FieldServer Spectronics FS-8700-42 Driver Manual

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A Sierra Monitor Company
Driver Manual
(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)
FS-8700-42 Spectronics
APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY
Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001
Driver Version:
1.00
Document Revision: 4

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  • Page 1 A Sierra Monitor Company Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8700-42 Spectronics APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001 Driver Version: 1.00 Document Revision: 4...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Single Writes ...13 Appendix A.3. Write-Thru Operation...13 Appendix A.4. Connection to York Modbus Microgateway...14 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Table of Contents Party Equipment...4 Table of Contents...
  • Page 3: Spectronics Description

    FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual Page 3 of 15 Spectronics Description The Spectronics driver allows the FieldServer to transfer data to and from devices over either RS-232 or RS-485 using Spectronics protocol. The FieldServer can emulate either a Server or Client. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files included with the FieldServer.
  • Page 4: Provided By Supplier Of 3 Rd Party Equipment

    FS-8917-01 FS-8700-01 2.2. Provided by Supplier of 3 PART # FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Description 7’ Patch Cable RJ45 to DB25M connector adapter Driver Manual...
  • Page 5: Hardware Connections

    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) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
  • Page 6: Configuring The Fieldserver As A Spectronics 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” sample files provided with the FS).
  • Page 7: Client Side Connection Descriptors

    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) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
  • Page 8: Client Side Map Descriptors

    Node_Low_Scale* Node_High_Scale* 4.4.3. Timing Parameters Column Title Scan_Interval FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Function Name of this Map Descriptor Name of Data Array where data is to be...
  • Page 9: Map Descriptor Example

    Data_Array_Name, CMD_AI_01, DA_AI_01, CMD_AO_01, DA_AO_01, CMD_DI_01, DA_DI_01, CMD_DO_01, DA_DO_01, FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 9 of 15 Data_Array_Offset, Function, Node_Name, RDBC, Spec_Device1, RDBC, Spec_Device1,...
  • Page 10: Configuring The Fieldserver As A Spectronics Server

    This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate with a Spectronics Client. The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the FieldServer for Spectronics communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays”...
  • Page 11: Server Side Node Descriptors

    Data_Type Length Address Data_Array_Low_Scale* Data_Array_High_Scale* Node_Low_Scale* Node_High_Scale* FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Legal Values Up to 32 alphanumeric characters 1 – 255 Spectronics Node_ID, Function...
  • Page 12: Map Descriptor Example

    DA_AO_01, Map Descriptors Map_Descriptor_Name, Data_Array_Name, Data_Array_Offset, SMD_DI_01, DA_DI_01, SMD_DO_01, DA_DO_01, FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 12 of 15 Function, Node_name, Address, Length, Data_Array_Low_Scale, Server,...
  • Page 13: Appendix A. Advanced Topics - Spectronics

    Multiple Register Write – FC 16 - When the length of the Cache Map Descriptor is larger than one or the Node_Type has been set to “Block_Mode”. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
  • Page 14: Appendix A.4. Connection To York Modbus Microgateway

    Page 14 of 15 Appendix A.4. Connection to York Modbus Microgateway If connecting the FieldServer to a York Modbus Microgateway, the Node_ID of the Microgateway is defined by the address DIP switches. If switch 4 is set to ‘On’ and the other switches are set to ‘off’...
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