FieldServer FS-8700-66 manual

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    - A Sierra M onitor Co mpany A PPLIC A BILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured af ter May 1, 2001 Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServ er Instruction Manual) FS-8700-66 GE S NP Driver Version: 1.02 Document Revision: 9[...]

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    FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Ma nual T able 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com TABLE O F CONTE NTS 1. GE_SN P De scrip tion .................................................[...]

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    Page 3 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 3 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com 1. GE_SNP Description The GE-SNP Serial driver allows t he FieldServer to transfer dat a [...]

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    Page 4 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 4 of 29 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 2-2296 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 F[...]

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    Page 5 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 5 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com 3. Hardware Connections The FieldServer is connected to the GE PLC in one of two w ays. A[...]

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    Page 6 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 6 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com BASE NAME : FILE NAME : GE SNP CONNECTIO N DIAGRAM RS-485 to RS-2 32 using Model48 50 TLE[...]

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    Page 7 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 7 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com DATE: 2/2/04 BY: MF (408)-262-2299 BASE NAME: FILE NAME: GE SNP CONNECTION DIAGRAM P1-P8 [...]

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    Page 8 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 8 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com 4. Configuring the Fie ldServer as a GE_SNP Client For a detailed discussion on FieldSe r[...]

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    Page 9 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 9 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com 4.2. Client Side Connection Descriptors Section Title Connections Column Title Function L[...]

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    Page 10 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 10 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com 4.3. Client Side Node Descriptors Section Title Nodes Column Title Function Legal Value[...]

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    Page 11 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 11 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com 4.4.2. Driver Relate d Map Descriptor Para meters Column Title Function Legal Values No[...]

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    Page 12 of 29 FS-8700 -66_GE-SN P Manua l Page 12 of 29 FieldServer Technologies 1991 T arob Court Milpitas, California 950 35 USA Web :www.fieldS erver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free : 888-5 09-1970 email : support@f ieldServer.com 4.4.4. Map Descriptor Example 1 – Simp le Read This example provides a M ap Descriptor to [...]

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    Page 13 of 29 FS-8700 -66_GE-SN P Manua l Page 13 of 29 FieldServer Technologies 1991 T arob Court Milpitas, California 950 35 USA Web :www.fieldS erver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free : 888-5 09-1970 email : support@f ieldServer.com 4.4.6. Map Descriptor Example 3 – Handling Bit s This exa mple writes data f rom the Field[...]

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    Page 14 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 14 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com 5. Configuring the Fie ldServer as a GE_SNP Server For a detailed discussion on FieldSe[...]

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    Page 15 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 15 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com 5.2. Server Side Node Descriptors Section Title Nodes Column Title Function Legal Value[...]

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    Page 16 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 16 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com 5.3. Server Side Ma p Descriptors 5.3.1. FieldSer ver Specific Map Descriptor Pa ramete[...]

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    Page 17 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 17 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com 5.3.3. Timing Pa rameters Column T itle Function Legal Values Scada_Ho ld_Timeout Speci[...]

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    Page 18 of 29 FS-8700 -66_GE-SN P Manua l Page 18 of 29 FieldServer Technologies 1991 T arob Court Milpitas, California 950 35 USA Web :www.fieldS erver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free : 888-5 09-1970 email : support@f ieldServer.com 5.3.4. Map Descriptor Example. Map_Descriptor_Nam e, Data_Array_Name, Data_Array_Off set, Fu[...]

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    Page 19 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 19 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com Appendix A . Troubles hooting Tips • Every 2 nd message Times Out A possible cause is[...]

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    Page 20 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 20 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com Appendix B. Error Me ssages Message Explanation SNP:#1 FYI. The MapDesc called <%s&g[...]

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    Page 21 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 21 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com Message Explanation SNP:11 Err. Max T buf Len. FieldServer cant go bi gger than %d byte[...]

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    Page 22 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 22 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com Appendix B.1. Dr iver Stats The statistics recorded by the GE-SNP Serial Dri ver are sl[...]

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    Page 23 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 23 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com No Message Description 17 GE_STAT_MBOX_PLC_STA T 18 GE_STAT_MBOX_PRIV_LVL 19 GE_STAT_NO[...]

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    Page 24 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 24 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com No Message Description 38 GE_STAT_DRV_ACT_NO_DATA_R Corresponds to slave driver actions[...]

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    Page 25 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 25 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com Appendix C. Advanced T opics Appendix C.1. S NP Node Names The following notes describe[...]

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    Page 26 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 26 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com Appendix C.2. S caling Scaling was added in versi on 1.02a and is not supported for ear[...]

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    Page 27 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 27 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com Decimal Hex Description -10 0F6 Invalid s weep state to set. -11 0F5 Invalid p assword.[...]

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    Page 28 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 28 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com Decimal Hex Description -62 0C2 The OEM k ey is NULL (i nactive). -63 0C1 Invalid block[...]

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    Page 29 of 29FS-8700-66_GE-SNP Manual Page 29 of 29 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 2-2296 T oll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : su pport@f ieldServer.com THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLAN K[...]