Summary of Contents for FieldServer FS-8700-104 ControlNet X30
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A Sierra Monitor Company Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8700-104 ControlNet X30 Driver APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001 Driver Version: 1.01 Document Revision: 7...
Page 3 of 13 ControlNet X30 Description The FieldServer ControlNet X30 driver can be used to emulate a single slave station on a ControlNet network. ControlNet scanners can open a connection of up to 450 Bytes in each direction to the FieldServer. Data transfers are via Scheduled Communication and therefore the FieldServer has to be scheduled on the ControlNet network using a Network Configuration Tool such as RSNetWorx or RSLogix.
FS-8700-104_ControlNet_X30 Manual Page 5 of 13 Hardware Connections The FieldServer is connected to the ControlNet network as shown in the connection drawing below. 3.1. Hardware Connection Tips / Hints Use the recommended network cable and terminators as specified by the ControlNet network organization and/or the manufacturer of your network equipment.
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 on the driver CD).
Output_Data data Input_Data Addresses buffer. Each buffer can array onto data array. contain up to 450 bytes. ControlNet available. network. 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...
LED 4 – Module Owned Color Frequency Description Green Steady on A connection is opened against the ControlNet module No connection is opened 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...
The following list provides 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...
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0 to 400 bytes (SINTs). Since a data size of zero is specified, no data will be sent to the module. 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...
Appendix B.1. Setting the FieldServer’s ControlNet MAC ID The MAC ID 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.
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