FieldServer Gamewell FS-8700-83 - Manual (Page 5)

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4. Configuring the FieldServer as a Gamewell Serial Driver Client
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” files on the
driver diskette).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer
to communicate with a Gamewell Serial Driver Server
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required.
In order to enable the FieldServer for Gamewell Serial Driver communications, the driver
independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the
destination device addresses need to be declared in the “Client Side Nodes” section, and the
data required from the servers needs to be mapped in the “Client 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.
4.1 Data Arrays
Section Title
Data_Arrays
Column Title Function Legal Values
Data_Array_Name Provide name for Data Array Up to 15 alphanumeric
characters
Data_Format Provide data format. Each data array can
only take on one format. FLOAT, BIT, UInt16, SInt16,
Packed_Bit, Byte,
Packed_Byte,
Swapped_Byte
Data_Array_Length Number of Data Objects. Must be larger
than the data storage area required for
the data being placed in this array. 1-10,000
Example
// Data Arrays
//
Data_Arrays
Data_Array_Name, Data_Format, Data_Array_Length
DA_AI_01, UInt16, 200
DA_AO_01, UInt16, 200
DA_DI_01, Bit, 200
DA_DO_01, Bit, 200