1. Introduction to Excelon Prework HBS Global Training @ MN01 Author: Roland Mueller, February 2006

2. 2 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Prerequisites and Prework Objectives

3. 3 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Prerequisites for attending This class assumes that: 1.a student has a thorough understanding of Networking and the LON technology 2.the student needs to understand at least 1 Lon Network Management tool (i.e. CARE 5, Lon Maker for Windows) 3.all prework has been completed

4. 4 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Prework Objectives upon completion of this presentation the student should be able to… 1.…define the purpose of the Excelon software 2.…name a major advantage of the Excelon tool 3.…list the major functions and explain their purpose 4.…name the document that references to hard- and Software requirements, System requirements etc. 5.…install and register Excelon software 6.…list different Network Interface cards for Excelon to access the LON bus 7.…list NI application setting for proper usage of CARE & Excelon Rapid Balance E-Vision 8.…list different common Honeywell systems for which Excelon could be used as a diagnostic tool 9.…list the steps necessary to install and use the PCC 10 NI card 10.…check the status of the PCC10 NI card, reset and restart the card 11.…identify the different panes and the status line in the Excelon software 12.…locate and use the Excelon online Help function

5. 5 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 What is Excelon?

6. 6 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Definition Definition: Excelon is a powerful diagnostic tool to examine and troubleshoot Lon networks. In addition to the troubleshooting function, it can also provide a LON protocol analyzer function (license dependent). It can be used to analyze different common Honeywell Systems such as: Open LON networks E-Vision / ZoneManager systems Tema Line Systems Tridium / JACE systems Major Tool-Advantage: Excelon shows all data from the Network without usage of any kind of database or server application (i.e. LNS database or Care database)

7. 7 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Major Functions Major Functions include: 1.Browse / scan the LON network 2.Determine actual and average network traffic load 3.Identify devices with anomalies (Automatic Network diagnostics wizard) 4.Documentation of network status (“check Project” function) 5.Save log file for Offline analysis 6.Show existing bindings and binding properties 7.Track traffic with the Protocol Analyzer function

8. 8 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Why would I want to… …browse the Lon Network? - Find nodes in LON network and display them in a convenient explorer tree structure - Find all LON nodes in all domains - Evaluate whether or not the principle network design matches the actual installation - Find nodes that are not commissioned or incorrectly commissioned (Ghosts, Zombies) - Online view nv’s of nodes, node properties as well as find existing bindings …determine the actual and average Network traffic load? - Network traffic load can have a significant influence on System performance! - As per the traffic calculation in the CARE 5 LON class, a network is designed not to exceed sustained 75% bandwidth load on a given channel - Possible peak load is 150 messages per second for a TP-FT 10 channel (800 for TP-1250 channel) …identify devices with anomalies? - A single device can have significant influence on total network performance! - The “Automatic Network Diagnostic” wizard provides even inexperienced users a very easy way to get a fundamental overview of the Network performance - It is important to be able to identify devices that i.e. create unusually high traffic load have high error rates Major Functions

9. 9 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Why would I want to… …document the network status with the “Check Project” function? - The “Check Project” function provides a quick and easy overview of Network status - After leaving the jobsite, this function provides the opportunity to store documentation of current status. (this might be helpful in case of liability issues/questions at a later time) …save a log file for Offline analysis? - i.e. for documentation purposes - Store Excelon Log file over an extended period of time - Analyze network in a warm and convenient office instead of the jobsite - Provide information for LON expert to do remote diagnosis and troubleshooting …find existing bindings and binding properties? - Identify whether or not the binding tool established the correct bindings - Select a NV and find corresponding bindings and check the NV values online …track traffic with the protocol analyzer? - Extensive possibilities for detailed, in-depth analysis - Tracking messages - Filter function to “hunt” for specific messages, responses etc. Note: During this class we will only show (not explain) the Protocol Analyzer function. There are NO teaching objectives associated with this function. This might be covered in the future by a follow-up workshop specializing in LON troubleshooting. Major Functions

10. 10 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Excelon Software Installation and Registration

11. 11 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 In order to install and properly use the software the following requirements have to be fullfilled: Hardware Requirements Minimum Pentium 133 based PC (Min. Pentium 333 strongly recommended) Graphic board and monitor which support at least 1024x768 pixel (1024 x 768 recommended) Minimum 32 megabytes (MB) RAM (128 MB recommended) Minimum* 50 MB free space on PC disk drive (100 MB recommended) System requirements Win95, Win98, WinNT4.0, WinME, Win2k or WinXP LON Network interface Network interface drivers e.g. SLTALinkManager or LonWorks Plug ‘n’ play in control panel Network Interface PCC-10 PCMCIA for notebooks PCLTA-21 for desktop PCs U10 / U20 USB interface (No protocol analyzer functionality!) SLTA-10 for serial PC ports (No protocol analyzer functionality! Phased Out!) NIC 852 (No protocol analyzer functionality! Node diagnostic only!) NIC USB (No protocol analyzer functionality! Node diagnostic only!) L-IP (No protocol analyzer functionality! Node diagnostic only!) PC requirements

12. 12 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Installation of Excelon With the current release of CARE (5.01.01) the Excelon software will be automatically installed during CARE installation. For Software information, order number, licensing etc. please refer to the SRB (software release bulletin). If you purchased Excelon as a standalone software, you have to follow the following steps: 1.Unzip the downloaded file 2.Start Setup.exe 3.Follow the steps of the installation wizard 4.Start the software select the Win Start button and go to “All Programs” 5.A message window appears :

13. 13 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Registration of Excelon Order a license voucher at Honeywell customer service. Use the Honeywell license server to register. ( http://license.ge51.honeywell.de )

14. 14 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Registration of Excelon Upon completion of registration, full use of all features is available. Without registration, users will have very limited use for evaluation and demonstration purpose only.

15. 15 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Registration of Excelon After registration please start the Excelon software again. The full functionality is now available. Excelon automatically starts with a new project.

16. 16 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Installation of Network Interfaces and Drivers

17. 17 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Important: Unlike other PC equipment, you have to install the driver software for the network interface card first ! obtain the driver software from the manufacturer(www.echelon.com)www.echelon.com install driver first, follow all screen instructions, then insert NI card Note: Because the Echelon NIC is used the most, this presentation does mention different types to create an awarenes, but procedures will always refer to PCC10 only. For all other NIC and drivers please refer to the appropriate manufacturer documentation. Installation of Network Interface and Drivers

18. 18 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Check the settings of the network card. Open the windows control panel and select the Lonworks® Plug’n Play tool. Installation of Network Interface and Drivers

19. 19 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Make sure that the NI Application is set to PCC10VNI After changing the NI application it is necessary to close and reopen the LonWorks Plug´n Play window. Installation of Network Interface and Drivers Note: for the usage of the Rapid Balance and E-Vision tool, NI Application has to be set to PCC10 L 7.

20. 20 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Diagnostic interface card: Select ‘Diagnostics’ for an interface card test Installation of Network Interface and Drivers

21. 21 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 If the card is correctly installed, you will receive feedback after pressing the “Test” button. Note: This is in no way, shape or form a diagnostic of the LON network. It is only for the LON network interface card. Installation of Network Interface and Drivers

22. 22 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Pittfalls What if Excelon does not connect to the Network ?

23. 23 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Pittfalls - What if Excelon does not connect to the Network ? 1.Perform a diagnostic test. If the diagnostic fails Excelon (and any other software) cannot connect to the Network card. You can Reset the card and force it to Restart. After that reboot your PC. The NI card should work now again and Excelon should be able to connect.

24. 24 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Starting with Excelon

25. 25 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Starting with Excelon The main screen is divided into 4 panes and a status line: Domain tree (Network tree) NV pane Node pane Protocol pane Status line

26. 26 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Domain tree pane - in the Domain (or Network) tree all LON nodes found by the software will show up. - provides an easy overview and the amount of displayed devices can be seen in the status line NV pane - with a right mouse click on a device in the Domain tree, you can select “browse NVs”. These NVs (including their properties) will then show up in the NV pane. - values can be seen and edited whenever applicable - bindings can be found with the “find binding” function Node pane - when using the “automatic network diagnostic” function, nodes (and their properties) will show up in this pane - the “traffic-light” color coding gives a very easy overview to the nodes status Protocol pane - all LON packages are displayed in the protocol pane Status line - a variety of network parameters are displayed in the status line. Therefore, the status line can give a clue as to how high the network quality is. - parameters include: actual traffic load, average traffic load, total number of devices, amount of traffic using alternate path, etc. Starting with Excelon

27. 27 Excelon Prework Honeywell Building Solution – Global Training Services, Feb. 2006 Excelon online help Users can find additional information in the ONLINE HELP in Excelon.