FieldServer FS-8700-03 DF1 manual

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    A Sierra M onitor Co mpany Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual ) FS-8700-03 DF1 A PPLIC A BILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured af ter May 1, 2001 Driver Version: 1.01 Document Revision: 16[...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Table of Contents FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Cal ifornia 95035 U SA We b :www.fiel dserver.com Tel : (408) 262- 2299 Fa x : (408) 26 2-2269 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com TABLE O F CONTE NTS 1. A llen B radley D F1 De script ion ..................................[...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 3 of 16 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Cal ifornia 95035 U SA We b :www.fiel dserver.com Tel : (408) 262- 2299 Fa x : (408) 26 2-2269 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 1. Allen Bradle y DF1 De scription The D F1 driver allows t he FieldServer to transfer dat a to a[...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 4 of 16 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Cal ifornia 95035 U SA We b :www.fiel dserver.com Tel : (408) 262- 2299 Fa x : (408) 26 2-2269 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 2. Driver Scope of Supply 2.1. Supplied b y FieldSe rv er Technol ogies for this driver FieldServ[...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 5 of 16 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Cal ifornia 95035 U SA We b :www.fiel dserver.com Tel : (408) 262- 2299 Fa x : (408) 26 2-2269 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 3. Hardware Connections It is possible to connect an Allen Bradley PLC to any of the RS-232 ports[...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 6 of 16 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Cal ifornia 95035 U SA We b :www.fiel dserver.com Tel : (408) 262- 2299 Fa x : (408) 26 2-2269 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 4. Configuring the Fie ldServer as a DF1 Clie nt For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configu[...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 7 of 16 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Cal ifornia 95035 U SA We b :www.fiel dserver.com Tel : (408) 262- 2299 Fa x : (408) 26 2-2269 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 4.2. Client Side Connections Section Title Connections Column Title Function Legal Values Port Sp[...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 8 of 16 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Cal ifornia 95035 U SA We b :www.fiel dserver.com Tel : (408) 262- 2299 Fa x : (408) 26 2-2269 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 4.4. Client Side Map Descriptors 4.4.1. FieldServer Rela ted Map Descriptor Par ameters Column T [...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF 1 Drive r Manual Page 9 of 16s FieldServer Technologies 1991 T arob Court Milpitas, California 950 35 USA Web :www.fieldser ver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408) 262-2269 Toll_Free : 888-5 09-1970 email : support@f ieldserver.com 4.4.3. Map Descriptor Example // Client Side Map Descriptors Map_Descriptors Map_Descriptor_Name, Data_[...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 10 of 16 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Cal ifornia 95035 U SA We b :www.fiel dserver.com Tel : (408) 262- 2299 Fa x : (408) 26 2-2269 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 5. Configuring the Fie ldServer as a DF1 Se rver For a detailed discussion on FieldServer config[...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 11 of 16 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Cal ifornia 95035 U SA We b :www.fiel dserver.com Tel : (408) 262- 2299 Fa x : (408) 26 2-2269 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 5.2. Server Side Node Descriptions Section T itle Nodes Column T itle Function Legal Value s Nod[...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 12 of 16 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Cal ifornia 95035 U SA We b :www.fiel dserver.com Tel : (408) 262- 2299 Fa x : (408) 26 2-2269 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 5.3. Server Side Ma p Descriptors 5.3.1. FieldServer Spe cific Map Descriptor Parame ters Sectio[...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF 1 Drive r Manual Page 13 of 16 FieldServer Technologies 1991 T arob Court Milpitas, California 950 35 USA Web :www.fieldser ver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408) 262-2269 Toll_Free : 888-5 09-1970 email : support@f ieldserver.com 5.3.3. Map Descriptor Example // Server Sid e Map Des criptors Map_D escriptors Map_D escriptor_Na me, [...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 14 of 16 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Cal ifornia 95035 U SA We b :www.fiel dserver.com Tel : (408) 262- 2299 Fa x : (408) 26 2-2269 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com Appendix A . Driver Notes Appendix A.1 . Continuous Map Des criptors RS View has been known to c[...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 15 of 16 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Cal ifornia 95035 U SA We b :www.fiel dserver.com Tel : (408) 262- 2299 Fa x : (408) 26 2-2269 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com Appendix B. Error Mes sages DF1 Rem STS err F0-> E xtended error code [See table below ][...]

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    FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 16 of 16 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Cal ifornia 95035 U SA We b :www.fiel dserver.com Tel : (408) 262- 2299 Fa x : (408) 26 2-2269 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLAN K[...]