Owner manual

2 Introduction
Introduction
The NodeUtil Node Utility is a console application for Microsoft
®
Windows
®
systems that can be used with Echelon’s family of network interfaces (including
the PCLTA-20, PCLTA-21, PCC-10, i.LON 10, i.LON 100, i.LON 600, i.LON
SmartServer, SLTA-10, U10, and U20 network interfaces) to diagnose and
configure L
ONWORKS
®
network interfaces, routers, and devices.
NodeUtil works with Echelon’s OpenLDV network driver, which is included with
several Echelon software tools, such as the LNS Turbo Edition and the LonMaker
Integration Tool Turbo Edition. You can also download the OpenLDV network
driver royalty-free from
www.echelon.com/openldv.
NodeUtil is a low-level test and diagnostic tool—it is not a network management
tool. It allows you to view and modify the configuration of a single device, but
does not manage a device’s configuration in the context of the network containing
the device.
Important: Using NodeUtil, it is possible to make a device inoperable, so that it
no longer communicates with other devices in its network. Certain operations,
such as modifying communications parameters to incorrect values, can cause an
unrecoverable device failure.
For network management, a large number of LNS based network management,
diagnostic, monitoring and control tools are available; see
www.echelon.com/lns.
A popular LNS based network engineering tool is the LonMaker Integration Tool;
see
www.echelon.com/lonmaker for more information.
The NodeUtil Node Utility is provided as an unsupported software tool intended
for advanced LONWORKS device developers and integrators.
Requirements
This section describes the minimum hardware and software requirements for the
NodeUtil Node Utility.
PC Hardware Requirements
The following are minimum requirements:
• Intel
®
Pentium
®
III 366 MHz processor
• 128 MB RAM
• 10 MB of available hard-disk space
• 800x600 screen resolution
• An Echelon L
ONWORKS network interface—the PCLTA-20, PCLTA-21,
PCC-10, i.LON 10, i.LON 100, i.LON 600, i.LON SmartServer, SLTA-10,
U10, or U20 network interfaces
• An Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) compatible network interface (if you are
using an i.LON 10, i.LON 100, i.LON 600, or SmartServer network
interface)