User Manual

• SmartServer 2.2 Power Line Repeating Network Management Guide. Describe s how to install a
PL-20 repeating network and how to use the SmartServer to prepare, maintain, monitor and
control, and connect the network.
• SmartServer 2.0 Programmer’s Reference. Describes how to configure the SmartServer using
XML files and SOAP calls. T his allows you to c reate your own applications that you can use to
configure, monitor, and control the SmartSever.
• SmartServer 2.2 Qui ck Start Gui de . Contains all the information yo u will need to co nnect the
SmartServer hardware, install the SmartServer 2.2 software, and configure the SmartServer using
the SmartServer configuration Web pages.
• IP-852 Channel User’s Guide. Describes how to configure an IP-852 channel with the Echelon
IP-852 Configurat i on Server. You will need this infor matio n if yo u plan to use the SmartServer as
an IP-852 router.
Related Reading
The following additional documents may be useful if you are using certain features of the SmartServer.
You can download these documents fro m Echelon’s Web site at www.echelon.com/docs.
• OpenLNS CT
®
Use r’s Guide. Describes how to use the OpenLNS Commissioning Tool (CT),
which you can use to install the SmartServer in a L
ONWORKS network.
• OpenLNS
®
Programmer’s Guide. Describes how to write OpenLNS applications that take
adva ntage of t he network design, installation, maintenance, and control/monito ring capabilitie s
provided by the SmartServer.
• OpenLDV
™
Programmer’s Guide, xDriver Supplement. Describes how an OpenLNS or
OpenLDV application can use the xDriver software to manage communications with multiple
L
ONWORKS networks over a TCP/IP network. The xDriver software is used to communicate with
the SmartServer when it is functioning as a Remote Network Interface (RNI).
• NodeBuilder User’s Guide. Describes how to use the NodeBuilder tool to develop and test the
applications for Neuron-hosted devices.
Content
Thi s guide includes t he fo llowing conte nt:
• Assembling the SmartServer Hardware. Describes how to mount the SmartServer hardware inside
a suitable enclosure. Describes how to connect the SmartServer hardware to power supplies;
L
ONWORKS FT-10 and PL-20 channels; digita l input, digital output, and pulse meter input
devices; and TCP/IP networks. Describes how to connect the SmartServer console port to access
its console app lic a tion.
• Using the SmartServer LEDs and Buttons. Describes how to use the LED s and buttons o n the
SmartServer hardware.
For More Information and Technical Support
The SmartServer 2.2 ReadMe provides descriptions of known problems, if any, and their workarounds.
To vi ew the SmartServer 2.2 ReadMe, click Start, p oint to Programs, point to Echelon SmartServer
2.2 Software, and then select SmartServer 2.2 ReadMe First. You can also f ind a dditional
information about the SmartServer 2.2online at www.echelon.com/smartserver.
If you have technical questions that are not answered by this document, the SmartServer 2.2 online
help, or the SmartServer 2.2 ReadMe document, you can contact technical support. Free e-mail
support is available or you can purchase phone support from Echelon or an Echelon support partne r.
See www.echelon.com/support for more information on Echelon support and training services.
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