FieldServer FS-8700-23 instruction manual Client Side Node Descriptors, NodeID, NodeType

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4.4.Client Side Node Descriptors

 

Section Title

 

 

 

Nodes

 

 

 

Column Title

Function

Legal Values

 

Node_Name

Provide name for node

Up to 32 alphanumeric characters

 

CB Link_ID

Device address

See Section 4.4.1 A, B, and C

 

below

 

 

 

 

Protocol

Specify protocol used

CB_Link

 

Port

Port connection

R1-R2

 

 

 

 

 

Node_Type

Specify controller connected to CB-

See Section 4.4.2

 

Link

 

 

 

Example

//Client Side Nodes

 

 

 

 

 

Nodes

 

 

 

 

Node_Name,

CBlink_ID,

Protocol,

Port,

Node_Type

CBH1,

0 1 20,

CB_Link,

R2,

Hawk

4.4.1.Node_ID

Format for declaring node ID is A B C.

A:0 if only one CB-Link is attached, 8–254 if multiple CB-Links are attached, Default = 0

B:Slot the device is attached to in the PC Link 1-5, default 1

C:Device type (Declare Device Type Code):

Device Description

Device Type Code

Auxenh

26

Ec78xx

32

Efenh

26

Hawk

20

Llenh

26

Orenh

26

Pulsa

19

Q7700

1

Qm40xx

17

Rm78xx

32

S7800

36

S7830

34

Tdenh

26

Testcard

99

Trapscan

18

4.4.2.Node_Type

Hawk, EC78XX. Others by request. (Refer to Device Information Table)

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FS-8700-23 specifications

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