FieldServer Safetran FS-8700-128 User Manual
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FS-8700-128 Safetran SCS-128 Manual
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5.3.
Server Side Map Descriptors
5.3.1.
FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Map_Descriptor_Name Name of this Map Descriptor
Up to 32 alphanumeric 
characters 
Data_Array_Name
Name of Data Array where data is to be 
stored in the FieldServer 
One of the Data Array 
names from “Data Array” 
section above 
Data_Array_Offset
Starting location in Data Array
0 to maximum specified 
in “Data Array” section 
above 
Function
Function of Server Map Descriptor
Server
Server_Hold_Timeout
Specifies time FieldServer will reserve 
Server side connection while waiting for 
the Client side to update data in 
Data_Array (if necessary) 
>1.0s
5.3.2.
Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Node_Name
Name of Node to fetch data from
One of the Node 
names specified in 
“Client 
Node
Descriptor” above
SCS128_Poll_Type
Specify type of requests to handle from client. 
‘Indications’ Handle all read requests from client. 
‘Controls’ Handle all write requests from client 
Indications, Controls
Data_Type
‘Flag’ each byte of Controls will be stored in 8 
consecutive locations in the Data Array. 
Similarly while responding Indications; status 
byte will be composed with data from 8 
consecutive locations. 
‘Byte’ each byte of Controls will be stored as 8 
Bit Integer at specified location. Similarly while 
responding Indications; status byte will be 
composed with data from single location. 
‘Register’ every two bytes of Controls will be 
stored as 16 Bit integer at specified location. 
Similarly while responding indications; two 
Control bytes will be composed with data from 
single location. 
’32-Bit_Reg’ every four Control bytes will be 
stored as 32 Bit integer at specified location. 
Similarly while responding indications; four 
Control bytes will be composed with data from 
single location. 
Refer to Appendix A 
Flag, Byte, Register, 
32-Bit_Reg 
Length
Length of Map Descriptor 
Number of indications to serve or number of 
controls to store as per Data_Type. 
Flag: 8-256, 16 
Byte: 1-32, 2 
Register: 1-16, 1 
32-Bit_Reg: 1-8, 1 
Address
Irrelevant parameter for this driver
