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4.3.Client Side Node Descriptors
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  | Node_Name  | Provide name for node  | 
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  | Node_ID  | Station address of physical Server node  | 
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Node_Name,  | Node_ID,  | Protocol,  | Connection,  | Node_Type  | 
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4.4.Client Side Map Descriptors
4.4.1.FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters
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Map_Descriptor_Name  | Name of this Map  | Up to 32 alphanumeric  | |
Descriptor  | characters  | ||
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  | Name of Data Array  | One of the Data Array names  | |
Data_Array_Name  | where data is to be  | from “Data Array” section  | |
  | stored in the FieldServer  | above  | |
Data_Array_Offset  | Starting location in Data  | 0 to maximum specified in  | |
Array  | “Data Array” section above  | ||
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Function  | Function of Client Map  | RDBC, WRBC, WRBX  | |
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