FieldServer FS-8700-16 - Manual (Page 12)

FS-8700-16 BACnet PTP Serial Driver Manual Page 12 of 32
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5 CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A BACNET 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 BACnet PTP Client.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable
the FieldServer for BACnet 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 Driver Specific FieldServer Parameters
Section Title
Bridge
Column Title
Function Legal Values
Title FieldServer name Text
Network_Number* Specify a unique network number if there are multiple virtual Server nodes.
1-65535
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Example
// FieldServer Driver specific parameters
Bridge
Title , Network_Number
Bacnet Server , 6
5.2 Data Arrays/Descriptors
Note that in the tables, * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.
Section Title
Data_Arrays
Column Title
Function Legal Values
Data_Array_Name Provide name for Data Array Up to 15 alphanumeric characters
Data_Array_Format
Provide data format. Each Data Array can only
take on one format.
Float, Bit, Uint16, Uint32, Sint16,
Sint32,
Packed_Bit, Byte,
Packed_Byte, Swapped_Byte
Data_Array_Length
Number of Data Objects. Must be larger than the
data storage area required by the Map
Descriptors for data placed in this array.
1-10, 000