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LONMARK Interoperability Association

LONMARK®

Transportation Meeting

April 28, 1999

Brooklyn, New York


Agenda

1:30 - 1:40 Welcome1:40 - 2:00 Opening Comments

Gene Sansone, New York City Transit

2:00 - 2:30 Introduction Tom Sullivan, TSD

2:30 - 2:45 Overview of LONMARK AssociationPaula Skokowski, LONMARK Association

2:45 - 4:00 Introduction to Open LONMARK DesignsAlex Chervet, Echelon

4:00 - 5:15 Goals LONMARK Transportation GroupTom Sullivan, TSD

5:15 - 5:30 Meeting Wrapup


Overview of the LONMARK Interoperability

Association


The LONMARK Interoperability Association - Objectives

• Make multi-vendor interoperable control systems a reality

• Facilitate the development of LONMARK products

• Create value in the LONMARK brand• Communicate to the marketplace that

interoperable products are desirable• Establish LONMARK /LonTalk/IEEE 1473 as an

international standard


Structure of the Association

• An open global multi-industry organization formed in May 1994

• Membership open to any company developing, marketing or using interoperable LONWORKS-based products

• Membership includes manufacturers, end-users, system integrators


LONMARK Interoperability - the definition

• Easy integration of LONWORKS-based products from multiple manufacturers without the need for custom software or hardware development.

• Plug-and-play is the LONMARK goal for interoperability


What does the LONMARK Association provide?

• Interoperability Design Guidelines

• Standards setting body

• Product Conformance Testing

• Proof of Compliance

• Marketing Assistance

• Brand Recognition


What does the LONMARK Standard enable?

• Media sharing

• Information sharing

• Common installation

• Use of third party tools

• Multi-vendor networks


Verifying compliance

• The LONMARK Association provides a Conformance Review to verify compliance

• Products that successfully pass the review can carry the LONMARK logo

• The LONMARK logo indicates a product is tested and designed according to the LONMARK standard for interoperability


LONMARK Task Groups

• The LONMARK Interoperability Standard is expanded via task groups

• Current task groups include:

Automated Food Equipment, Elevators, Fire,

Home/Utility, HVAC, Industrial, Intrinsic

Safety, Lighting, Network Tools,

Refrigeration, Security, Semiconductor,

Sunblinds, System Integration,Transportation


Getting started

• Any member can prepare and submit a proposal

• Proposals are reviewed within task groups• Review and approval handled on-line• Cross functional review ensures

consistency between groups• Progress to date has been rapid• Draft standards move through review

process in months rather than years


The Review Process

• 30 day review period for all proposals• Proposals and drafts posted on

www.lonmark.org • Task group members notified when new files

uploaded for review• Comments posted in task group file area• After 30 days draft revised or approved by

group and forwarded for final approval by Industrial Council


An Example Task Group - Lighting

• Task Group Leader – Noel Bonne, Philips

• Key Participants– Ahlstrom, Lexel, GE Lighting, Douglas Lighting,

Helvar, Leviton, Legrand

• Identified a basic family of seven objects• Completed definition work from beginning to

end in 6 months• Working on five follow-on objects


LONMARK Membership Overview


LONMARK Association• A member organization

• Three classes of membership– Sponsors - market leaders in open interoperable

control solutions– Partners - manufacturers of LONWORKS-based

products– Associates - end-users, system integrators

• Governed by ByLaws

• Board of Directors comprises– Sponsor members and elected representatives


LONMARK Membership - Benefits

• Members have access to all on-line facilities of www.lonmark.org including– task group discussion lists, access to all draft

documents, links to member home pages, logo files, presentations

• Members can comment on draft proposals and vote on approval

• Members can put the LONMARK logo on all products that pass the conformance review



• Members participate in Association sponsored events (free of charge)– tradeshows, demonstrations, press events,

training seminars, task group meetings

• Members receive free copies of Association collateral including– brochures, promotional items, literature,

Member CD, member contact lists



• Members with LONMARK products receive the following benefits– free product certification - first submittal– free display panel in the Award -winning

LONMARK booth at sponsored tradeshows– free product promotion on the LONMARK Wall

of Fame – free product listing on www.lonmark.org

including downloadable datasheet– free design advice


LONMARK Membership Fees

• Membership Fees are used 100% toward Association sponsored activities

• Sponsor Membership - $20,000/yr

• Partner Membership - $5,000/yr

• Associate Membership - $1,000/yr


www.lonmark.org - on-line information

• LONMARK web site provides up-to-date information on:– certified products– member companies– news & events– technical documents– membership information

• Special Member - only area used for :– review and comment on proposals– discussion groups


Keeping up-to-date

• Member e-mail updates (monthly)

• Interoperable News (quarterly)

• Task Group Meetings (as scheduled)

• General Meetings (twice per year)

• Next General Meeting May25th in Orlando


In Conclusion

• LONMARK is a multi-vendor, multi-industry standard backed by real products and real projects

• LONMARK membership lets you drive the standard for open interoperable solutions


How to contact the Association

• Via e-mail– [email protected]

• Via phone– +1 650 855 7466

• Via fax– +1 650 856 6153

• Via mail– 4015 Miranda Avenue

– Palo Alto CA 94304

– USA

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