Table Of Contents - FieldServer FS-8704-12 GE-EGD Manual

FS-8704-12_GE-EGD Manual
1. GE-EGD (ETHERNET GLOBAL DATA) DESCRIPTION...................................................3
2. DRIVER SCOPE OF SUPPLY............................................................................................4
2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver ...................................................4
2.2. Provided by the Supplier of 3
3. HARDWARE CONNECTIONS ...........................................................................................5
4. CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A GE-EGD CLIENT..........................................6
4.1. Data Arrays...................................................................................................................6
4.2. Client Side Connection Descriptors ..............................................................................7
4.3. Client Side Node Descriptors .......................................................................................7
4.4. Client Side Map Descriptors ........................................................................................8
4.4.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters .....................................................8
4.4.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ..............................................................8
4.4.3. Map Descriptor Example. 1 - Map Descriptor Basics..............................................10
4.4.4. Map Descriptor Example. 2 - A Simple Consumer Map Descriptor ........................10
4.4.5. Map Descriptor Example. 3 - Multiple Consumer Map Descriptor ..........................11
5. CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A GE-EGD SERVER......................................12
5.1. Server Side Connection Descriptors...........................................................................12
5.2. Server Side Node Descriptors ....................................................................................12
5.3. Server Side Map Descriptors......................................................................................13
5.3.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ...................................................13
5.3.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ............................................................13
5.3.3. Timing Parameters ..................................................................................................14
5.3.4. Map Descriptor Example. ........................................................................................15
APPENDIX A. ADVANCED TOPICS ......................................................................................16
Appendix A.1. Enable the FieldServer to read data from a 90-xx PLC.................................16
Appendix A.1.1.
5.3.5. Create a CSV file that will consume the produced data. .........................................18
Appendix A.2. Data Types ....................................................................................................21
APPENDIX B. ERROR MESSAGES.......................................................................................22
Appendix B.1. EGD-ii (EGD Internal Indications) .................................................................23
Appendix B.2. Driver Stats....................................................................................................24
APPENDIX C. TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS............................................................................25
Appendix C.1. ProducerID with FieldServer device as Producer .........................................25
Appendix C.2. Produced Time Stamp ..................................................................................25
Appendix C.3. Status Values ................................................................................................25
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Party Equipment ..........................................................4
Use Versapro to configure/look at the EGD configuration. .....................16
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