Controller W7763 Application corresponds to the LonMark Profile 8020 Honeywell Wall Modules Building automation Rudolph Diesel School Project Waldkraiburg MM Overall building technology plan ning G nter Bittner Engineering Bureau The Rudolph Diesel School is housed in a new building with 40 class rooms on a total of 4 floors To pro vide optimum learning and teach ing conditions for students and teachers and at the same time to keep energy costs low the City of Waldkraiburg has implemented a future oriented building automa tion concept in the elementary school based LoNWonks tech nology Highlights B Room control including heat ing lighting and sun shade control B LonWorks weather station made by SVEA retracts sun shades in wind or rain B Light dependent movement sensor switches lighting off when ambient light is sufficient and
96. ready available for LON The traffic generator was developed by us Fig ure 3 shows the complete stress test tool set with Extrakt as the evalua tion tool and a device called Traffic Generator for generating network load Traffic Generator LON Protocol Analyser Figure 3 Stress test tool set for LON Traffic Generator construction and function With a single LON device it is not possible to sufficiently generate traf fic Several devices are therefore re quired The more devices that are used the more realistic the time be haviour is The basic idea was not to strictly define the device number but to ensure that the Traffic Generator was automatically capable of exten sion The advantage of this is that additional devices can be inserted ac cording to demand The Traffic Generator consists of a plug in which runs with a LON net work management tool with Windows one master node and one or more slave nodes A plug in is a special control extension for the network management tool to provide a user interface for the configuration of a LON device The master device receives the commands from the plug in and controls the slave devices Figure 4 shows an example with three slaves Controller Network Generator Slave 1 evaluate Evian The master node communicates with the plug in for receiving the settings which were defined by the user and for sending status information back The settings are sen
97. reason for this 15 the demand for low noise and creep speed tilting of the slat as well as damages of the motor and itself Overwiew of a LON sunblind control The sunblind actuator double actuator takes the leading part for particularly thin venetian blind types fitted in the window frame European edition o Stith Sunbling 00 bi A Simple control of a sunblind by manual Sunblind Control q Daylight deflecting venetian blinds for example are mounted in the interior because of construction reasons and in order to reduce cleaning efforts On the other hand being mounted on the inside in creases their audibility and could bother the user or disturb the working atmosphere Meanwhile there is even an EU recommendation about the maximum noise level in an office workplace B Modern sunblinds not only protect from the sun but also deflect the light into the rear of the room in order to attain its natural and regular illumination This is achieved by means of special control of reflect ing slats The new EU recommen dation defines minimum brightness and maximum light density There is an enormous potential for saving electrical light Due to this daylight deflecting venetian blinds are being used more and more often espe cially in commercial buildings Daylight deflecting venetian blinds to prevent dazzling by the deflected light the slats are adjusted following
98. rised individually Due to the occupancy functions available an oc cupancy button can also be imple mented The scene panel function al lows scene retrieval and or allows scenes to be saved Application Library The more functions and parameters that are available the more time 1s needed for configuration of the nodes This causes high costs something that has ac Bus coupling unit Lonlisguralimn of push bulon 1 AL this rss the obiecta assignesd bo Hu Iulio to be considered for each node of the project ELKA Elektronik GmbH can provide a solution The configuration can be saved within an application li brary Thus the system integrator 15 able to reproduce tested settings and to thus work much faster The fre quency of mistakes is thereby enor mously reduced The application library has got another advantage If for example an opera tion function should be added at a con trol point something that was not planned with regards hardware the application module has to be changed for example push button sensor l fold in exchange for push button sensor 2 fold Here the plug in offers the following possibilities 1 Saving the configuration and setting of the 1 fold push button Sensor 2 Choosing a new application module 2 fold push button sensor 3 Opening the configuration of the 1 fold push button sensor previously saved Thus
99. roduc tion type B time and or production critical control or regulation play only a little role and thus potential conflicts with the established manufacturers such as SIE MENS or Phoenix Contact 15 low This task was concisely formulated in the form of a mission statement The Industry Task Group sets itself the goal of establishing LoNWonks or LON as an open decentralised con trol network in industry and in indus trial trade and service companies It may be implemented as an independ ent system and or as a functional extension to PLC IPC fieldbus sys tems The work of the Task Group will be made known both internally LNO and externally market by means of public relations work marketing and reference installations Examples of such generic applications were identified in several brainstorm ing sessions 1 Energy metering and manage ment Utility companies and all producing companies are ad dressed in order to record energy consumption near to production and to distribute it to corresponding cost centres Via load shedding mechanisms peak usage can be avoided Via the distributable intelligence of LoNWORKS every consumer every machine or every part of a process control system can in principle be equipped with an energy meter 2 Recording reporting and evaluating alarms events and operational disturbances These applications also affect electrical utility companies grid manage
100. roducts provide a complete LonWorks solution including devel opment tools network management software like Echelon s LonMaker for Windows i LON 1000 IP Server power line and twisted pair transceivers and control modules net work interfaces technical support and training Clearly this article only scratches the surface of what LONWORKSs is and how it can work for YOU For more in formation please go to Echelon s home page www echelon com or to the LNO home page www Ino de or send an e mail to J hertel echelon de for a book called Introduction to LonWorks by Prof Tiersch Erfurt Technical University of Erfurt Germany LonWorks casts its net to industrial applications The German LON Nutzer Organi sation e V LNO LON User Or ganisation is present at this year s Hanover Fair alongside 29 compa nies The exhibitors will cover the complete range of LonWorks tech nology with a particular focus on the theme LoNWonks in industry The LON community will display its international colours with ex hibitors not only from Germany but also from other Euro pean countries and from overseas A large number of the exhibi tors will document ties The LNO has played a leading role in the establishment of LONWorks tech nology in Europe It is to the LNO s credit that Europe is one of the most important markets for LoNWORKs to day This will be clearly demonstrated at the LNO b
101. rom the company THEN in Schwabisch Hall Germany This naturally caused a big stir yet was unable to unfurl a lasting effect Nevertheless with this first example of process automation with products from different manufacturers 1t was possible to provide the proof that such complex equipment could be control led and regulated completely without PLC After this a series of innova tive industrial LON products were European edition developed from an integrated Multi Chip Module through to ca bling suitable for industry Today af ter many detailed improvements these dyeing machines with LonWorks con trol are being mass produced and dis tributed worldwide Another no less important applica tion is the production and regulation of especially pure air in so called clean room solutions in the semi conductor industry Early on the Stuttgart com pany M W Zander at that time Meissner Wurst together with the ventilation manufacturer ebm from Mulfingen recognised the potential of LonWorks for the networking of thou sands of so called Filter Fan Units FFUs and developed a market ad vantage with it Although the inte gration of further devices in such FFU networks is not normally desired the advantage of cabling using free topol ogy technology is in itself sufficient to make such a solution financially attractive In retrospect it can be said that in spite of individual successes it was simply t
102. rs and Johnson Controls MSR Technik created a completely new building technology concept providing better control of the various electronic sys guaranteed by the tems in the church and offering the highest level of comfort for the user maximum security and financial ben efits Security and Automation The integration of various components and systems into a compact user in terface was achieved via two parallel 19 touch screen monitors within the vestry Via these password secure user interfaces church personnel can set all vital parameters During an alarm the sacristan receives a message via a pager Information retrieval can then either occur via a remote diagnosis system or from the sacristan s personal PC He is able for example in situa tions of danger to switch on the light ing or the video surveillance equip ment and follow every movement via door contacts movement sensors and other security features The purpose of the cathedral s mod ernisation was not only user conven ience and security but also the auto mation of various applications Thus LonMark certified Xenta 401 module from LoNMARK Sponsor mem ber TAC was imple mented for the control of different light and dim ming features for the control of the cathedral s bells and for the control of the sound system Through the TAC Xenta 401 the cathedral light ing can be controlled via a dimmer sensor outside of
103. s one after the other In this way a solution from one mould is developed with a com mon control technology and uniform interfaces for company wide planning and data processing ERP Positioning of LonWorks From what has been said so far it is clear that the Industry Task Group will mainly occupy itself with such tasks and applications that clearly distin guish themselves from conventional industrial automation The picture on the left helps to explain this concept In the centre is an industrial plant with the four traditional components PLC IPC fieldbus and industrial ethernet These control the actual production e g the manufacture of cars or the processes in a refinery Around this a LON network is symbolised by a concentric ring that on the one hand integrates the above mentioned appli cations and on the other offers via i LON 1000 interfaces to the ethernet intranet and the Internet In this way LoNWoRks assumes middle position or a intermediary func tion between classic industrial auto mation and the company wide plan ning and data processing ERP The ethernet Installed the factory equipment serves as the physical in terface e g in the specification as fi bre optic cables or broadband cable An OPC server based on LNS serves as the data interface At the same time one or more of the above mentioned applications run across the LON net work autonomously and thus complete
104. s not needed is a cen tral control system that can easily lead to a bottleneck and even endanger the entire system from a single failure Access to building automation data can by means of a standard procedure be facilitated via visualisation pro grams and or commercially available PC office applications The PC functionality facilitates a broad variety of applications on the Gipsy boxes Windows CE represents a familiar environment to the Win dows developer thus promising ef ficient application development Moreover Gipsy 2000 LE and Light offer the IEC1131 3 language range and Gipsy Micro an IEC 1131 3 de rivative as an additional programming For Building Automation and Facility Management Easylon Analyzer And You Won t Miss a Thing interface Based on the Gipsy embed ded PCs numerous tasks in building automation and facility management can be realised by using the respec tive application software e g B Com Box for remote access telecommunication or Internet by the operator B Com Box as a user interface to building automation for infor mation and individual settings B Sub station in building automa tion to connect the LoNWORKS network and further periphery B PC for data capture and control B Gateway and protocol converter for building automation B Remote meter reading Equipped with Internet modem com munication different interfaces for periphery and field bus connection PC capabi
105. s of electronic sun protection con trols and daylight systems REKO electronic has shown its expertise in many projects and demonstrated that itis able to meet new demands of its customers Employing the LoNWOoRks technology consistently makes it pos sible for REKO electronic to apply new beneficial qualities in sun protec tion and daylight systems decentralised annual shading and slat tracking depending on the sun position use of synergies for energy reduction leading to cost savings on building operation costs reduction of heating cooling load by slat tracking best ergonomics when working at computer monitors by auto matically driven anti dazzle protection minimal use of artificial light by using the light deflection func tion decentralised convenience The National Bank of Slovakia Building The following aspects have been or dered by the planners of the National Bank of Slovakia NBS project It should be possible to manu ally change the length of the blinds by using room control devices The slat angle should remain unchanged Slat tracking should depend on the position of the sun Room control devices should demand cooling or heating support from the sun protection 27 Marktheidenfeld Bratislava controls so that during the slat tracking different reflecting modes are used For support in cooling the slats adjust angles allowing max
106. s project began in January 2001 and will take about 3 years to complete The LonWorks integration tool used in the project is Pathfinder LNS based from German Infranet Partners TLON GmbH Pathfinder is well known in industrial applications The Headmaker Application is based on an LNS XML OPC server Infra OPC from TLON Tootse 100 Toolkit for System Integration has been specified for the the commissioning and main tenance phase of the project Fatman Oy was founded in 1991 to serve the needs of facility technical management Today Fatman employs about 35 persons Fatman 15 an associate member of the LONMARK Interoperability Association a mem ber of Infranet Partners and a mem ber of LonUsers Finland association Fatman 15 also an approved and registered consulting company in EU projects Infranet Partners www infranet partners com Your Global Partner For LonWorxs Solutions K W T CH DK FIN IND The World s leading consortium of specialist LoNWoRKS companies With access to over 50 specialist software engineers K L K sete CUM w calon Offering unbeatable international coverage and one of the broadest product cree ranges available in the industry Delivering innovative solutions to many ciac 2 7 of the worlds leading companies such as France T l com AMEC THEN ABB Specialising in solutions for the building 7E automat
107. s to learn as we know that our products are only of interest when they are continuously developed incorporate the most recent tech nological standards and bring leading edge innovations a Has ret 4 oc Temperature Sensors Humidity Sensors D Presence Sensors D Air quality Sensors Light Sensors Multi Sensors Sensortechnik GmbH 6 D 35756 Mittenaar Tel 49 0 2772 65 01 0 Fax 449 0 2772 65 01 400 email thermokon de ideegrafik mittenaar What is LoNWonks LonWorks Essentials for the Novice Reader This article is yet another piece in an enormous effort to build an open world of controls Ideally at the end of the road all technical devices of this world would be able to com municate in one common language Just as English has become the glo bal language for science and tech nology LoNWoRks invented and designed by Echelon Corporation in California is steadily growing to become the global standard of open systems in CONTROL With thousands of application devel opers and millions of devices installed worldwide LonWorks system 15 the leading open solution for building and home automation industrial transportation and public utility con trol networks A control network is any group of devices working in a peer to peer fashion to monitor sen sors control actuators communicate reliably manage network operation and provide complete
108. s tower for many years The tower housed a huge illuminated advertising display that nearly all Danes have heard of It consisted of large frogs that jumped towards the tower Traditionally the frogs were a landmark for the firm Galle amp Jensen who had a chocolate factory at this site Today the building below the frogs is occupied by Maersk Data The Building Management System BMS at Maersk Data is one of the largest installations in Denmark today consisting of more than 300 room con trollers and approximately 1500 movement sensors Although there are hardly any switches in the building it is possible to override the lights using remote controls Simply the best Installation company E Kallesoe A S were the electrical installers for this big project Mr Flemming Hansen of E Kallesoe commented on why Netlon were chosen for the project European edition Maersk Data wanted LoNWoRks installation We checked out several other systems and chose Netlon for different reasons Theirs was the most flexible it was the easiest to install and also the most economical The system is easy to survey and the fact that the room controllers are pre pro grammed is one of the main reasons why we chose it Mr Hansen added If we had any questions during the installation we received fantastic sup port from Netlon The fact that dur ing the project LK and Netlon estab lished the company LK Netlon just confirmed
109. se fiir Kalte Klima und L ftung Hanover 10 12 October 2001 The IKK Internationale Fachmesse f r Klima L ftung International Trade Fair for Cooling Air Conditioning and Ventilation is taking place this year for the first time in Hanover The LNO will again exhibit at a joint LonWorks booth under the motto LoNWORRKs in Practice Cooling and Air Conditioning The participation fee incl the usual TEMA Full Service Package 15 For LNO members DM 4 800 plus VAT 16 for non LNO Members DM 5 600 plus VAT 16 Contact Ms Andrea B ttcher LNO Sekretariat Tel 49 0 241 88970 55 Email boettcher tema de You will find more detailed information about the fair at www ikk info web de LoNWonr 2001 Frankfurt 23 24 October 2001 The world s only show with an exclusive focus on LoNWoRks Platform will take place this year in Frankfurt Germany Seeking participants at a possible joint LNO booth IFA Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin die home stellt sich vor berlin 25 August 2 September 2001 Under the motto e home introduces itself the Messe Berlin Berlin Fair will cover the topic Networking techniques in private living areas at the IFA Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin International Radio Show Berlin and will offer a meeting point for trade and industry in a dedicated exhibition area TEMA AG has made an offer for a joint LoNWoRks booth
110. ser ek H r1 Pp eyes mam n 4 Monitoring lt gt Publishing Tuning tool NLUTIL Mode utility NEWRON SYSTEM 25 Bd Victor Hugo Bat Pythagore 31770 Colomiers FRANCE Tel 33 10 5 61 15 18 45 Fax 33 0 5 61 15 16 44 s http www newron system com Connectivity in Automation Fasylon connecting to LonWorks Zi i connecting to PC104 ISA PCI and USB for Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 CE and Linux OPC Server connecting LonWorks with scada applications Need a PE LonTalk adapter Looking for ELA 485 104 coating extended temperature range or Just an ordinary network access an ordinary PC WWW gesytec corm Gesytec GmbH Pascalstr 6 52076 Aachen Germany Phone 49 2408044 0 Fax 4 49 2408 044 TOU G t email infoweesytec de ec
111. serial or LON interface onto the ALTOhandheld into the modules SPA Interface Device operates as a serial LON interface with the pro prietary serial SPA protocol for ex ample it is usable with the Sysmik s Freeware Windows programmes ALTOroute and Some Examples of Application 1 Func tional tests be fore the configu ration phase m All modules are read in one af ter the other via the Service Pin Message or via manual input of the Neuron ID In so doing the individual chan nels should firstly be tested followed by the communication via routers re peaters B The modules can be localised us ing the wink command Modules re ceiving this message typically react by flashing LEDs This feature is espe cially useful when the Neuron ID has been typed in B If modules possess no local service element for test purposes these mod ules should be checked through the dis play and modification of the corre sponding NVs in their I O functional ity B Modules that have been checked can be marked through the setting of a corresponding location text 2 Function Tests during the Start Up Phase B After the network has been configured it is sensible within the start up phase to measure the bus load of the channels and by means of well directed load increases to simulate the possible effects on the total behaviour TORhancdhel d Recovery Diagn
112. slat angle position controller the customer integrated scheduler can manage several switching times for each of the 25 groups and automatically recognises public holidays can employ the controller for easy photocontrol of up to 25 facades or parts of them differ ent directions This is very useful especially for modern buildings with many corners and angles or buildings shadowed by neigbouring blocks B Itis possible to download a compatible LNS plug in from www hueppeform de Here the whole configuration is shown on a few PC screen shots The plug in may be tested even with an empty slat angle sunblind position controller without an Excel table If even more user convenience is re quired the shadowing calculation of neighbouring buildings can be in cluded into the Excel tables of the slat angle position controller The direc tion of the facade and windows and the geographical location of the build ing are taken into account New telecontrol module for long distance data transmission Unitro Fleischmann has extended its range of products with a new module for data transmission using the PLT22 LonWorks system It has some out standing system features B Compact snap on top hat rail module B 8 digital inputs of 18 30V DC B 8 potential free outputs to max 250V 5A 2 pole I Os leading to plug screw terminals Secure
113. sor Figure 1 A simple example of a distributed control application and the corresponding schematic of a standard feedback controller circuit Actuator Field buses are optimised to exchange periodic data and short messages However all devices are intercon nected by a common network That means some devices share the same network media It takes the responsi bility of a good network design to avoid network overload Overload situations in an existing network can become obvious in stochastic errors The right illustration in Figure 1 er co e Displacement effected by network overload p Time a control process e Displacement Time could get instable Figure 2 shows the schematic for the simple example of a distributed control ap plication already introduced It s a standard feedback controller circuit However inside the circuit the net work components are included marked with strong borders De pending on network overload situa tions these components can cause dead time a stochastic manner As Fig ure 2 shows a normal control process represented by the graph in the left diagram could show instable behav iour like that in the right diagram be cause of dead time 1 Stress test The utilisation degree of a network 15 difficult to decide Especially in building automation the networks are characterised by strong non linear be haviour of a large amount of devices Due
114. system to a wide variety of applica tions For example in the building control industry LonWorks networks used to provide a common infra structure for all building systems like HVAC electrical installation lighting security access control room control etc This allows the building automa tion system designer to eliminate ex cessive vertical integration which 15 often the reason for vertical isolation The benefits of the LoNWonks ena bled flat control architecture for the end user or system integrator are as follows B a wide variety of compatible cost effective LONWorKS devices available from multiple vendors within Europe and world wide a variety of easy to use HMI and network management tools from multiple vendors greatly reduced wiring costs B short system design cycle no custom hardware or program ming greater system reliability no single point of failure B wmulti vendor system mainte nance options and B ease of implementing new functions to meet end user needs www arcinfo com LIS IPOWERED ECHELON Eun 4 gt 1 ERE a Poel t F ARC Informatique T l 33 141 14 36 00 Fax 33 1 46 23 86 02 e mail arcnews arcinfa com Microso i 1 TYEE Salutian 1 infot ma 00 What is LoNWonks LonWorks technology is com prised of three major elements B N
115. t I O range are currently be ing LoNMARK certified and the XILON has been developed to com ply to the LoNMARK Interoperability Guidelines 3 2 XILON is based on the SysMik ALTOhandheld Honeywell tailored it to their specific needs The prod uct s key features include more than 10 hours operating time with accumu lator buffering a high contrast LCD graphics display as well as an alpha numeric keypad and a serial RS232 interface It was however the inte grated Plug in interface that rendered the equipment especially appealing to Honeywell With the Design Kit aimed at rapid application develop ment the programming of module specific plug ins becomes child s play installers operators and consultants Using LonWorks technology cross industrial communication and control solutions can easily be realised To make use of all these benefits the peo ple who are involved in the different phases of a building s lifecycle have to meet the new requirements With the foundation of the Infranet Academy Honeywell TLON Dres den University of Technology SOMFY and Philips are meeting the target to offer LONWORKs training ses sions to further establish this future proven technology in the market European edition The training sessions will quickly en able system integrators installers op erators and consultants to gain under standing in how to design LoNWOoRKs networks Honeywell implemented XILON plug
116. t to all slaves These devices create the network traf fic depending on these settings The Traffic Generator configures its func tions automatically It checks by it self if slaves are available and depend ing on the result the plug in offers the matching functions At the mo ment of initialisation the plug in reads the current state of the Traffic Gen erator nodes and initialises the plug in values If there are no slaves avail able the master takes over the part of a slave and generates broadcast mes sages The definable parameters are constant transmission intervals of packets from 5 to 500 ms user de fined variable transmission intervals of packets and packet size from 1 up to 100 bytes plus protocol overhead If slave devices are available the user can define the service type of the trans fer e g acknowledged or unacknowl edged It is recommended to use at least one slave node to utilise all the Generator Slave 2 Generator Slave 3 Traffic Generator Generator Master Figure 4 Traffic Generator with one master node and three slave nodes European edition Network load calculation built in functions of the Traffic Gen erator The Traffic Generator creates user defined explicit messages in or der to reduce the available bandwidth of a LON channel choose constant or variable transmis The user can sion intervals to simulate a statistical allocation function These intervals are saved in simp
117. t to its customer This BMS is comprised of 1700 fan coil units 1500 remote control de vices 450 infrared interfaces 710 lighting interfaces 1600 receivers 64 gateways for the shutters and blinds 3 routers and 30 LON repeaters 3000 nodes 34 IPC 12 PcVue 32 SCADA stations 10 servers 2 clients The application is comprised of 22000 variables 50 mimics and 1800 trend curves Engineering began in July 1999 for delivery to the customer in Septem ber 2000 Nine months later the use of the building and its BMS is to the entire satisfaction of the customer The new layouts for the personnel and offices have already led to more than 300 office creations or relocations This development of the space has taken place without any disruption to the BMS operation or to on site per sonnel work Building Automation Success Stories using TLON GmbH s Pathfinder and Tootsie 100 Maersk Data s new headquarters LON connection for building automation Danish Infranet Partner LK Netlon were recently awarded a contract to supply an intelligent building automation system based on the latest LonWorks technology LNS based for Maersk Data s new headquarters in Vibenhus Runddel Copenhagen 300 room controllers 1500 movement sensors and a couple of frogs Owned by property firm Kirbi the Maersk Data building is located on one of the busiest traffic junctions in Co penhagen Vibenhus Runddel has been famous for it
118. the one hand synergy effects with commercial buildings and on Picture 3 Positioning of LonWorks in industry ay aay am ELLE LE the other the integrated net working with the other above mentioned applications Due to the larger dimensions and more complex environmental stipula tions standard solutions are normally not possible Here the flexibility of LoNWORKS 15 particularly in demand 9 Telemetry function with LON over a powerline carrier This is speciality of LoNWORKs as distances of more than 15 km point to point can be overcome without a modem via a PLT 22 based powerline communication over unpowered wires In this way remote test points and actuators mostly electrical and pneumatic drives can be selected and controlled 10 Integration of production and automation data via industrial ethernet intranet or the Internet Such integration solutions can be realised without difficulties using the client server architec x air DeviceNet Sagan eee ture of LNS the i LON 1000 IP server and an LNS based OPC Server as an open data interface Similar to those multi device appli cations in building automation net works can also be implemented in in dustry that encompass one or more of the ten above mentioned applications These can either be planned and im plemented all at once or more prob able in practice in stage
119. the current position of the sun This requires the highest precision from the sunblind actua tors and the correct adaptation to the motor and the mechanism of the venetian blind Some sun protection manufacturers offer suitable venetian blind actuators to go with their products to be able to ensure that the venetian blind has smooth combination of actuator and daylight deflection The meteorological sensors for sun protection are a wind sensor a rain sensor a frost sensor a twilight sen sor and a sun sensor for recognition of dazzling Furthermore a LON scheduler for daily and weekly repeat ing functions or a PC based LON sunblind management system for the co ordination of weather sensors and slat angle tilting can be useful A sunblind actuator should come with the according LNS plug ins Other intelligent sunblind control features The slats of all sunblinds can be adapted to the current position of the sun by only one LON slat angle control Of course the geographical location of the building and its facades are considered Are your PCs on a network Supported by Hiippe PC client software the sunblinds can easily be operated from every PC workstation by every employee Quick help faults are localised and logged by the LON actuator and may be reported to the Building Management System BMS also by fax or mobile phone SMS Since the most important control of a sunblind awning or shutter is the ma
120. thinking when they return home This is clearly an experiment and we would appreciate your written comments and feedback regarding this issue info tema de in order to improve our autumn issue k Ed Dieter Schunk We would also like to address some concerns that people may voice upon reading this first European Edition The LNO as an organisation does not intend to play a dominating role within the European User Groups Quite the contrary we feel that we must overcome our isolation caused by a language which is spoken by about 100 million people but is NOT spoken by about 300 million people in Europe In a year where we are approaching the day when we all will have one common European currency this seems an appropriate step to take We sincerely hope you will enjoy reading this issue and extend our best wishes to all of you out there in Eu rope who share our idealism and am bition for a world of open LonWorks systems with many challenges and business opportunities yet to be un covered Wilhelm Schluckebier Dieter Schunk J rgen Hertel Board of the LNO Impressum Room Panel WRF06 LCD Elegantly designed casing project specific software solutions Multi Sensor Type MDS Slim design with special ring for easy clip installation in ceilings suitable for detection of light intensity presence and Readiness to Learn temperatures The principle of our philosophy is readines
121. ty LONWORK5 Base Technology 8 Componerts tion of the protocol ee from Echelon s Fig 2 LonWorks open systems layered architecture jaaa eared cible MK Control Systems the LonWorks System House ead network to yourPCis ensured ipium ad s Mesi p Remote access LNS Tools System Products Interfaces _ Training Equipment Service Conception Provision Standard Specification Provision Hardware Development LNS Tool Development EL LNS Plug In Development Sally MK Control Systems L ered HWyndbash MK Control Systems GmbH Handelstrasse 52 D 42277 Wuppertal Germany T 449 202 26 29 40 49 202 26 29 430 http wvww mkconsys de Email infom mkconsys de m E mi 4 a ali all am a ub a E m m m m The LonWorks Handbook including CD Just order your free copy What is LONWorks Hanover Fair Joint LonWorks Booth servers are currently based on Win dows NT and Windows 2000 In Fig 2 LNS represents an interoperability layer on top of a LoNWonks device network which allows the building of complete open LONWorKS systems Today Echelon as the leader of the LonWorks technology manufactures and markets over 80 LONWorkKs prod ucts on a global scale to help develop ers system integrators and end users implement LoNWonks networks These p
122. urer of the LNO this is naturally a point very close to my heart On the other hand LNO mem bers are well aware of the potential that lies within their preferred tech nology and of the responsibility they have taken upon themselves in the pro motion and care of this technology and their own products It would be go ing too far in this interview to list up all the privileges that LNO members enjoy It goes without saying that as an LNO member financial advantages can be drawn that are easily calcula ble and that exceed the amount of the individual membership fee The real strength of the LNO however lies in focusing the forces of its members Bringing this into play in order to achieve a guaranteed return of invest ment for one s developments is the true value of the membership What is the LNO s position in Europe Are the activities limited to Germany As mentioned before the LNO must acknowledge that the time has come for networking the whole world Humankind is building up its global nervous system LON as a leading technology for networking at the sen sor actuator level that 15 through to the fingertips has reached a degree of perfection that goes far beyond the simple description of ISO OSI layers Profiles describe product features that are independent of the network tech nology This is something valuable that needs to be protected and creased For this a renewed combi nation of forces is necessary
123. ve interoperable control solution with remote monitor ing capabilities Norway LonMark creates talking telecom building In Norway leading telecommunica tions provider Telenor recently incor porated its 9 previous office sites in Bergen into one 26 000m Head Of fice in Kokstad To meet the compa ny s demand for a high tech office building with flexibility and adaptabil ity Simonsen Ing K A S integrated 4100 nodes including 7 1 LON serv ers and more than 80 routers At the click of a mouse on PC monitors em ployees can check outside weather conditions and change the temperature and lighting in their rooms accord Telenor Norway n er ao ingly LoNMark certified TAC con trollers regulate the heating ventila tion and cooling processes in the build ing Interoperating with the network controllers are temperature control de vices from Honeywell and air volume control devices from BELIMO Auto mation AG Sweden University takes a lesson from LonMark Sweden s Malm6 university opted for LonWorks technology and LONMARK certified products for it s Gaddan 8 building in order to achieve environ mentally responsible facilities TAC the System Integrator integrated 800 Malm University Sweden nodes that control the heating venti lation access control security light ing and wall clocks TAC controllers regulate all HVAC functions and the lighting in the classrooms Lecture room light
124. ver offer The i LON 1000 offers unparalleled performance and reliability Certified under the Cisco NetWorks program the LLON M 1000 integrates Echelon s control networking and routing exper tise together with Cisco s Network Foundation Technologies The result is a Layer 3 LoNWonks router that offers very high packet throughput for demanding process control building automation utility transportation and telecommunications applications Cisco certification 15 your assurance that the i LON 1000 has been both rigorously tested and will meet the needs and standards of Information Technology IT managers worldwide Adherence to the EIA proposed stand ard for tunneling ANSI EIA 709 1 m mm ILLE packets over IP ensures that commu nications through the i LON 1000 are both open and interoperable Are there other innovative products which Echelon is currently developing If yes how will these products influ ence the world of automation Yes As a technology company Ech elon is continuously developing lead ing edge technology products good example of this 15 the LonMaker In tegration Tool Release 3 LonMaker is a software package for designing installing operating and maintaining multi vendor open interoperable LonWorks networks Based on Ech elon s LNS network operating system the LonMaker tool combines a pow erful client server architecture with an easy to use Mi
125. will still be taken care of Kirbi owns the tower and it 1s still rented by the chocolate factory So the frogs are still jumping Facts Building owner Kirbi property administration A S Contractor KPC BYG A S Specifier Bascon A S Lease holder Maersk Data A S Architect C F Mollers Tegnestue Installer E Kallesoe A S Helsinki story LON connection of churches Finnish Infranet Partner Fatman Oy together with the Consortium of Evangelical Lutheran congrega tions in Helsinki have made an agreement to use LON technology to connect more than 100 buildings including churches office blocks and residence buildings to the cen tral real estate surveillance facility serving the all the congregations The congregations Consortium de cided to reconstruct outdated sub sta e gt tions and use LON technology both in these and in all new objects Fatman Oy built an Infranet network that con nects the buildings automation sys tems to the central real estate surveil lance facility HeadMaker a human machine interface application moni tors and controls the network The surveillance occurs via telephone and ADP networks Benefits of the LON based technology include its multi vendor capability that is the ability to choose between different manufac turers automation products In addi tion it also supports the use of old sub stations so they can be exploited for a long period Thi
126. wo to three years too early for LonWorks to gain a foothold in industry Motivation for a new launch 2000 In the meantime LONWorks has made huge advancements in building auto mation With the aid of numerous reference projects it has been shown that with careful planning a build ing can be equipped with a single LON network across which the HVAC elec tricity lighting sun protection and security functions as well as an open control technology can seamlessly Industry Task Group interoperate Such references in build ing automation lend themselves very well to the task of encouraging indus trial use of LoNWonks Meanwhile fundamental achievements have also been made by the Building Automa tion and System Integration Task Groups in improving the success and reputation of LNO System Integrators High visibility international successes such as the ENEL project in Italy prove that LoNWonks can be imple mented in large utility company projects as a technologically and com mercially superior solution By con trast LONWorKS in industry has been confronted with numerous difficulties These difficulties lie generally in the insufficient degree of recognition for LoNWonks and in particular in the hesitant acceptance of the principle of distributed intelligent control The comparatively less intensive market ing and PR work for LoNWoRks in the industrial area together with very little representation at the relevant
127. y into the spread of the technol ogy Two highly competent books about LON and the ever expanding LNO Brief stand as a testimony to this What differentiates the LNO from simi lar organisations Unlike other user organisations the LNO is not the representative of a mighty technology provider The driving force of the LNO is its mem bers Their engagement is enormous and so is their degree of objectivity and ability for constructive criticism These are important factors that allow a forum for productivity and discus sion that brings the goal of promoting LON positively forward Who can become a member What links the members of the LNO to gether LON is a technology that was invented for mass distribution Anyone who deals with LON and feels committed to the LNO s aims can as a conse quence become an LNO member For good reason the LNO has a tiered system for contribution fees This al lows smaller companies and even in dividuals to become members some thing that is reflected in the current membership structure where medium sized companies form by far the majority What obligations does one accept as an LNO member What value and advantages do members enjoy as a re sult of their contributions to the LNO Electronics for building control systems w kLi i i l 1 L 1 i i 1 J LONWORKSO and EIB Components for light control elka gt Components for single room control
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