FieldServer FS-8700-115 Driver Manual

Ascii driver (general purpose)
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(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)
FS-8700-115 ASCII Driver (General Purpose)
APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY
Effective for all systems manufactured after January 2012
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Driver Manual
Driver Version:
Document Revision:
A Sierra Monitor Company
1.02
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  • Page 1 Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8700-115 ASCII Driver (General Purpose) APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after January 2012 A Sierra Monitor Company Driver Version: 1.02 Document Revision:...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.1 Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver... 4 Hardware Connections ... 4 Data Array Parameters ... 5 Configuring the FieldServer as an GPA Driver Client ... 6 4.1 Client Side Connection Parameters ... 6 4.2 Client Side Node Parameters ... 7 4.3 Client Side Map Descriptor Parameters ...
  • Page 3: Gpa (General Purpose Ascii) Driver Description

    GPA (GENERAL PURPOSE ASCII) DRIVER DESCRIPTION The serial GPA (General Purpose ASCII) Driver allows the FieldServer to accept data from remote devices which produce an ASCII byte stream. A typical example of such a device is an electronic scale producing an output similar to the one below.
  • Page 4: Driver Scope Of Supply

    RJ45 Pin# DB9F Pin# FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Description UTP cable (7 foot) for Ethernet connection UTP cable (7 foot) for RS-232 use...
  • Page 5: Data Array Parameters

    DA_DI_01 , Bit DA_DO_01 , Bit FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com , Data_Array_Length , 200 , 200 , 200...
  • Page 6: Configuring The Fieldserver As An Gpa Driver Client

    GPA (General Purpose ASCII) Driver Server. The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the FieldServer for GPA (General Purpose ASCII) Driver communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays”...
  • Page 7: Client Side Node Parameters

    Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com , Connection , P1...
  • Page 8: Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters

    The amount of time between successive poll requests. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com This parameter specifies the maximum Page 8 of 13...
  • Page 9: Map Descriptor Example 1 - Data Recording

    FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com , Data_Array_Offset , Function , Node_Name , Passive...
  • Page 10: Map Descriptor Example 2 - Polling

    FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com , Data_Array_Offset , Function , Node_Name , Rdbc...
  • Page 11: Configuring The Fieldserver As A Gpa Driver Server

    Driver cannot be used to serve data. Contact the Sales group at FST if you are interested in this functionality. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
  • Page 12: Appendix A Useful Features

    The html fragment below can be inserted in a Web Page. It will allow a user via a browser to change the connection settings for P1 using a browser. The FieldServer configuration file will not have to be changed. Ensure that registry.ini is installed on the FieldServer.
  • Page 13: Appendix B Troubleshooting

    If it doesn’t review and correct the configuration file. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 13 of 13...

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