i.LON SmartServer 2.0

The smart way to save energy and lower operating costs.

Echelon’s i.LON SmartServer 2.0 is a versatile smart energy manager that helps your business achieve its operating and energy-efficiency goals. Designed to connect to IP-based applications such as enterprise energy management solutions, demand response programs, streetlight management systems, and high-value remote asset management programs, the server lets you link thousands of electronic devices to control centers. Not only can you access, control, and monitor these devices, but you can use captured data to save energy, improve operations, and lower maintenance costs.

Assembled in the USA

We've created an "Assembled in the USA" version of the SmartServer to meet ARRA (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, aka the stimulus package) requirements. For more information, contact Echelon sales.

For facility managers, the SmartServer is the key to remotely accessing, monitoring, and managing automation equipment like air-handling units or lighting systems.
For chief operating officers, it’s the linchpin that lets them assess and implement best practices across hundreds of remote branches.
For energy services providers, it’s the connector that fuels demand response applications and virtual power plants.
For city managers, it’s the street lighting segment controller that lowers energy costs, maintains billing, and supports a green vision.

Easy to deploy and manage, and capable of both local and remote control, the SmartServer offers unparalleled flexibility. Use it as a standalone server or integrate it with the control system of your choice. With built-in drivers for industry-standard protocols like Echelon’s LonWorks® technology, SOAP/XML, Modbus, M-Bus, digital I/O, and pulsecount input, and custom driver support for everything else, the SmartServer offers unprecedented connectivity at no extra cost.

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Programmability. Expand the SmartServer's feature set by writing custom applications — for energy optimization, data analysis, and room and lighting control, for example. Or, create modules that bridge to legacy systems using the RS-232 or RS-485 ports. A flexible licensing system protects your software development investment, letting you decide how your applications are distributed and whether they require activation.

i.LON Echelon Enterprise Services. Remotely deploy new sites, upgrade existing sites, and automatically archive data from site data logs — all from one software bundle.
Standalone mode. The SmartServer can be used as the brains of a network in standalone mode. This lets you expand your markets on a single hardware platform, whether your services run tethered or disconnected. Everything is in a single box — network management, installation and configuration, scheduling, data logging, alarming, trending, and communications.
Web 2.0 user interface. An intuitive interface reduces the need for costly front-ends and tool-specific user training. The Dynamic Navigation pane in the SmartServer Web pages offers easy access to configuration Web pages and embedded applications. You can set up peer-to-peer connections between devices, and configure and manage networks, channels, devices, functional blocks, and data points.
Built-in SmartServer apps. Programs for scheduling, alarming, data logging, meter reading, and network integration help you easily integrate your control system. For example, logging functions can collect data from networks, devices, or sensors to record energy usage and operation hours. And even if you lose Internet connectivity, your remote equipment will still be managed properly and its data will be stored for later collection. (For instance, your diesel engine in a remote oil field will still be able to report its status when the 3G modem can connect again.
Hardware I/O. Easily transform legacy, non-communicating equipment into smart, networked devices by using the provided inputs and outputs. For example, a digital input from a moisture sensor, indicating a burst water pipe, could trigger an internal high-voltage, high-current relay to shut down legacy electrical equipment, as well as send an e-mail message to the maintenance staff.
i.LON Vision 2.0 Web Authoring Tool. Build visually appealing Web pages quickly and easily with this included tool, which speeds customization, lowers costs, and helps you replicate local user interfaces for other jobs.
Standards-based protocols. Whether you want to connect to a LAN, WAN, or control network, the SmartServer lets you do so quickly and cost-effectively. Open connectivity is ensured based on accepted international standards — including ISO/IEC 14908-1, ISO/IEC 14908-4 IP-852, Modbus, M-Bus, and SOAP/XML over Ethernet or modem — which complement the digital I/O, pulsecount input, and RS-232 and RS-485 ports.
Seamless LNS® integration. For centrally managed networks, the SmartServer can directly access an LNS Server, the most widely used network operating system for LonWorks networks. The SmartServer can also perform many common network management functions using the LNS Server and it can launch LNS plug-ins, making the SmartServer the only installation tool you need for many LNS networks. In addition, you can use the SmartServer as an LNS Remote Network Interface to connect locally or remotely to LNS or OpenLDV™ applications including the LonMaker Integration Tool, and you can use the server as a LonScanner™ interface for the LonScanner Protocol Analyzer. The SmartServer works seamlessly with any LNS based application or tool, regardless of vendor.

The SmartServer is used in applications ranging from managed street lighting systems to remote asset management. Examples include:

Monitoring solar inverters in commercial solar array installations.
Centrally managing hundreds of schools within a school district.
Centrally monitoring energy use for thousands of bank branches.
Keeping a data center's temperature and humidity within acceptable limits while saving energy.
Setting streetlights to emit only the necessary amount of light.
Identifying energy fluctuations among thousands of quick-service restaurants.

Find out more.

i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Datasheet (PDF)

i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Brochure (PDF)

i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Overview (PDF)

i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Technical Overview (PDF)