FieldServer Dart FS-8700-78 - Manual (Page 7)

Driver Manual
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4 Basic Configuration
For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the instruction manual for the
FieldServer. 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).
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In
order to enable the FieldServer for Dart 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.
The Dart Serial Driver cannot be configured as a data server.
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