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201 – LonWorks® Network Design

You'll learn the complete LonWorks® control network design process, including choosing components and architecture, installing and configuring the control network, optimizing control network resources, and maintaining and documenting a control network. Plenty of exercises and job aids will help you with your own control network implementation and provide a solid foundation in LonWorks technology. This course covers all facets of the LonMark® Certified Professional requirements, giving you the background you need to successfully take the LonMark exam.

Course Duration: 3 days
Course Fee: $1,500 USD
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  • Embedded Device Developers
  • Installers/Specifiers/Estimators
  • Control Network Integrators
  • Anyone preparing for the LonMark® Professional Certification Exam

Additional Audiences

This course is a must for anyone working with LonWorks control networks, including network design engineers, building automation control technicians, network installation technicians, and sales engineers.

Multi-course Discount: Get 15% off the list price if you attend two courses at the same location during the same week.

Multi-student Discount: Get 15% off the list price if two or more employees from the same company attend the same course, on the same date, at the same location.

Registration must occur at the same time and for the same training location. Courses will be invoiced together. Training discounts cannot be combined or applied to other special pricing.

  • Working knowledge of Windows XP/Vista/7
  • A basic understanding of LonWorks concepts and terminology, as provided by the LonWorks Control Technology eTraining course.

Course Objectives

  • Identify control network architectures and select control network components
  • Install a LonWorks control network infrastructure
  • Program a control network by configuring devices and connecting network variables
  • Apply control network programs to physical networks
  • Test and verify control network and device performance
  • Optimize control network performance
  • Maintain control network devices, design, and infrastructure
  • Document control network resources and performance

What You Receive

At completion, you will receive a course manual, handouts, a course CD, a set of job aids to help you with your network design projects, and a certificate of completion.

Lecture and Hands-on Lab

This is an intensive hands-on class. After the first day, you will spend a major portion of class time on exercises that will reinforce the skills you need to successfully design, implement, and maintain a LonWorks control network, including:

Identifying and Selecting Control Network Components

  • Defining the tasks and requirements for your projects
  • Identifying control network architectures
  • Identifying installation and maintenance scenarios
  • Identifying LonWorks channel types, infrastructure devices, and application

Testing and Verifying Control Networks

  • Verifying application device health
  • Verifying control network communications
  • Verifying infrastructure devices
  • Verifying cabling and termination

Installing Physical Networks

  • Installing twisted pair cabling
  • Installing infrastructure devices
  • Installing application devices

Fine-tuning Networks

  • Identifying possible changes
  • Modifying infrastructure
  • Optimizing connection properties
  • Re-evaluating and optimizing configuration properties

Programming Networks

  • Acquiring external interfaces
  • Configuring devices and objects
  • Binding network variables

Maintaining Networks

  • Replacing and updating application devices
  • Moving network tools  
  • Maintaining the LNS server  

Applying Programs to Physical Networks

  • Acquiring Neuron IDs
  • Commissioning routers
  • Commissioning devices and propagating the program

Documenting Networks

  • Creating an operating manual or user's guide
  • Documenting control network physics and the network design and program
  • Documenting device, channel, and network health

LonMark Professional Certification provides a worldwide standard of proficiency for individuals who install, integrate, and maintain building automation systems using LonMark certified products. The certification applies to building automation and control engineers and integrators working with HVAC, lighting, security, and building automation systems. A growing number of system specifiers are requiring integration contractors to have certified professionals on staff to ensure project personnel are highly trained and proficient.

This course covers all facets of the LonMark Certified Professional requirements, giving you the background you need to successfully take the exam. The LonMark Certified Professional Exam is offered on the evening of the last day of class at the Echelon Corporate USA and Echelon UK training centers.

Note that the course fee does not include the exam fee. The exam fee is paid separately to LonMark International. Students may acquire an exam voucher from LonMark prior to the class or arrange payment during class. Information about LonMark Professional Certification can be found at www.lonmark.org/certifications/professional_certification/.