http://www.etcconnect.com/Community/wikis/products/lon.aspxen-USCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://www.etcconnect.com/Community/wikis/products/lon.aspxWed, 08 Jul 2009 13:58:21 GMTa7ac4d8e-197b-4214-ba03-8caf86a3094c:64Kelsey Alecksonhttp://www.etcconnect.com/Community/wikis/products/lon/comments.aspxCurrent revision posted to ETC Product Wiki by Kelsey Aleckson on 7/8/2009 8:58:21 AM<br /> <h2>Lon</h2> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Filed under: <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Lon</span></div> <p>Lon is a data standard used largely by ETC Architectural products to carry data and power to architetural outstations such as button stations, occupancy sensors and daylight sensors.</p> <p>Lon is assigned different names depending on the system it is being used with.</p> <p>With ETC&#39;s [[products:etc-legacy-unison-dimming-and-control|Unison Legacy systems]], it is known as Unison LinkPower</p> <p>With ETC [[products:etc-unison-paradigm-control|Paradigm systems]], it is known as LinkConnect</p> <p>With ETC [[products:etc-unison-smartlink-control|Smartlink systems]], it is known as Smartlink</p> <p>It is important to note that although the cabling and physical layer (voltage, topology, etc.) are the same for all of these systems, the data carried is not the same - for example, connecting a Smartlink station to a Paradigm processor will not work!</p> <h2>Cabling</h2> <p>Lon is a topology free cabling system, meaning that the cable can be split, starred, daisy chained or any combination of these. The only restriction is that the total length of cabling must not exceed 1640&#39; (500m) without use of a repeater.</p> <p>ETC recommends the use of Belden 8471 cable for Lon systems. It is very important to note that DMX cable, Cat5 cable and other types <b>will not work</b>.</p> <h3>&nbsp;Knowledge Base:</h3> <ul> <li>[[products:KnowledgeBase: Data Cable Wire Length / Specs / Substitutions|Data Cable Wire Length / Specs / Substitutions]]</li> <li>[[products:KnowledgeBase: Help Your Technician Help you|Help Your Technician Help you]]</li> </ul>http://www.etcconnect.com/Community/wikis/products/lon/revision/4.aspxWed, 08 Jul 2009 13:58:21 GMTa7ac4d8e-197b-4214-ba03-8caf86a3094c:1949Kelsey Alecksonhttp://www.etcconnect.com/Community/wikis/products/lon/comments.aspxRevision 4 posted to ETC Product Wiki by Kelsey Aleckson on 7/8/2009 8:58:21 AM<br /> <h2>Lon</h2> <p>Lon is a data standard used largely by ETC Architectural products to carry data and power to architetural outstations such as button stations, occupancy sensors and daylight sensors.</p> <p>Lon is assigned different names depending on the system it is being used with.</p> <p>With ETC&#39;s [[products:etc-legacy-unison-dimming-and-control|Unison Legacy systems]], it is known as Unison LinkPower</p> <p>With ETC [[products:etc-unison-paradigm-control|Paradigm systems]], it is known as LinkConnect</p> <p>With ETC [[products:etc-unison-smartlink-control|Smartlink systems]], it is known as Smartlink</p> <p>It is important to note that although the cabling and physical layer (voltage, topology, etc.) are the same for all of these systems, the data carried is not the same - for example, connecting a Smartlink station to a Paradigm processor will not work!</p> <h2>Cabling</h2> <p>Lon is a topology free cabling system, meaning that the cable can be split, starred, daisy chained or any combination of these. The only restriction is that the total length of cabling must not exceed 1640&#39; (500m) without use of a repeater.</p> <p>ETC recommends the use of Belden 8471 cable for Lon systems. It is very important to note that DMX cable, Cat5 cable and other types <b>will not work</b>.</p> <h3>&nbsp;Knowledge Base:</h3> <ul> <li>[[products:KnowledgeBase: Data Cable Wire Length / Specs / Substitutions|Data Cable Wire Length / Specs / Substitutions]]</li> <li><span style="background: SpringGreen;">[</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">[products:KnowledgeBase:</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Help</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Your</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Technician</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Help</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">you|Help</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Your</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Technician</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Help</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">you]</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">]</span></li> </ul>http://www.etcconnect.com/Community/wikis/products/lon/revision/3.aspxMon, 06 Jul 2009 13:25:57 GMTa7ac4d8e-197b-4214-ba03-8caf86a3094c:1123Kelsey Alecksonhttp://www.etcconnect.com/Community/wikis/products/lon/comments.aspxRevision 3 posted to ETC Product Wiki by Kelsey Aleckson on 7/6/2009 8:25:57 AM<br /> <h2>Lon</h2> <p>Lon is a data standard used largely by ETC Architectural products to carry data and power to architetural outstations such as button stations, occupancy sensors and daylight sensors.</p> <p>Lon is assigned different names depending on the system it is being used with.</p> <p>With ETC&#39;s [[products:etc-legacy-unison-dimming-and-control|Unison Legacy systems]], it is known as Unison LinkPower</p> <p>With ETC [[products:etc-unison-paradigm-control|Paradigm systems]], it is known as LinkConnect</p> <p>With ETC [[products:etc-unison-smartlink-control|Smartlink systems]], it is known as Smartlink</p> <p>It is important to note that although the cabling and physical layer (voltage, topology, etc.) are the same for all of these systems, the data carried is not the same - for example, connecting a Smartlink station to a Paradigm processor will not work!</p> <h2>Cabling</h2> <p>Lon is a topology free cabling system, meaning that the cable can be split, starred, daisy chained or any combination of these. The only restriction is that the total length of cabling must not exceed 1640&#39; (500m) without use of a repeater.</p> <p>ETC recommends the use of Belden 8471 cable for Lon systems. It is very important to note that DMX cable, Cat5 cable and other types <b>will not work</b>.</p> <h3>&nbsp;<span style="background: SpringGreen;">Knowledge</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Base</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">:</span></h3> <ul> <li><span style="background: SpringGreen;">[</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">[products:KnowledgeBase:</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Data</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Cable</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Wire</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Length</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">/</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Specs</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">/</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Substitutions|Data</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Cable</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Wire</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Length</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">/</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Specs</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">/</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Substitutions]</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">]</span></li> </ul>http://www.etcconnect.com/Community/wikis/products/lon/revision/2.aspxWed, 17 Jun 2009 19:48:48 GMTa7ac4d8e-197b-4214-ba03-8caf86a3094c:939tomsteerhttp://www.etcconnect.com/Community/wikis/products/lon/comments.aspxRevision 2 posted to ETC Product Wiki by tomsteer on 6/17/2009 2:48:48 PM<br /> <h2>Lon</h2> <p>Lon <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Product</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: red;">Page</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">data</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">standard</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">used</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">largely</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">by</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">ETC</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Architectural</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">products</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">carry</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">data</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">power</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">architetural</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">outstations</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">such</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">as</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">button</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">stations</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">occupancy</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">sensors</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">daylight</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">sensors</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span></p> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">Lon</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">assigned</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">different</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">names</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">depending</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">on</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">system</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">it</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">being</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">used</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">with</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span></p> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">With</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">ETC</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">&#39;</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">s</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">[</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">[products:etc-legacy-unison-dimming-and-control|Unison</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Legacy</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">systems]]</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">it</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">known</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">as</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Unison</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">LinkPower</span></p> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">With</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">ETC</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">[</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">[products:etc-unison-paradigm-control|Paradigm</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">systems]]</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">it</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">known</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">as</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">LinkConnect</span></p> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">With</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">ETC</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">[</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">[products:etc-unison-smartlink-control|Smartlink</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">systems]]</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">it</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">known</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">as</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Smartlink</span></p> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">It</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">important</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">note</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">that</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">although</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">cabling</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">physical</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">layer</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">(</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">voltage,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">topology</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">etc.</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">)</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">are</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">same</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">for</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">all</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">of</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">these</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">systems</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">data</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">carried</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">not</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">same</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">-</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">for</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">example</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">connecting</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Smartlink</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">station</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Paradigm</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">processor</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">will</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">not</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">work</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">!</span></p> <h2><span style="background: SpringGreen;">Cabling</span></h2> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">Lon</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">topology</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">free</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">cabling</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">system</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">meaning</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">that</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">cable</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">can</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">be</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">split</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">starred</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">daisy</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">chained</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">or</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">any</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">combination</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">of</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">these</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">The</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">only</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">restriction</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">that</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">total</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">length</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">of</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">cabling</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">must</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">not</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">exceed</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">1640</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">&#39;</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">(</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">500m)</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">without</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">use</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">of</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">a</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">repeater</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span></p> <p><span style="background: SpringGreen;">ETC</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">recommends</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">the</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">use</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">of</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Belden</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">8471</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">cable</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">for</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Lon</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">systems</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">It</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">is</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">very</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">important</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">to</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">note</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">that</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">DMX</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">cable</span><span style="background: SpringGreen;">,</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">Cat5</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">cable</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">and</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">other</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">types</span> <b><span style="background: SpringGreen;">will</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">not</span> <span style="background: SpringGreen;">work</span></b><span style="background: SpringGreen;">.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.etcconnect.com/Community/wikis/products/lon/revision/1.aspxMon, 15 Jun 2009 20:02:27 GMTa7ac4d8e-197b-4214-ba03-8caf86a3094c:413Kelsey Alecksonhttp://www.etcconnect.com/Community/wikis/products/lon/comments.aspxRevision 1 posted to ETC Product Wiki by Kelsey Aleckson on 6/15/2009 3:02:27 PM<br /> <p>Lon Product Page</p>