FieldServer Carrier DataLink FS-8700-82 - Manual (Page 2)

FS-8700-82 Carrier DataLink Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Carrier DataLink Description..........................................................................................3
2. Driver Scope of Supply...................................................................................................4
2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver ..................................................4
2.2. Provided by Suppler of 3 rd Party Equipment................................................................4
3. Hardware Connections ...................................................................................................5
4. Configuring the FieldServer as a Carrier DataLink Client ............................................6
4.1. Data Arrays/Descriptors..............................................................................................6
4.2. Client Side Connection Descriptions ...........................................................................7
4.3. Client Side Node Descriptors ......................................................................................8
4.4. Client Side Map Descriptors........................................................................................8
4.4.1. FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters.....................................................8
4.4.2. Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters .............................................................9
4.4.3. Timing Parameters ..................................................................................................9
4.4.4. Map Descriptor Example 1 – Read a Table ...........................................................10
4.4.5. Map Descriptor Example 2 – Read a Variable .......................................................11
4.4.6. Map Descriptor Example 3 – Write A Variable .......................................................11
4.4.7. Map Descriptor Example 4 – Write Day of Week (DOW) or Time ..........................12
5. Configuring the FieldServer as a Carrier DataLink Server .........................................13
5.1. Server Side Connection Descriptors .........................................................................13
5.2. Server Side Nodes....................................................................................................14
5.3. Server Side Map Descriptors ....................................................................................15
5.3.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters...................................................15
5.3.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ...........................................................15
5.3.3. Timing Parameters ................................................................................................16
5.3.4. Map Descriptor Example. ......................................................................................17
5.4. Driver Limitations and Exclusions .............................................................................18
Appendix A. Advanced Topics ..........................................................................................19
Appendix A.1. Table Names ...............................................................................................19
Appendix A.2. Using the Carrier Datalink Driver to Obtain Field Names .............................21
Appendix A.3. Map Descriptor Length Explained ................................................................23
Appendix A.3.1. Client Reads a Table: ............................................................................23
Appendix A.3.2. Client reads a variable: ..........................................................................23
Appendix A.3.3. Client writes a variable:..........................................................................23
Appendix A.3.4. Server:...................................................................................................23
Appendix A.4. How the Client stores the states/values of the Table Variables. ...................23
Appendix A.4.1. Discrete States ......................................................................................23
Appendix A.4.2. Extending the List of Discrete State Words............................................24
Appendix A.4.3. Time Values ..........................................................................................25
Appendix A.4.4. Numeric Values .....................................................................................25
Appendix A.4.5. Occupancy Strings / Values...................................................................25
Appendix A.5. Timing Considerations .................................................................................25
Appendix B. Carrier DataLink Device Error Response ....................................................26
Appendix C. Driver Notes...................................................................................................27
Appendix C.1. Driver Stats..................................................................................................27
Appendix D. Driver Error Messages ..................................................................................29