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Neuron ID
A 48-bit number assigned to each Neuron Chip at manufacture time. Each Neuron Chip has a unique
Neuron ID, making it like a serial number.
Network Explorer
An auto-hide window that displays a hierarchical view of your LonMaker network and supports all of
the commands available within the drawing pages. The Network Explorer can be used in a LonMaker
drawing as a navigational tool or as a network management tool.
Network Merge
Process in which one LonMaker network design is merged into another existing network design.
Network Navigator
A dialog displaying a hierarchal view of the subsystems in a network that can be used to expand,
select, and deselect items when viewing or configuring a LonMaker network.
Network Recovery
Process in which a new LonMaker drawing and LNS network database are created from an existing
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network. Network recovery is useful for networks that were installed with legacy tools
not based on LNS, self-installed networks, and installed networks in which the LNS network database
has been lost
Node Address
A unique 15-bit logical identifier for each device in a domain. The node address consists of two parts:
a 7-bit subnet address and an 8-bit Node ID. The Node ID is unique within the subnet.
Node ID
The third part of the LonTalk addressing hierarchy of domain/subnet/node. At installation time, each
device is assigned a unique node ID within its subnet by the NSS.
Node Object
A functional block that monitors the status of all functional blocks in a device and makes the status
information available for monitoring by the LonMaker tool. A L
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-compliant device that has
more than one functional block must have a node object.
NodeBuilder Tool
A hardware and software platform used to develop applications for Neuron Chips and Echelon Smart
Transceivers.
Non-Volatile RAM
Read/write processor memory that does not lose its contents when electrical power is removed. Two
widely used semiconductor technologies are EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only
memory) and Flash memory.
NV Selector
A 14-bit number used to identify connected network variables. When placing the network variable in a
connection, the LNS Object Server connection binder assigns a value representing that connection. All
network variables in a given connection use the same network variable selector. The LNS Server
shares a network variable selector among connections if the connections share one or more network
variables.
OffNet
A management mode in which network configuration changes are stored in the network database, but
not propagated to the devices on the network. To send the changes to the devices, you place the