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Has your product development or integration hit a snag? Get help with our free eTraining courses. Learn how to design and install LonWorks products and control networks faster with these Macromedia Flash-based lessons.

eTraining Courses

  • Introduction to the LonWorks Platform
    Learn LonWorks fundamentals and terminology, and discover how LonWorks networks are used (1 hour, 13 minutes).
  • LonWorks Device Development
    Learn how to develop LonWorks devices using the NodeBuilder Development Tool. This course includes a recorded lecture and self-directed lab exercises (7 hours of lecture, 14 hours of labs and quizzes).
  • i.LON SmartServer
    Learn how to install and configure the i.LON SmartServer. A number of standalone modules cover various SmartServer topics; additional modules are under development (2 modules are available with translated script text in German and 1 module in French).
  • Smart Transceivers and Neuron Processors
    Learn about Neuron® 3100 Series network processors — the LonTalk protocol processor at the heart of any LonWorks based device (33 minutes).
  • Introduction to Neuron C Programming
    Learn about the programming language designed for Neuron Chips and Smart Transceivers (1 hour, 5 minutes).
  • ISI (Interoperable Self-Installation) Protocol
    Learn how the LonWorks ISI protocol creates networks of interoperable control devices that don't require an installation tool (33 minutes).
  • Mini EVK Evaluation Kit Development
    Compilation of above eTraining modules with related Mini EVK instruction (4 hours, 14 minutes).
  • Video Instructions for Using the i.LON 100
    Instructional videos (non-Flash based) on various aspects of Echelon’s I.LON 100 e3 Internet Server. Some videos are related but not directly applicable to SmartServer.
  • Using the i.LON to Interface LonWorks Devices to TCP/IP Networks
    Learn how to design, integrate, and troubleshoot IP-852- and RNI TCP/IP-based LonWorks networks (2 hours, 6 minutes).
  • The Pyxos Platform
    Learn about the Pyxos platform, which extends the power of LonWorks control networks to the smallest devices (26 minutes).