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4. Configuring the FieldServer as a WS3000 TABS 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” files
provided with the FieldServer).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer
to communicate with a WS3000 TABS Server. The configuration file tells the FieldServer about
its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the FieldServer for WS3000
TABS 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.
4.1. Data Arrays/Descriptors
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.
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
Points_0, byte, 2048
There are 8 bytes per display allowed. Eight bytes will represent the 64 points per display.
A maximum of 256 displays per slave gives 2048 bytes per slave.