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FS-8700-123 MetOne Particle Counter Serial Driver Manual Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 MetOne Particle Counter Serial Description ................................................................................................... 3
2 Driver Scope of Supply ................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver ..................................................................................... 3
3 Hardware Connections ................................................................................................................................... 4
3.1 Connection to 2100 Particle Counter ............................................................................................................ 4
3.2 Connection to 4308 Particle Counter ............................................................................................................ 5
3.3 Hardware Connection Tips / Hints ................................................................................................................. 5
4 Data Array Parameters ................................................................................................................................... 6
5 Configuring the FieldServer as a MetOne PC Serial Client ............................................................................... 7
5.1 Client Side Connection Descriptions .............................................................................................................. 7
5.2 Client Side Node Descriptors ......................................................................................................................... 8
5.3 Client Side Map Descriptors........................................................................................................................... 9
5.3.1 FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters ................................................................................... 9
5.3.2 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters ........................................................................................... 9
5.3.3 Timing Parameters ................................................................................................................................. 9
5.4 Map Descriptor Example 1 – Read Hold ( or Sample) Times from a Device. ............................................... 10
5.5 Map Descriptor Example 2 – Write Hold (or Sample) Times to a Device. ................................................... 11
5.6 Map Descriptor Example 3 – Read the operating mode. ............................................................................. 11
5.7 Map Descriptor Example 4 – Start / Stop Counting. .................................................................................... 12
5.8 Map Descriptor Example 5 – Change Mode ................................................................................................ 12
5.9 Map Descriptor Example 6 – Select Device ................................................................................................. 13
5.10 Map Descriptor Example 7 – Read the Current Record ............................................................................... 14
5.11 Map Descriptor Example 8 – Dumping the Current Record ........................................................................ 14
5.12 Map Descriptor Example 9 – An alternate way of storing the current record. ........................................... 15
5.13 Map Descriptor Example 10 – Reading from a SubDevice/Port .................................................................. 16
5.14 Map Descriptor Example 11 – Selecting a Sub-Device/Port ........................................................................ 16
6 Configuring the FieldServer as a MetOne PC Serial Server ............................................................................ 17
Appendix A. Useful Features ................................................................................................................................ 18
Appendix A.1. Driver Operating and Error Statistics ............................................................................................... 18
Appendix B. Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................... 19
Appendix B.1. Driver Error Messages ...................................................................................................................... 19
Appendix B.2. Driver Exposed Operating and Error Statistics ................................................................................. 21
Appendix B.3. Sample and Hold Times .................................................................................................................... 22