FieldServer FS-8700-87 User Manual

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FS-8700-87 SDD16 Driver Manual

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Configuring the FieldServer as a SDD16 Client

For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the configuration 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” sample files
provided with the FieldServer).

This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer
to communicate with a SDD16 Server.

The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required.
In order to enable the FieldServer for SDD16 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

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

Digitals_01,

Bit,