Functional Profiles

Background Information about Profiles
Access/Intrusion/Monitoring
Fire & Smoke
Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning (HVAC)
Industrial
Input/Output
Lighting
Management
Motor Control
Refrigeration
Sensors
Vertical/Conveyor (Elevators/Lifts)
Whitegoods (Home Appliances)

Background

The initial set of LonMark profiles, published in the LonMark Interoperability Guidelines provided a basic set of generic functions (open and closed -loop sensors and actuators, and a controller) from which a broad set of applications could be implemented.

Input and output data types were intentionally left open to interpretation according to the particular application. LonMark members, working within application-specific task groups, have since gone ahead and defined the data types and associated configuration properties to arrive at new, application-specific functional definitions described by the new Functional Profiles.

LonMark Functional profiles describe in detail the application-layer interface—including the network variables, configuration properties, defaults, and power-up behaviors—required on LonMark devices for specific, commonly used control functions.

Profiles standardize functions not products, Profiles give industry groups a universal shorthand in which to describe common units of functional behavior. This shorthand eases the specfication process and enhances interoperability—without compromising a specifier's ability to call for unique capabilities, or a manufacturer's ability to differentiate a product from the competition.

A product must be based on one or more profiles (including one of the initial four: open-loop sensor, closed-loop sensor, open-loop actuator, and/or closed-loop actuator) if it is to be certified to the LonMark Interoperability Guidelines.

LonMark members can use the Member Forum(opens into a new window) for all up-to-date draft Profile documents. Below are the published functional profiles completed to-date.

LonMark Access/Intrusion/Monitoring Functional Profiles(opens 
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LonMark Fire & Smoke Device Functional Profiles(opens into a 
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LonMark HVAC Functional Profiles(opens into a new window)
LonMark Industrial Functional Profiles(opens into a new 
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LonMark Input/Output Functional Profiles(opens into a new window)
  • 0520_10.pdf - Analog input (24k)
  • 0521_10.pdf - Analog output (22)
  • 0001_11.pdf - Open-Loop Sensor (to be posted)
  • 0002_11.pdf - Closed-Loop Sensor (to be posted)
  • 0003_11.pdf - Open-Loop Actuator (to be posted)
  • 0004_11.pdf - Closed-Loop Actuator (to be posted)
LonMark Lighting Functional Profiles(opens into a new window)
LonMark Management Functional Profiles(opens into a new 
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LonMark Motor Control Functional Profiles(opens into a new 
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LonMark Refrigeration Functional Profiles(opens into a new 
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  • 10010_10.pdf - Refrigerated Display Case Controller: Defrost Object (50k)
  • 10011_10.pdf - Refrigerated Display Case Controller: Evaporator Control Object (67k)
  • 10012_10.pdf - Refrigerated Display Case Controller: Thermostat Object (65k)
LonMark Sensor Functional Profiles(opens into a new window)
LonMark Vertical/Conveyor Transportation Functional Profiles(opens into a new window)
LonMark Whitegood/Appliance Functional Profiles(opens into a 
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