FieldServer FS-8700-12 - Manual (Page 6)

FS-8700-12 DH+ Driver Manual Page 6 of 16
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5 CONFIGURING THEFIELDSERVER AS A DH+ 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” sample files provided with the FS).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate
with a DH+ Server.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable
the FieldServer for DH+ 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.
5.1 Driver Specific FieldServer Parameters
Section Title
FieldServer
Column Title
Function Legal Values
Title Provide name for FieldServer Up to 39 alphanumeric characters
System_Station_Address* FieldServer Panel number on the network. 1 – 254, 11
Example
// Common Information
FieldServer
Title , System_Station_Address
AB_DH+ Client V1.00o , 11
5.2 Client Side Connection Parameters
Section Title
Connections
Column
Title
Function Legal
Values
Port Port name DH+
Protocol Specify protocol used AB_DH+
Baud
Specify baud rate. This is an Internal baud rate and is not the DH+ Baud rate which
gets set using the card's DL2 software. 300 to
115200