User`s guide

Introduction
The SLTA-10 Adapter is the latest addition to the SLTA product family.
It is an
EIA-232 (formerly RS-232) compatible serial device that allows any host with an
EIA-232 interface and proper software to communicate with a LONWORKS network.
An SLTA-10 Adapter enables the attached host to act as an application node on a
LONWORKS network. When used with a PC host and the LNS Developer’s Kit for
Windows software, the SLTA-10 Adapter can be used to build sophisticated network
management, monitoring, and control tools for LONWORKS networks. The SLTA-10
adapter also can be used with legacy host applications such as the LonManager
LonMaker installation tool, LonManager DDE Server, or applications based on the
LonManager API.
An SLTA-10 Adapter can be connected to the host through a pair of modems and the
telephone network, allowing the monitoring, control, or network management
computers to be remote from the network.
The SLTA-10 Adapter can be set up to
answer incoming calls from a remote host. In addition, any node on the local network
can initiate a telephone call to a remote host computer.
A new feature, available only
in the SLTA-10 NSI mode (see below), allows the SLTA-10 Adapter itself to initiate a
phone call to a remote host computer.
Figure 1.1 illustrates a typical node based on an SLTA-10 Adapter. Chapter 11,
Using the SLTA-10 Adapter with a Modem, shows an SLTA-10 Adapter connected to
a host through the telephone network.
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SLTA-10 Adapter Overview