Excel 800 LON Software Interface Description
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LON Software Interface Description
Overview
LonTalk Protocol
Excel 800 LONWORKS Bus I/O Modules use a LONTALK
protocol communication with other nodes on the L
ONWORKS
network, with commissioning tools und supervisory devices.
Features
Network variables for communications between nodes,
but no explicit messages
Configuration network variables
LONMARK FPT protocol for downloading an Excel 800
L
ONWORKS Bus I/O Module firmware via LON: loadable
apbG file (supported by CARE and EXCELON)
Commissioning
Excel 800 LONWORKS Bus I/O Modules can be
commissioned (i.e., addressed, bound, and configured) in
either (but not both!) of two ways:
when the Excel 800 LONWORKS Bus I/O Modules are
bound to XCL8010 Controller Modules: using CARE;
when the Excel 800 LONWORKS Bus I/O Modules are
bound to any other controllers not configured using
CARE: using the “Excel 800 I/O Module and XL12 LNS
Plug-In” tool or any other standard L
ONWORKS
commissioning tool based on LNS 2.0 and higher, e.g.,
LonMaker for Windows.
Specifically, XCL8010 Controller Modules are
commissioned using CARE, only. Thus, configuring Excel
800 L
ONWORKS Bus I/O Modules bound to them (i.e.,
operating on the same L
ONWORKS bus with them) using
anything but CARE will falsify settings (e.g., sensor types,
sensor offset values, etc.).
Notes
The “Excel 800 I/O Module and XL12 LNS Plug-In” tool can
be downloaded free of charge (URL:
http://plugin.ge51.honeywell.de/
) and launched from any
LNS (LNS3.08 or LNS Turbo) or LCA-based network
management tool, e.g., LonMaker for Windows or CARE
8.02.
XFL821 Analog Input Module
For the XFL821 Analog Input Module, the LONMARK Profile
520 "Analog Input" has been assigned per input.
Each input object has its own configuration properties,
except for heartbeat configuration, which will be shared
among all objects.
Fig. 102 LONMARK analog input object
Input types and corresponding NVs
Input type NV used
NTC10kΩ
NTC20kΩ
PT1000-1
NI1000TK5000
PT3000
BALCO500
nvoAiTempP
PT1000-2 nvoAiTemp
0(2)…10V nvoAiValuePct
Slow binary input nvoAiSwitch
Other Sensors
Sensor break/short circuit
INVALID
Table 63 Input types and corresponding NVs
Transmission/Updates
These variables are transmitted immediately when their
value has been changed by a higher rate than the
configured "send on delta" (default: 0.3 K).
These variables are also transmitted as heartbeat output
(default: 60 sec) on a regular basis as dictated by the
maximum send time (nciSndHrtBt) configuration variable.