FieldServer FS-8704-07 manual

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    A Sierra Monitor Company APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001 Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8704-07 AB_CSP[...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Index FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Allen Bradley AB_CSP Description .................................................................[...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Page 3 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 1. Allen Bradley AB_CSP Description The AB_CSP driver allows the FieldServer to transfer data to and from device[...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Page 4 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 2. Hardware/Software 2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this Driver FieldServer Technologies PART # D[...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Page 5 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 3. Hardware Connections Make sure the device IP_address is configured to be on the sa me IP network as the Field[...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Page 6 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 4. Configuring the FieldS erver as a AB-CSP Client For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, pleas[...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Page 7 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 4.2. Client Side Connection Descriptors Section Title Connections Column Title Function Legal Values Adapter Spe[...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Page 8 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 4.4. Client Side Map Descriptors Client Side Map Descriptors 4.4.1. FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameter[...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Page 9 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 4.4.3. Map Descriptor Example // Client Side Map Descriptors Map_Descriptors Map_Descriptor_Name, Data_Array_Nam[...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Page 10 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 5. Configuring the FieldServer as an AB_CSP Server 5.1. Server Side Connection Descriptors Section Title Connec[...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Page 11 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 5.3. Server Side Map Descriptors 5.3.1. FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters Column Title Function Leg[...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Page 12 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 5.3.3. Map Descriptor Example // Client Side M ap descriptors Map_Descriptors Map_Descriptor_Nam e, Data_Array [...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Page 13 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com Appendix A. Troubleshooting Appendix A.1. Continuous Map Descriptors RS View has been known to crash if it trie[...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Page 14 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com Appendix B. Command Support The following commands are supported by the FieldServer for the various PLC types: [...]

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    FS-8704-07_AB-CSP Manual Page 15 of 15 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com Appendix C. Revision History Date Resp Format Driver Ver. Doc. Rev. Comment 2/3/04 MF MF 1.00 1 Formatting upda[...]