601 - LNS Network Tools Development

Who Should Attend

Developers who must build tools that install, maintain, monitor, control, and diagnose LonWorks devices and networks
Device OEM manufacturers who want to build LNS plug-in applications to provide custom user interfaces for their devices
Developers who've bought, or are thinking of buying, the LNS Application Developer's Kit for Windows
Product managers or development team leaders who need to design and manage the development of LNS applications

Course Duration
4 Days

Course Fee
$1,795 USD

Overview

This advanced course is a must for development engineers who are creating products based on the LonWorks Network Services (LNS) network operating system, Echelon's powerful device and network management system. Get the tools you need to develop interoperable network management applications, including device plug-ins based on the LNS architecture. Coursework includes writing LNS-based applications to install, maintain, monitor, and control LonWorks networks and devices.

Course Objectives

Describe the LNS architecture, including its benefits and features
Design an LNS application given appropriate system requirements
Build an LNS application that:
- Installs devices in various install scenarios

Efficiently creates connections between devices
Properly monitors and updates network variables
Diagnoses and maintains the network

Create an LNS plug-in application

Course Prerequisites

Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts*
Experience with event-driven programming and development of basic GUI applications*
Hands-on experience with one of Echelon's classroom programming environments: Microsoft Visual Basic 6 or Microsoft Visual C++ 6
The LonWorks Network Design course, or equivalent working knowledge of basic LonWorks terminology and design techniques

* The concepts covered in these reference guides represent the required knowledge:

Mastering Visual Basic 6, E. Petrousos (Sybex)
Programming Visual C++, Fifth Edition, D. Kruglinski, S. Wingo, G. Shepherd (Microsoft Press)
Mastering Visual C++ 6, M. Young (Sybex)

Laboratory Work

In this course you'll complete over 15 hours of lab work including review sessions, group discussion, and self-paced programming exercises. You'll program all of the network services management tasks of a network services tool and create a device plug-in. We'll provide partially pre-programmed sample network management tools for these labs.

Our state-of-the-art classroom includes all the necessary software and hardware to program, test, and debug a network tool. You'll have a choice of programming environments including Visual Basic and Visual C++. (The plug-in exercise will be available in Visual Basic only.) We'll provide a CD containing all the programming labs and solutions, and a blank disc so you can take home your solutions.

What You'll Receive

You'll receive a course manual, user guides, additional references, and a course CD. We'll also provide lunch and refreshments. At the end of class, you'll get a certificate of completion.