LonTalk is a protocol optimized for control created by Echelon Corporation for networking devices over media such as twisted pair, powerlines, fiber optics, and RF. Echelon Corporation ( designs control networks to connect Machines and other Electronic devices, for the purposes of Sensing, Monitoring Twisted pair Cabling is a form of wiring in which two conductors (two halves of a single circuit) are wound together for the purposes of canceling out An optical fiber (or fibre) is a Glass or Plastic fiber that carries Light along its length Radio frequency ( RF) is a Frequency or rate of Oscillation within the range of about 3 Hz to 300 GHz It is popular for the automation of various functions in industrial control, home automation, transportation, and buildings systems such as lighting and HVAC; see Intelligent building. Home automation (also called smart homes or domotics) is a field within Building automation, specializing in the specific Automation requirements Lighting includes both artificial Light sources such as lamps and natural illumination of interiors from Daylight. HVAC (pronounced either "H-V-A-C" or occasionally " H-vak " is an Initialism or Acronym that stands for " Heating "Building automation" can also refer to Build automation, the practice of programmatically Compiling Software programs
LonTalk is part of the technology platform called LonWorks. LonWorks is a networking platform specifically created to address the unique performance reliability installation and maintenance needs of Control applications The platform
LonTalk is defined by ANSI Standard ANSI/CEA 709. 1, and is a preliminary EU standard prEN14908.
See also
- BACnet -- A gateway-to-gateway protocol supported by ASHRAE that is being supplanted by standardized web services such as oBix. BACnet is a Data Communications Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks LonTalk will continue to be used for device-to-device communication, with these standardized web services connecting together these LonWorks systems.
- LonTalk is not to be confused with LocalTalk, although both run over twisted pair telephone cable. LocalTalk is a particular implementation of the Physical layer of the AppleTalk networking system from Apple Computer.
Resources
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