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5.3 Client Side Map Descriptor Parameters
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 Section 4
Data_Array_Offset Starting location in Data Array
0 to (Data_Array_Length-1) as specified in
“Data_Array” section
Function Function of Client Map Descriptor Rdbc, Wrbc, Wrbx
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
Section 5.2.
Length
Length of Map Descriptor. If data cannot be stored
because an array is too short the driver will produce a
message in the error log.
Any positive integer
Address Not required. The address is specified by using the c-p-s specification described in section 0
sim4100_func
A keyword which controls the function being
performed or the type of data being polled / written.
Further notes on these keywords are provided in
Appendix C.1
Ackall, Setd, Disable, Restart, Clistall,
Clist, Time, Ctime, Ack, Xpoint, Seta,
Super, Show, Earths, Value, ClearAll
5.3.3 Card-Point-Sub Addressing Map Descriptor Parameters
The Simplex Time Recorder Company - 4100 Computer Port Protocol only uses the standard 4100 address format of
-- (c-p-s). Symbolic addressing is not supported. The following keywords are used to
address devices. Refer to Appendix A.1 for further information and examples
Column Title Function Legal Values
sim4100_Card
Simplex Address
The following ranges are valid for Simplex Devices:
Card address Card type
0-119
Physical (Hardware) cards
128-143 Digital Pseudo cards
144-159 Analog Pseudo cards
160-175 List Pseudo cards
sim4100_Point
Simplex Address
The range of point and sub-point fields for point addressing is very sparse
and depends on the type of card at that location. Contact Simplex Time
Company for details on point address ranges for specific cards.
The FieldServer will accept any positive integer number including zero;
however, not all the values are valid for Simplex devices – Refer to Appendix
A.1.1 for further information.
sim4100_Sub
Simplex Address