FieldServer FS-8700-115 General Purpose ASCII Instruction Manual

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A Sierra Monitor Company
Driver Manual
(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)
FS-8700-115 General Purpose ASCII
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-8700-115 General Purpose ASCII APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001 Driver Version: 1.00 Document Revision: 4...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Appendix A.2. Interaction with the WebServer Driver............12 APPENDIX B. TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS................13 Appendix B.1. Timeouts......................13 APPENDIX C. DRIVER ERROR MESSAGES ................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...
  • Page 3: Gpa (General Purpose Ascii) Driver Description

    Page 3 of 15 GPA (General Purpose ASCII) Driver Description The serial GPA (General Purpose ASCII) Driver allows the FieldServer to accept data from remote devices which produce an ASCII byte stream. A typical example of such a device is an electronic scale producing an output similar to the one below.
  • Page 4: Driver Scope Of Supply

    Consult your vendor documentation. It is not possible to provide direction here as this driver can be connected to a huge range of devices. 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 5: Hardware Connections

    FS-8705-06 GPA (General Purpose ASCII) Manual Page 5 of 15 Hardware Connections The FieldServer is connected to the vendor device as shown in connection drawing. Configure the ASCII Passive Client according to manufacturer’s instructions Ethernet Network Connection via std networking interfaces such as hubs, switches, routers.
  • Page 6: Configuring The Fieldserver As An Gpa Driver 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).
  • Page 7: Client Side Connection Descriptions

    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 Node 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 9: Client Side Map Descriptors

    This commonly used parameter is not Address used by this driver. 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 10: Map Descriptor Example

    Ensure that the format of the Data is stored at this location suitable to store a floating point in the DA. Subsequent value data stored consecutive locations. 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: Configuring The Fieldserver As A Gpa Driver Server

    Driver cannot be used to serve data. Contact the Sales group at FST if you are interested in this functionality. 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: Appendix A. Advanced Topics

    Using this interface you can deliver a system which a customer can simply use to adjust the connection settings without learning how to configure a FieldServer. Ensure that registry.ini is installed on the FieldServer.
  • Page 13: Appendix B. Troubleshooting Tips

    If the end of stream character has not been received in the default timeout period of 0.5 seconds the driver clears the incoming buffer and waits for the beginning of the next stream. 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 C. Driver Error Messages

    \"%s\" Setting Changed have been changed. The change resulted from a change to the Remotely. New Setting: FieldServer registry settings and this driver has been notified to start working with the new settings. ASCII:#3a/b FYI. Port The driver is reporting initial settings for port. The message is for \"%s\"...
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