FieldServer FS-8700-83 4Client Side Map Descriptors, Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters

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FS-8700-83 Gamewell

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4.4Client Side Map Descriptors

FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters

Column Title

Function

Legal Values

Map_Descriptor_Name

Name of this Map Descriptor

Up to 32 alphanumeric

 

 

characters

Data_Array_Name

Name of Data Array where data

One of the Data Array names

 

is to be stored in the Bridge

from “Data Array” section above

Data_Array_Location

Starting location in Data Array

0 to maximum specified in

 

 

“Data Array” section above

Function

Function of Client Map

Passive, WRBC, WRBX

 

Descriptor.

 

 

Reads (rdbc / rdb ) are not

 

 

allowed. The use of WRBX is

 

 

recommended for the ack /

 

 

silence / reset functions. A

 

 

message will be generated

 

 

each time the value in the

 

 

associated array is updated

 

 

(even if the value stays the

 

 

same.)

 

 

 

 

Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters

Column Title

 

Function

 

 

Legal Values

 

Node_Name

 

Name of Node to fetch data

 

 

One of the node names

 

 

 

from

 

 

specified in “Client Node

 

 

 

 

 

 

Descriptor” above

 

Data_Type

Data type

 

 

Any

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alarms

 

 

 

This parameter is only required

 

 

Faults

 

 

 

for passive / server map

 

 

Events

 

 

 

descriptors.

 

 

Bus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Data Type determines the

 

 

Comm

 

 

 

 

 

Control

 

 

 

type of data that gets stored

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ack

 

 

 

when a message get received.

 

 

 

 

 

The Data Type corresponds to

 

 

Signal Silence

 

 

 

the ‘Status’ field in a Gamewell

 

 

Troubles

 

 

 

message.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supervisories

 

 

 

Additional information is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action_Numbers

 

 

 

provided in section 6.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action_Bits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dump

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1Table of Contents 1Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver 2Provided by userRS-485/RS-232 Pigtail for RJ45 port Driver ManualHardware Connections 1Data Arrays Section TitleColumn Title Function Legal Values ExampleNone Default 1 second2Client Side Connections 3Client Side Nodes Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters 4Client Side Map DescriptorsFieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters Timing Parameters ValueMap Descriptor Example 1 Store data from incoming messages Daack 1Driver Limitations & Exclusions 2Data TypesStatus Types and Values StatusAdding a New Status Type 4When do Data Arrays get cleared Reset5Action Types System Setup Fire AlarmSecurity Alarm Pre AlarmFS-8700-83 Gamewell Adding new Action Types 6Advanced Map Descriptor Examples Example 1 Filtering DataExample 2 Action Numbers Example 3 Action Bits Example 4 Ignored Messages Offset is obtained by multiplying the port number by 1ICTimeout2Driver Stats Driver stores the following data Array OffsetRevision History

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