FieldServer Spectronics FS-8700-42 - Manual (Page 10)

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5. Configuring the FieldServer as a Spectronics Server
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 Spectronics Client.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required.
In order to enable the FieldServer for Spectronics communications, the driver independent
FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the FieldServer virtual
node(s) needs to be declared in the “Server Side Nodes” section, and the data to be provided to
the clients needs to be mapped in the “Server 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. Server Side Connection Descriptors
Section Title
Connections
Column Title Function
Legal Values
Port
Specify which port the device is connected
to the FieldServer
P1-P8, R1-R2 3
Baud* Specify baud rate
110 – 115200 standard baud
rates only
Parity* Specify parity
Even, Odd, None, Mark,
Space
Data_Bits* Specify data bits 7, 8
Stop_Bits* Specify stop bits
1
(Vendor limitation)
Protocol Specify protocol used Spectronics
Handshaking* Specify hardware handshaking RTS, RTS/CTS, None
Example
//
Server Side Connections
Connections
Port,
Protocol, Baud, Parity, Handshaking
P1, Spectronics, 9600, None, None
3 Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction
manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware.