FieldServer Dart FS-8700-78 - Manual (Page 2)

Driver Manual
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Page Index
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
Dart Driver Description ................................................................................................................1
1.1 Performance Issues................................................................................................................1
2 Driver Scope of Supply ................................................................................................................2
2.1 Supplied by Sierra Monitor for this driver ...............................................................................2
2.2 Provided by user....................................................................................................................2
3 Hardware Connections .................................................................................................................3
3.1 Hardware Configuration – Dart Present...................................................................................4
4 Basic Configuration .....................................................................................................................5
4.1 Data Arrays...........................................................................................................................5
4.2 Client Side Connections .........................................................................................................6
4.3 Client Side Nodes..................................................................................................................7
4.4 Client Side Map Descriptors ..................................................................................................8
4.4.1 FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ..............................................................8
4.4.2 Timing Parameters..........................................................................................................8
4.4.3 Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters......................................................................8
4.4.4 Map Descriptor: Example 1 – Read all possible data .......................................................11
4.4.5 Map of How Data Aire Device Data is stored in a Data Array..........................................12
4.4.6 Unit Types ...................................................................................................................17
4.4.7 Map Descriptor: Example 2 – Writing a Set-Point ..........................................................19
4.4.8 Map Descriptor: Example 3 – Writing multiple points using one message. .......................20
5 Chapter 5...................................................................................................................................21
6 Advanced Topics .......................................................................................................................23
6.1 Additional Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ..........................................................23
6.1.1 DA_Func Parameter - Permitted values..........................................................................24
6.1.2 DA_Field Parameter - Permitted values.........................................................................25
6.1.3 DA_Method Parameter Values and Notes.......................................................................27
6.1.4 Advanced Example 1 : ..................................................................................................28
6.1.5 Advanced Example 2....................................................................................................29
6.1.6 Advanced Map Descriptor: Example 3 - Using the 'special' parameter.............................30
6.1.7 Advanced Map Descriptor: Example 4 - Using the 'DA_Assoc' parameter. ......................31
6.1.8 Map Descriptor: Example 5 - Using a special / diagnostic command. ...............................32
6.2 Related Documents..............................................................................................................34
6.3 Troubleshooting Tips ...........................................................................................................34
6.3.1 Bad Values...................................................................................................................34
6.3.2 Dead Nodes..................................................................................................................34
6.3.3 Ignored Messages .........................................................................................................34
6.4 Writing data to Dap Devices ................................................................................................35
7 Revision Change Notices............................................................................................................36
7.1 Rev1.06a-Rev0 Changes from previous releases....................................................................36