Summary of Contents for FieldServer SlotServer LonWorks Open Interface
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Fax: (408) 262-9042 Email: support@fieldserver.com Web Site: www.fieldserver.com SlotServer LonWorks Open Interface APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY This manual provides instructions for the following FieldServer products: Description FS-RA-CLX-LON-000 The instructions are effective for the above as of January 2006 Instruction Manual Part Number: T17010 Rev.
15 other nodes. The ControlLogix CPU is always configured as a SERVER (ADAPTER) scanner to communicate with the SlotServer adapter. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
Network Manager. Once commissioned and bound, data from the LonWorks network is accessed by I/O image transfer in the ControlLogix CPU. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
FS-RA-CLX-LON-000_SlotServer_LonWorks_Open_Interface_(T17010) Page 5 of 28 SlotServer Topology The diagram below shows a typical implementation of the SlotServer LonWorks Open Interface Module 3.1. Hardware Connection Tips / Hints Note that the LonWorks TP/FT-10 medium is polarity insensitive and therefore does not •...
The Sys indicator will indicate green if the Lon Nodes are all communicating, and red otherwise. Service Pin To be used for commissioning the SlotServer into a LonWorks network FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
This light indicates that an unexpected operation state occurred. The light can be reset by cycling power to the card. If the error re-occurs persistently, then contact FieldServer Sys Err Technical support for assistance with troubleshooting after setting up the trade port as shown in Appendix A.
LonWorks network. This tool is used for creating the variable bindings on the network. Refer to Error! Reference source not found. to view Certificates. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
Make sure to choose the correct Slot number in the rack where your Controller resides. • Your Controller may be of a different type to the one shown in the example. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
Click Next and choose a RPI of 100 ms. This is the rate at which the I/O image data will be transferred FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
LonWorks network. Use the Input Image Data as Source. create Destination Tag by right clicking on Destination and choosing New Tag. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
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Tag to a new Controller Tag, called Lon_In_01. Also create the Tag by right clicking on Destination and choosing New Tag. The New Tag must be of type REAL and a dimension of FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
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It is very important to first make a synchronous copy of the input image data before using it. If this is not done, the input data cannot be guaranteed to be from a specific LonWorks Function Block. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
Step 7: Interpret the Network Variable Data LonWorks Input Variable Values can be found in the Lon_In_01 Tag. Lon_In_01 Tag Layout: FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
1 and 2. Add more rungs with more Lon_Out_xx tags to transfer data to other output Function Blocks. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
The blocks should be used starting from 0 upwards. This will ensure that update rate is kept as short as possible. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
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LonWorks driver will scan all the Map Descriptors for all blocks which will be unnecessarily time consuming. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
• Get familiar with the utilities by reading the Utilities manual • Connect to the Ethernet port on the SlotServer as prescribed by the FieldServer Utilities • manual. Follow directions on each of the features of the Utilities to achieve the needed result •...
Chassis (Rack). Go Online with RSNetWorx, and then press “save”. This will transfer the RSNetWorx • Configuration to the Keeper. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
1. If offset 2 is zero, then the SlotServer is not being seen by the CPU, and Diagnostics will need to be performed using RSNetWorx and RSLogix to determine the cause of the problem. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
Verify that the correct program is loaded to the CPU • Verify that the correct data types for the tags have been used. • FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
You are now ready to connect these variables to other devices by dragging connections • from the toolbox and connecting the variables. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldServer.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2296 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldServer.com...
Appendix D. Network Variables List – LonWorks Open Interface Profile Appendix D.1. LonWorks Network Variables Summary The SlotServer LonWorks Open Interface Profile contains 50 Functional Blocks containing a total of 2,600 Network Variables of different SNVT Types. Input Data Function Blocks:...