FieldServer FS-8700-114 X30 manual

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    A Sierra Mon itor Com pany APPLIC ABILITY & EFF ECTIVITY Effective f or all systems manufactu red after September 2 008 Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual ) FS-8700-114 X30 Dev iceNet Master Adapter Driver Driver Versio n: 1.01 Document R evision: 3[...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Table of Contents FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Calif ornia 95035 U SA We b : www.fields erver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 F ax : (408) 262 2269 T oll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : su pport@fieldser ver.com T A BLE OF CONTENTS 1. X30 DEVIC ENET M ASTER DESCRI PTION .......................[...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Page 3 of 15 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Calif ornia 95035 U SA We b : www.fields erver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 F ax : (408) 262 2269 T oll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : su pport@fieldser ver.com 1. X30 DeviceNet Master D escription The X30 D eviceNet Master Ad apter driver c an be [...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Page 4 of 15 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Calif ornia 95035 U SA We b : www.fields erver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 F ax : (408) 262 2269 T oll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : su pport@fieldser ver.com 2. Driver Scope of Supply 2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver Fie[...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Page 5 of 15 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Calif ornia 95035 U SA We b : www.fields erver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 F ax : (408) 262 2269 T oll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : su pport@fieldser ver.com 3. Hardware Connections The FieldSer ver is connec ted to the DeviceNet n etwork as sho[...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Page 6 of 15 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Calif ornia 95035 U SA We b : www.fields erver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 F ax : (408) 262 2269 T oll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : su pport@fieldser ver.com 4. Configuring the FieldServ er as a DeviceNet Master For a detailed discussio n on Fie[...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Page 7 of 15 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Calif ornia 95035 U SA We b : www.fields erver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 F ax : (408) 262 2269 T oll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : su pport@fieldser ver.com 4.2. Client Side Connection Descrip tors Section T itle Connections Column T itle Funct[...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Page 8 of 15 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Calif ornia 95035 U SA We b : www.fields erver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 F ax : (408) 262 2269 T oll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : su pport@fieldser ver.com 4.4. Client Side Map Descriptors 4.4.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descrip tor Parameters[...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Page 9 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 T arob Court Milpitas, California 950 35 USA Web : www.fieldserv er.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 2269 Toll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : support@f ieldserver.com 4.4.3. Map Descr iptor Examp le. // Client side Map Descrip tors Map_Descriptors Map_Descripto[...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Page 10 of 1 5 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Calif ornia 95035 U SA We b : www.fields erver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 F ax : (408) 262 2269 T oll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : su pport@fieldser ver.com A ppendix A . A dvanced Topics A ppendix A .1. DeviceNet X30 LED indicators LED 1 –[...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Page 11 of 1 5 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Calif ornia 95035 U SA We b : www.fields erver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 F ax : (408) 262 2269 T oll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : su pport@fieldser ver.com A ppendix A .2. Using RSNetWorx Please refer to the follo wing docum ent on the HM S [...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Page 12 of 1 5 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Calif ornia 95035 U SA We b : www.fields erver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 F ax : (408) 262 2269 T oll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : su pport@fieldser ver.com A ppendix B. Driver Notes A ppendix B.1. Setting the FieldServer’s Dev iceNet MAC I[...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Page 13 of 1 5 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Calif ornia 95035 U SA We b : www.fields erver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 F ax : (408) 262 2269 T oll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : su pport@fieldser ver.com always po wers up in Id le m ode and can be set to Run m ode autom atically wit h a p[...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Page 14 of 1 5 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Calif ornia 95035 U SA We b : www.fields erver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 F ax : (408) 262 2269 T oll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : su pport@fieldser ver.com Example: If the Master re ports a net work failure the follow ing screens hot will be[...]

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    FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master M anual Page 15 of 1 5 FieldServer T echnolog ies 1991 T arob Court Mi lpitas, Calif ornia 95035 U SA We b : www.fields erver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 F ax : (408) 262 2269 T oll Free : ( 888) 509 1970 email : su pport@fieldser ver.com A ppendix B.4. Understanding buffer ty pes and Map Descriptor functions The diagram b[...]