IntroductiontoLONWORKSTechnology

SteveNguyen
RichBlomseth
EchelonCorporation
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Agenda

EcheloninBrief
LONWORKS inBrief
TechnicalOverviewoftheLonWorksPlatform
ResourcesatAHRExpo

Echelon Plays In the Grid and at its Edge

At the edge of the smart grid: Scalable, reliable, low cost

LonWorks

EchelonCommercialBusiness

EchelonUtilityBusiness

Echelon Provides Unique Value

Intelligent Distributed Control
ControlLayer
Allowslocal&autonomousdecisionmaking
Sitsabovecommunicationlayer
Lowlatency(microseconds)
Highreliability(100%orthingsblowup)
Survivable(nosinglepointoffailure)
Lowcost
Scalable

LonWorks

EchelonCommercialBusiness

EchelonUtilityBusiness

Our Customers
35M+ smart meters & nearly 100 million Echelon-enabled
devices deployed

LonWorks

EchelonCommercial
Business

EchelonUtilityBusiness

Applications
DeliverROIandCustomerDifferentiation
Utilities
ROIApps
Volt/VARControl

PowerOutage
Detection&
Restoration

Loss&Theft
Detection
AMR&AMI
Integration

LoadProfiling

Utilities
Revenue
GeneratingApps

DynamicService&
Pricing

PrepaidMetering

Residential
DemandResponse

Commercial

Building
Automation

StreetLighting

BranchEnergy
Management

ResidentialDemand
Response
Solar

Remote
Connect/Disconnec
t

LONWORKS InBrief
PuttingthePlatforminPerspective

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TheLONWORKS PlatformforControl
LONWORKS InfrastructurePlatform
Theworldsfirsttruenetworkforcontrol,sensing,and
monitoring
CompletecontrolnetworkingsolutionforOEMs
Transformedthemarketforintelligent,Internetconnected
networksofthings
Smartbuildings,homes,streets,stadiums,cities,trains
ANSI,IEEE,EN,GB,andISOstandard

Thousandsofproducts,over500certifiedinteroperable

LonWorksOpenedtheBuilding
AutomationIndustry
Intelligentdevices
design
Nocentralprocessor
needed
Fullydistributed
intelligence
Singlepointoffailure
eliminated
Maintenancenot
restrictedtoproviders
ofhardware

LonWorksEcosystemOverview
Service &
System
Providers
System
Integrators

LonMark Functional Blocks

Device &
System
Manufacturers
IC
Developers

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OfLON,LONWORKS,andLONMARK
LonTalk

EchelonCorporationstradenamefor
theISO/IEC149081protocol

TheANSIstandardnameforthe
communicationsprotocolunderlying
LONWORKS networks

Productsandapplicationsbasedon
LONtechnology.Also,adescription
ofproductsthatusetheNeuron
microprocessor,e.g.,aLONWORKS
valvecontroller

LocalOperatingNetwork the
mostcommonwayofreferringtoa
device,network,orapplicationbased
onLONWORKS

ISO/IEC149081

LONWORKS
LON

Andnow

CrisisattheEdgeoftheGrid
U.S. utilities experience peak demand just 2% of the yearbut incur
15% of their annual costs on these days

Outageshaveincreasedby124%intheU.S.overthepasttwodecades

Developing countries' share of global electricity demand is

projected to jump from 27% in 2000 to 43% in 2030

There will be 1 million EV chargers

in the US by 2015

DemandforEnergyAwareSolutions
Buildingsreactautomaticallytochangesin
energydemand
Streetlightsdelivermoreenergyefficiency,
greatersafety,andlowermaintenancecost
Utilitiescanbuildfewernewpowerplants
byusingvirtualdemandresponsepower
plantsreducingcostofenergy
Utilitiesbenefitfromrealtimeaccessto
energydemand,outages,andtheft
detection
Consumerbenefitfromlowerenergycosts
andproductsthatreactautomaticallyto
changesinenergyprices

LONWORKS 2.0 TheControlInfrastructure

fortheSmartGrid

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TheLonWorks2.0Platform
Nextgenerationcontrol
networks
Extendsover300,000
LonWorksbuildings
Faster,Cheaper,Smaller
Neuronmicroprocessor
Smarttransceivers
Tools

TechnicalOverviewofthe
LONWORKS Platform

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IntroductiontoControlNetworks
Internet

Datanetworksconnectcomputers,servers,printerstoeachother
andtotheInternet

Controlnetworksconnectsensors,actuators,displays,andother
devicestoeachother,andtoremotemonitoringandcontrolsites
Controlnetworkssense,process,actuate,andcommunicate
Controlnetworksoftenusedatanetworks
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ElementsofaControlNetwork
Operator
Interface

Operator
Interface

Supervisory Level
Supervisory
Controller/
Router

Field Level

Field
Controller/
Router

Field
Controller/
Router

I/O Level
Sensor

Sensor

Actuator

Actuator

Sensor

Sensor

Actuator

Actuator

Intelligent devices communicating using a common protocol over one or more media

FieldLevelCommunicationRequirements

Reliableandscalable

Reliabledeliveryofsmalldatapayloadswithlowdatavolumeperdevice
Networksmaycontaintenstotensofthousandsofdevices
Localcontrolrequiredtoeliminatelargescalefailures
Peertopeercommunicationrequiredtoreducesinglepointsoffailure
Operationmustcontinuetobereliableduringperiodsofheavyload

Costeffective
Incrementalcostofcommunicationmustbelow
Installationmustbesimpleandfast
Timetomarketformanufacturersiscritical

Safeandopenchoice
Technologymustbeprovenandbasedonopenstandards
Interoperabilityiscriticaltoreduceinstallationcost
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LONWORKS Platform

Components,modules,software,andtoolsforcontrolnetworks
Reliableandscalable
Robust,reliable,provenLONWORKS controlnetworkprotocol
Peertopeercommunicationwithnetworkvariables
LONWORKS protocolscalesfromtenstotensofthousandsofdevices

Costeffective

Costeffectivetransceiver,deviceonachip,andmodulesolutions
Freetopologytransceiverssimplifynetworkinstallation
Widevarietyofinstallation,diagnostics,andinfrastructureoptions
IntegrateswiththeInternet,existingbuses,andWebservices
Easytousedevelopmenttoolsspeedtimetomarket

Safeandopenchoice
Morethan100millionLONWORKSdeviceshavebeenshipped
BasedontheISO/IEC14908standards
Comprehensivesetofstandardtypesandprofiles

LONWORKS ControlNetworkProtocol
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SUBNET 1

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Basedonanopenstandard
protocolISO/IEC149081
ControlNetworkProtocol
Networkswith2to32,385
devices
Everydeviceisanequalpeer

SUBNET 2

SUBNET 3

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127

GROUP 1
1

SUBNET 4

SUBNET 255

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DOMAIN (32,385 Devices)

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Anydevicecancommunicate
withanyotherdevice,any
groupofdevices,oralldevices
inthenetwork

Devicescommunicatewith
networkvariables
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TraditionalDeviceCommunication
Set indoor temperature to 24
Update setpoint to 22
Enable heating mode

Temp Sensor
Boiler System

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Controller

Setpoint Display

Commandsspecifyactions,objects,andvalues
Eachmanufacturerinventstheirownactions,objects,andvalues
Deviceapplicationsmustbeupdatedtosupportnewdevicetypes
Devicesmustallcomefromthesamemanufacturerforreliable
operation
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LONWORKS NetworkVariables
Room Temp

Temp
Set Point

Temp Sensor
Boiler System

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Set Point

Setpoint Display

LONWORKS devicescommunicationusingnetworkvariables(NVs)
Sensorspublishinformationbasedoneventsthatoccurandactuators
subscribetotheinformationwhichappliestothem

ThesimpleNVdatamodelenableslocalcontrolwithcosteffectiveand
interoperablepeertopeercommunication
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ReliableMessageDelivery
Acknowledgedservice
option
Sendingdevicerequires
acknowledgmentsfromall
receivingdevices
Automaticretriesifany
acknowledgementsarenot
received
Errorreportedtothesending
appifmessagedeliveryfails
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OtherMessageDeliveryServices
Unacknowledgedservice
Onlyoneupdatesent
Goodforperiodicmessages

NV Update
NV Update (Repeat #1)

Repeatedservice

NV Update (Repeat #2)

Sending
Device

Receiving
Device

OneNVupdatesent,plusa
configurablenumberofrepeats
Noacknowledgementsent
Conservesbandwidthinfanout
connections
Probabilityofdeliverywiththree
retriesis99.99%

Authenticatedservice
Receivervalidatesthatthesender
isauthorized
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ScalableMessageDelivery

Moredevicesmeansmorecontentionforthemedia
Linearresponsetimeover99%ofchannelbandwidth
Criticalforsystemwidealarmconditions

Removeandattachdeviceswithouthalting
communications
Lowercostmaintenance

Predictableperformanceforhighprioritymessages
Importantforalarms

LONWORKS Platform

Components,modules,software,andtoolsforcontrolnetworks
Reliableandscalable
Robust,reliable,provenLONWORKS controlnetworkprotocol
Peertopeercommunicationwithnetworkvariables
LONWORKS protocolscalesfromtenstotensofthousandsofdevices

Costeffective

Costeffectivetransceiver,deviceonachip,andmodulesolutions
Freetopologytransceiverssimplifynetworkinstallation
Widevarietyofinstallation,diagnostics,andinfrastructureoptions
IntegrateswiththeInternet,existingbuses,andWebservices
Easytousedevelopmenttoolsspeedtimetomarket

Safeandopenchoice
Morethan100millionLONWORKSdeviceshavebeenshipped
BasedontheISO/IEC14908standards
Comprehensivesetofstandardtypesandprofiles

SmallOverheadforEfficientCommunication
Layer 2
Header

Layer 3
Address Information

Layer 4
Service Type

Layer 5/ 6
Header

DATA

Layer 2
CRC

2 Bytes
Network
Variable
Selector
Service Type ID
Transaction Num

Backlog
Priority
Alt Path

Addr Format, Domain Length

Source Addr (Subnet/Node)
Dest Addr (Group)
Domain ID (Zero Len Domain)

Data
Field

1-228
Bytes
2 Bytes
1 Byte
1 Byte
2 Bytes
1 Byte
0 Bytes
1 Byte

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DeviceonaChip
Builtincontrolnetwork
protocolstack
IntegratedFTorPLtransceiver
FlexibleI/O
Lowcostexternalserial
memoryinterface(FT)andon
chipmemory
MultipleCPUs
2dedicatedtothecontrol
networkprotocol
1or2dedicatedtothe
application

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CommonBASPhysicalMediaOptions
TP/FT10freetopologytwistedpair
Singly-Terminated Bus Topology
Star Topology
Doubly-Terminated Bus Topology

Mixed Topology
Loop Topology

= Termination

Supportslowcostunshieldedorshielded
twistedpairwires
Polarityandtopologyinsensitivewiring
Reducesinstallationandmaintenancecosts
Optionallinkpowertofurtherreduce
installationcost
Unmatchedcommunicationsreliabilitywith
millionsofdevicesinstalled
OpenstandarddefinedbyISO/IEC149082

IP852ControlNetworkProtocoloverIP
Provideshighperformanceformonitoringlarge
networks
OpenstandarddefinedbyISO/IEC149084
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LONWORKS InstallationOptions
InteroperableSelfInstallation(ISI)
Lowestcost
Suitableforsimplenetworks
withsimpleconfiguration&connections

Standardinstallationtool
Simplestsolutionformanagednetworks
Easyintegrationofdevicesfrommultiple
manufacturers

Custominstallationtool
Mostcustomizedsolution
Highestdevelopmentcost
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LNSNetworkOperatingSystem
Building
Network
Manager
and Server

Mobile
Service
Tool

Acommonplatformformultipleapps
ProvidesessentialLONWORKS management,
monitoring,andcontrolservicesforWindowapps

Reliableandscalable
Matureplatform
Supportsnetworksfrom2to32,000devices
Upto10simultaneouslocalandremoteclients

LANorWAN

IPChannel

Web
Browser

Second
Floor HVAC
Trending
Unit

Costeffective
LowcostLNSSDK
Fasttimetomarketforcustomapps
Richsetofservicestospeeddevelopment

Safechoice
Morethan2500LNSdevelopers
Morethan90,000copiesofLNSshipped
Enabledformorethan5,000,000devices

LNSPlugins
LNSpluginsaredevicespecific
LNSapps
Morethan300pluginsfrom
morethan60manufacturers
Canbeautomaticallylaunched
byanetworkinstallationtool
Simplifydeviceconfiguration
Empowernetworktoolswith
devicespecificfunctionality
Automateroutineorcomplex
tasks
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NetworkDiagnostics

Protocol analyzers provide

fast, successful LONWORKS
network deployment,
maintenance, and repair
LAN or WAN

TP/FT-10

TP/FT-10

TP/FT-10

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InfrastructureCardsandModules
Controlmodules
Integratesnetworkprocessorwithmemoryand
clockinasmallcompactpackage
ReducesdesigntimeforLonWorks devices

Networkinterfaces
Attachadevelopmentorinstallationtooltoa
network
AvailablefrommultiplemanufacturerswithIP,USB,
PCI,andPCCardinterfaces
LowcostconnectivitytoLONWORKS networks

Routers

Isolatenetworktrafficforenhancedreliability
Monitordevicehealth
Availablefrommultiplemanufacturers
Expandnetworksbeyondchannellimits
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EnterpriseEnergyManagement

Optimizeenergyconsumptionthroughoutanenterprise
Quickservice,branchoffices,schools,datacenters
Leverageexistingsmartequipmentandlegacysystems
IntegrateLONWORKS,Modbus IP,Modbus RTU,Mbus,digital,andpulseoutputdevices

LeverageenterpriseapplicationswithWebstandardSOAPinterfaces
Reducedeploymentandcommissioningtime
Normalizeoperationsandmanagementaroundbestpractices
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EasytouseDevelopmentTools
Choiceofplatform
Singlechipforlowestcost
Twochipforhighestperformanceandflexibility
Windowsfornetworkmonitoring,control,and
installationapps
Anyhostforenterpriseapplications

Choiceoflanguage

NeuronCforfastestdeviceappdevelopment
CorC++fortwochipdeviceapps
C#orC++forWindowsappsandtools
AnylanguagesupportingSOAPforenterpriseapps
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LONWORKS Platform

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Components,modules,software,andtoolsforcontrolnetworks
Reliableandscalable
Robust,reliable,provenLONWORKS controlnetworkprotocol
Peertopeercommunicationwithnetworkvariables
LONWORKS protocolscalesfromtenstotensofthousandsofdevices

Costeffective

Costeffectivetransceiver,deviceonachip,andmodulesolutions
Freetopologytransceiverssimplifynetworkinstallation
Widevarietyofinstallation,diagnostics,andinfrastructureoptions
IntegrateswiththeInternet,existingbuses,andWebservices
Easytousedevelopmenttoolsspeedtimetomarket

Safeandopenchoice
Morethan100millionLONWORKS deviceshavebeenshipped
BasedontheISO/IEC14908standards
Comprehensivesetofstandardtypesandprofiles

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HundredsofStandardTypesandProfiles

Providesinteroperability
Supportingsimplecommunicationamongdevicesfrom
diversemanufacturers

StandardsdevelopedbyLONMARK International
WithparticipationfromindustryexpertsinLONMARK task
groups

Openlyavailableatwww.lonmark.org

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LONWORKS Platform

Components,modules,software,andtoolsforcontrolnetworks
Reliableandscalable
Robust,reliable,provenLONWORKS controlnetworkprotocol
Peertopeercommunicationwithnetworkvariables
LONWORKS protocolscalesfromtenstotensofthousandsofdevices

Costeffective

Costeffectivetransceiver,deviceonachip,andmodulesolutions
Freetopologytransceiverssimplifynetworkinstallation
Widevarietyofinstallation,diagnostics,andinfrastructureoptions
IntegrateswiththeInternet,existingbuses,andWebservices
Easytousedevelopmenttoolsspeedtimetomarket

Safeandopenchoice
Morethan100millionLONWORKS deviceshavebeenshipped
BasedontheISO/IEC14908standards
Comprehensivesetofstandardtypesandprofiles

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