Summary of Contents for FieldServer FS-8700-113 Profibus X30 DP
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A Sierra Monitor Company Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8700-113 Profibus X30 DP Slave Driver APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001 Driver Version: 1.00 Document Revision: 11...
Additional files Required for the Driver ............... 4 HARDWARE CONNECTIONS ..................5 3.1. Hardware Connection Tips / Hints ................5 CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A PROFIBUS DP SERVER ......6 4.1. Profibus Settings ......................6 4.2. Server Side Connection Descriptors................7 4.3.
Output data, but not exceeding a combined total of 416 Bytes to the FieldServer. The FieldServer can be added to the Profibus network with the use of the supplied GSD file for the ANYBUS card. Connection to the Profibus network is via a DB9 port on the ANYBUS card.
FieldServer and "Anybus needs to be built up for the particular gsd file" application Master configuration software 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...
FS-8700-113 X30 Profibus DP Slave Driver Manual Page 5 of 14 Hardware Connections The FieldServer is connected to the Profibus network as shown in the connection drawing below. Network termination switches Profibus DB9 connector Profibus Address switches Profibus Status LEDs...
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate with a Profibus DP Master. The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the FieldServer for Profibus communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays”...
If you are interested to know when support for multiple virtual Server Nodes on a single connection will be provided please contact the Sales Department." The X30 Profibus card auto-senses the Baud rate 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...
BOOL: 1 – 1952 Important Note: The combined total length of all Map Descriptors may not exceed 416 bytes. 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...
4 Hz Error in initialization of the Profibus communication ASIC. No diagnostics present. 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 11 of 14 Appendix A.2. Setting the FieldServer’s Profibus Station Address The Station Address can be set in the FieldServer’s CSV file using the System_Station_Address, (refer to Section 4.1), or it can be set with the two rotary switches as indicated on the connection diagram.
The Profibus card may be faulty. • o If this is the case, then there will be an error message in the FieldServer RUI error screen indicating that the card could not be reached. Check for this message. If it is there, try opening up the FieldServer and re-seating the card. If this does not help, contact FieldServer Technical support for jumper settings on the card, and further possible troubleshooting or return authorization.
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The Data Type/Offset/Length combination may be incorrectly set up • o In the FieldServer configuration, the Offset Parameter refers to the buffer offset in bytes (starting at 0), regardless of data type. o The Length parameter always refers to length in items, which means Float data will be the number of float values, Word data will be the number of words, etc.
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