Echelon i.LON 1000 User Manual

i.LON™ 1000 Internet Server

Starter Kit

Version 1

078-0185-01A

Echelon, LON, LONWORKS, LonTalk, LonBuilder,
LonManager, Neuron, 3120, 3150, LONMARK,
NodeBuilder, and the Echelon logo are
trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in
the United States and other countries. LonMaker
and i.LON are trademarks of Echelon
Corporation.

No part of this publication may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any
form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without
the prior written permission of Echelon
Corporation.

Printed in the United States of America.
Copyright ©2000 by Echelon Corporation.

Echelon Corporation
4015 Miranda Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA

Contents

1 Introduction 1

Contents of the i.LON 1000 Internet Server Starter Kit 2

PC Requirements 3

Software Installation 3
Getting More Information and Technical Support 3
Introduction to the i.LON 1000Internet Server 4

2 Hardware and Software Installation 7

Hardware Installation 8

Hardware Step-by-Step Installation 9

Software Step by Step Installation 9

3 Working with Web Pages 25

Transferring Web Pages to the i.LON 1000 using FTP 26
Viewing the Web Pages in a Browser 27

demo1page1.htm 28

demo1page2.htm 28

demo1page3.htm 29

Using JavaScript 30

4 Troubleshooting 31

Resolving Problems 32

i.LON 1000 Internet Server Starter Kit

iii

1

Introduction

Welcome to the i.LON 1000 Internet Server Starter Kit. This
kit builds upon the Model 37400 LONWORKS® System Starter Kit

by supplying you with everything you need to add web access to
your control system.

i.LON 1000 Internet Server Starter Kit

1

Introduction

The i.LON 1000 Internet Server (Echelon Model 72001 or 72002) adds web-based
monitoring and control to the LonPoint™ applications described in the Getting Started
with the LONWORKS System Starter Kit document. Once the examples described below
are completed and you understand the basic principles of web-based monitoring and
control, you can use the i.LON 1000 Internet Server to add a web interface to any
LONWORKS network!

Important: You must complete the Getting Started with the LONWORKS
System Starter Kit examples prior to executing the instructions below. This

manual assumes that you have successfully completed those examples and
have a working knowledge of both LonPoint modules and the LonMaker™ for
Windows Integration Tool.

Important: The examples described in this document require a PC running
Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 with TCP/IP networking installed. This
document does not cover how to install TCP/IP networking. Contact your
TCP/IP system administrator if you need help installing TCP/IP networking,

Contents of the i.LON™ 1000 Internet Server Starter Kit

The i.LON™ 1000 Internet Server System Starter Kit is distributed as a Zip archive
named iLON Starter Kit.Zip from Echelon’s web site. You can find a link to the
archive file at http://www.echelon.com/ilon. The archive contains the following files:

LonPoint PID.zip

LonMaker backup file containing the solution network documented in Chapter 3 of
Getting Started with the LONWORKS System Starter Kit . This network will be
expanded to include an i.LON™ 1000 Internet Server.

Web Solution.zip

LonMaker backup file containing the solution network with the i.LON™ 1000 Internet
Server.

demo1page1.htm
demo1page2.htm
demo1page3.htm

User interface information can be displayed in a variety of ways. These pages show
various implementations of an HMI application that are equivalent to the HMI
application constructed in the LNS DDE Server and Excel Example documented in
Chapter 3 of the Getting Started with the LonWorks System Starter Kit User’s Guide.

2 i.LON 1000 Internet Serve Starter Kit

page3getvalues.htm, page3main.htm

HTML support files used by demo1page3.htm

ash_bottom.jpg, ash_left.jpg, ash_right.jpg, ash_top.jpg,
hvac_anim.gif, hvac_bg.gif, hvac_off.gif, pid_bg.gif,
pid_slider.gif, slider_bg.gif, slider_knob.gif, temp_bg.gif,
temp_slider.gif

Graphic support files used by demo1page3.htm

PC Requirements

The PC requirements for this starter kit are identical to the requirements for the Model
37400 LONWORKS System Starter Kit. The same PC should be used to execute both
kits.

Software Installation

Download the iLON Starter Kit.Zip archive from www.echelon.com/ilon. Extract
the contents of this archive to a local directory on your PC. The directory path is not
important. Place the files in a convenient location.

Getting More Information and Technical Support

This document provides information on using the i.LON 1000 Internet Server to add web
pages to the examples described in the Getting Started with the LONWORKS System
Starter Kit User’s Guide.

See the documentation that shipped with your i.LON 1000 Internet Server and with the
LONWORKS System Starter Kit for more information on the individual components
mentioned below.

Visit the i.LON 1000 Internet Server web site at http://www.echelon.com/ilon for the
latest technical support alerts, upgrades, white papers, and other information.

If you have technical support questions that are not answered by the documentation,
online help, or i.LON 1000 Internet Server web site, technical support is available from
Echelon. To receive this support, purchase one of Echelon’s incident-based support
services. Detailed information about these services is found on Echelon’s Services home
page at http://www.echelon.com/services. There is no charge for software installation
related questions during the first 30 days after you receive your i.LON 1000 Internet
Server.

i.LON 1000 Internet Server Starter Kit

3

Notice:: The support programs and the information in the following table are subject
to change. See the Echelon Services home page at www.echelon.com/Services for a
description of the current offerings and support contacts.

London Palo Alto Tokyo

English/French/

Language

Hours
(Mon-Fri*)

Telephone

Fax
Email [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail]

*Excluding holidays at center location

German/Italian
0900-1700 London Time 8:30am-4:30pm Pacific

[phone] [phone]

[phone] [phone] [phone]

English Japanese

Time

1-800-258-4566
(US and Canada only)

Introduction to the i.LON 1000 Internet Server

The i.LON 1000 Internet Server is a breakthrough product that provides reliable, secure
Internet access to the everyday devices in your world – lights, appliances, switches,
thermostats, motors, meters, and valves. The i.LON 1000 puts you in control – letting
you monitor, adjust, and reconfigure devices as needed, from wherever you might be.

0900-1700 Tokyo Time

[phone]

LONWORKS control networks are the worldwide standard for networking controls and
machines in building, industrial, home, transportation, and utility automation
applications. Internet Protocol (IP) based data networking is the worldwide standard for
moving data over the Internet, local area networks (LANs), and wide area networks
(WANs). The i.LON 1000 Internet Server seamlessly links together these control and
data networking standards.

While IP-based data networks are poorly suited to the tasks performed by a control
network, they complement LONWORKS control networks by offering high speed, wide
area networking over which LONWORKS data can be sent and received. By providing a
robust, high performance interface between LONWORKS and IP-based networks, the

i.LON 1000 allows users to leverage the unique strengths of both control and data

networks.

4 i.LON 1000 Internet Serve Starter Kit

Power

LED

Figure 1.1 i.LON 1000 Front Panel

The i.LON 1000 offers unparalleled performance and reliability. Certified under the Cisco
NetWorks™ program, the i.LON 1000 integrates Echelon's control networking and
routing expertise together with Cisco's Network Foundation Technologies. The result is
a layer 3 LONWORKS router that offers very high packet throughput for demanding
process control, building automation, utility, transportation, and telecommunications
applications. Cisco certification is 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 standard for tunneling ANSI/EIA

709.1 packets over IP ensures that communications through the i.LON 1000 are both
open and interoperable.

131.1.10.6

Internet

i.LON 1000 Internet Server Starter Kit

248.17.15.44

IP Routers

143.77.105.27

Figure 1.2 i.LON Application

243.47.185.9

Company WAN

53.107.155.9

5

The i.LON 1000’s built-in Web server allows control information (such as network
variables representing temperature, occupancy, speed, etcetera) to be accessed easily
through a web browser. This feature provides access to LONWORKS monitoring and
control data from anywhere without the need for special software tools, over LANs,
WANs, or the Internet. Whether for remote diagnostics, equipment calibration, alarm
monitoring, or maintenance, the integral Web server makes it simple to access any part
of the control system.

The i.LON 1000 can be installed using standard LONWORKS installation tools. For
example, the i.LON 1000 is fully supported by tools using Echelon's LNS™ network
operating system, which provides quick setup, configuration, and application-level
interoperability. From the perspective of the IT network, the i.LON 1000 is viewed as a
typical IP host. Like other IP hosts, the i.LON 1000 supports standard internetworking
protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, SNMP (MIB II), ICMP, SNTP, TOS, MD5, HTTP, and
FTP. In addition, packet aggregation parameters, addressing, IP bandwidth utilization,
and security can all be adjusted via the IP network.

6 i.LON 1000 Internet Serve Starter Kit

Hardware and Software

Installation

This chapter provides information for installing the i.LON 1000
Internet Server hardware and software with the LONWORKS
System Starter Kit.

2

i.LON 1000 Internet Server Starter Kit

7

Hardware Installation

Recall the LonPoint hardware installation described on pages 2-15 and 2-16 of Getting
Started with the LONWORKS System Starter Kit. You will expand the hardware

installation to include the i.LON 1000 Internet Server. The final topology is shown in
figure 2.1. A picture of the actual components is shown in figure 2.2

i.LON 1000

Ethernet 10BaseT Hub

10BaseT

Netscape or

Internet Explorer

LonMaker™ for

Windows

FTT-10

PC connects to TCP/IP via
10BaseT connection, and to
LONWORKS through an FTT-10
connection. All LonMaker
information is sent over the

LONWORKS connection, web

pages are read over the TCP/IP
connection.

LONWORKS network

connection to PCC-10 card
(or PCLTA-10 if you are
using a desktop PC)

LONWORKS devices

(LonPoint modules)

DIO AO

AI

Figure 2.1 Final Installation Topology

10 BaseT hub

TCP/IP network. 10BaseT
cables connect thei.LON

1000

and the PC through a
10 BaseT hub. In a real
system other IP devices (PCs,
printers, servers, etc.) would
also connect to the hub.

LONWORKS network
connection to i.LON 1000

i.LON 1000

LonPoint
power supply

i.LON 1000

power supply

Figure 2.2 Photograph of the Working Configuration

8 i.LON 1000 Internet Serve Starter Kit