FieldServer FS-8700-22 X30 manual

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    A Sierra Monitor Company A PPLIC A BILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001 Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Ma nual) FS-8700-22 X30 De v iceNe t Sla ve Adapter Driver Driver Version: 1.00 Document Revision: 2[...]

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    FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual T able of Contents FieldServ er Technolo gies 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 2-9042 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com T A BLE OF CON TENTS 1. X30 DEVICENET SL A VE DESCRIPTION ..... ..... ..... ......[...]

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    FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Page 3 of 12 FieldServ er Technolo gies 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 2-9042 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 1. X30 DeviceNet S lave Description The X30 Devi ceNet S lave Adapter dr iver can be use[...]

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    FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Page 4 of 12 FieldServ er Technolo gies 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 2-9042 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 2. Driver Scope of Supply 2.1. Supplied b y FieldS erv er Techno logies for this driver [...]

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    FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Page 5 of 12 FieldServ er Technolo gies 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 2-9042 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 3. Hardware Connections The FieldServer is c onnected to the DeviceNet network as shown [...]

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    FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Page 6 of 12 FieldServ er Technolo gies 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 2-9042 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 4. Configuring the Fie ldServer as a DeviceNet S lave For a detailed discussion on Field[...]

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    FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Page 7 of 12 FieldServ er Technolo gies 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 2-9042 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 4.2. Server Side Connection Descriptors Section Title Connections Column Title Function [...]

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    FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Page 8 of 12 FieldServ er Technolo gies 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 2-9042 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com 4.4. Server Side Map Descriptors 4.4.1. FieldSe rver Specific Map Descr iptor Parameters[...]

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    FS-8700-22_ X30_De viceNe t_Slave Manu al Page 9 of 12 FieldServer Technologies 1991 T arob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA We b :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : ( 408) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 em ail : support@fieldserver.com 4.4.3. Map Descriptor Example. // Client side Map Des criptors Map_D escriptors Map_D escripto[...]

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    FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Page 10 of 12 FieldServ er Technolo gies 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 2-9042 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com Appendix A . Advanced Topic s Appendix A .1. DeviceNet X30 LED indicators LED 1 – Res[...]

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    FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Page 11 of 12 FieldServ er Technolo gies 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 2-9042 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com Appendix B. Driver Notes Appendix B.1. Setting the FieldServer’s DeviceNet MAC ID and[...]

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    FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Page 12 of 12 FieldServ er Technolo gies 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 2-9042 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldserver.com THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK[...]