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5 CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A GE_SNP CLIENT
For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The
information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files
included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” sample files provided with the FieldServer).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate
with a GE_SNP Server.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable
the FieldServer for GE_SNP communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the
“Data Arrays” section, the destination device addresses need to be declared in the “Client Side Nodes” section, and
the data required from the Servers needs to be mapped in the “Client Side Map Descriptors” section. Details on
how to do this can be found below.
Note that in the tables, * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.
5.1 Client Side Connection Parameters
Section Title
Connections
Column Title
Function Legal Values
Port
Specify which port the device is
connected to the FieldServer
P1-P8, R1-R2
1
Protocol Specify protocol used SNP
Baud* Specify baud rate
110 – 19200, standard baud rates only (Vendor
limitation), 19200
Parity* Specify parity Even, Odd, None, Mark, Space
Data_Bits* Specify data Bits 7, 8
Stop_Bits* Specify stop Bits 1 (Vendor limitation)
Poll _Delay* Time between internal polls 0-32000 seconds, 1 second
Timeout
The timeout specified for the connection is used as the data link layer timeout. It is also
used as the timeout for each Map Descriptor if a timeout is not explicitly defined for a Map
Descriptor.
Example
// Client Side Connections
Connections
Port , Protocol , Baud
, Parity , Poll_Delay
P1 , SNP , 19200 , Odd , 0.100s
1 Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports available
on specific hardware.