Advantages of the LonWorks Platform
IC Developers
The LonWorks 2.0 platform leverages the existing ISO/IEC control communications standard, ISO/IEC 14908.1. Any chip developer can license the standard (through ISO/IEC) and port it to the microprocessor other their choice - maximizing their existing expertise and providing the market with more choice.
Device & System Manufacturers
LonWorks 2.0 lets you focus on your application and design expertise, leveraging the platform’s network communications, installation, interoperability models, and silicon design. The result: A lower-cost solution with a faster time to market. And because the Lonworks platform is an accepted standard for institutions and end users worldwide, there’s a built-in market for LonWorks based products. Hundreds of thousands of commercial buildings use LonWorks based control systems, and the platform is fast becoming the de facto standard in emerging markets like commercial solar, managed street lighting, and intelligent kitchen equipment.
System Integrators
Once you’ve learned how to design, install, and maintain a LonWorks network, you can apply that expertise to every job, regardless of industry or supplier. Submit project bids for everything from airports to schools to homes, and build equity for your company with each job.
Service & System Providers
The LonWorks 2.0 platform utilizes an open XML/SOAP web services API (built into the i.LON SmartServer) for accessing the standardized data on a LonWorks control infrastructure. These standardized data are available in XML form for free to any person via the LonMark International web site. Applications may also be written that directly interface with the LNS FX network operating system to enable highly responsive control infrastructures - either method enables service and system providers to create highly responsive and aware control infrastructures.
End Users
The Lonworks 2.0 platform puts control in your hands. As owner of the network operating system and the LNS FX server, you define how everything works together. Any service provider using an LNS FX based tool can work with your LonWorks based system. Choose products from hundreds of manufacturers, knowing they’ll seamlessly integrate with your existing LonWorks network when you’re ready to expand it.