FieldServer FS-8704-12 - Manual (Page 2)

FS-8704-12 GE-EGD Driver Manual Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GE-EGD (Ethernet Global Data) Description ............................................................................................... 3
2 Driver Scope of Supply ............................................................................................................................. 3
2.1 Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver ........................................................................................ 3
2.2 Provided by the Supplier of 3
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Party Equipment .............................................................................................. 3
3 Hardware Connections ............................................................................................................................. 4
4 Data Array Parameters ............................................................................................................................. 5
5 Configuring the FieldServer as a GE-EGD Client .......................................................................................... 6
5.1 Client Side Connection Parameters .................................................................................................................... 6
5.2 Client Side Node Parameters .............................................................................................................................. 7
5.3 Client Side Map Descriptor Parameters ............................................................................................................ 7
5.3.1 FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ...................................................................................... 7
5.3.2 Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ............................................................................................... 8
5.3.3 Map Descriptor Example 1: - Simple Consumer Map Descriptor ............................................................. 9
5.3.4 Map Descriptor Example 2: - Multiple Consumer Map Descriptor ........................................................ 10
6 Configuring the FieldServer as a GE-EGD Server ........................................................................................ 11
6.1 Server Side Connection Parameters ................................................................................................................. 11
6.2 Server Side Node Parameters ........................................................................................................................... 11
6.3 Server Side Map Descriptors............................................................................................................................. 12
6.3.1 FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters .................................................................................... 12
6.3.2 Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ............................................................................................. 12
6.3.3 Timing Parameters .................................................................................................................................... 12
6.3.4 Map Descriptor Example........................................................................................................................... 13
Appendix A. Vendor Information .................................................................................................................... 14
Appendix A.1. Enable the FieldServer to read data from a 90-xx PLC. ....................................................................... 14
Appendix A.1.1. Use Versapro to configure/look at the EGD configuration. ..................................................... 14
Appendix A.1.2. Create a CSV file that will consume the produced data. .......................................................... 16
Appendix B. Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 19
Appendix B.1. ProducerID with FieldServer device as Producer ................................................................................ 19
Appendix B.2. Produced Time Stamp ........................................................................................................................... 19
Appendix B.3. Status Values .......................................................................................................................................... 19
Appendix B.4. Error Messages ...................................................................................................................................... 19
Appendix B.5. EGD-ii (EGD Internal Indications) .......................................................................................................... 20
Appendix B.6. Driver Stats ............................................................................................................................................. 21
Appendix C. Reference ................................................................................................................................... 23
Appendix C.1. Data Types .............................................................................................................................................. 23