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Facilities Management LonWorks Gateway for Corp of Engineers

The Facilities Management Gateway provided by FieldServer Technologies provides seamless and simultaneous communication between a device or controller and LonWorks. The FieldServer Technologies Facilities Management Gateway provides the following characteristics and capabilities:

  • Allow binding of standard network variable types (SNVTs) and user network variable types (UNVTs)
  • Conforms to LonMark standards
  • Capable of transmitting data using the “min. max. and delta” (throttling and heartbeat) methodology in order to reduce network loading
  • Built-in diagnostics to help troubleshoot site problems during commissioning and operation
  • Supports the “service pin” methodology for commissioning LonWorks nodes
  • Can be configured optionally in a redundant (hot standby) pair for mission-critical applications
  • Provides the ability to label SNVTs that are mapped from third party devices so that the SNVT names make sense to the LonWorks network and system integrators
  • Provides user settable “self-documenting string” as its role in the network can vary
  • Provides capacity for all the network variables contained in third party devices and controllers – up to the LonWorks limit of 4095 points
  • Capable of supporting polled and synchronous modifiers for network variables
  • Capable of reading and translating UNVTs and SNVTs
  • Configurable to supply a .XIF file for use in LNS tools and utilities
  • Capable of supporting more than two communication protocols on one platform

The FieldServer Technologies Facilities Management Gateway is available in three versions. The FS-B2011 includes a LonWorks port plus a serial port (either RS-232 or RS-485) and an Ethernet port. The FS-B3510 FieldServer includes 4 serial ports, 2 Ethernet ports and a LonWorks port to enable interface to most systems. The FS-B4011 includes a LonWorks port plus 10 serial ports (both RS-232 and RS-485) and two Ethernet ports. Further details about the gateways available by clicking on the names below.

LonWorks is a trademark of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries.