Configuring The Fieldserver As A Est3 Client; Data Arrays - FieldServer FS-8700-39 EST3 ECP Instruction Manual

FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manual
4.

Configuring the FieldServer as a EST3 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 FieldServer).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to
communicate with an EST3 Server.
4.1.

Data Arrays

The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In
order to enable the FieldServer for EST3 communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers
need to be declared in the "Data Arrays" section, the destination device addresses need to be
declared in the "Client Side Nodes" section, and the data required from the servers needs to be
mapped in the "Client Side Map Descriptors" section. Details on how to do this can be found below.
Note that in the tables, * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default
Section Title
Data_Arrays
Column Title
Data_Array_Name
Data_Format
Data_Array_Length
Example
// Data Arrays
Data_Arrays
Data_Array_Name
DA_AI_01
DA_AO_01
DA_DI_01
DA_DO_01
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Function
Provide name for Data Array
Provides data format
Number of Data Objects
,Data_Format
,Float
,Float
,Bit
,Bit
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Legal Values
Up to 15 alphanumeric characters
UINT16
1 - 10000
,Data_Array_Length
,200
,200
,200
,200