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5.3.2 Server Specific Map Descriptor Parameters – Unconnected Messages

Column Title

 

Function

 

 

 

 

Legal Values

 

 

 

EIP_Service

 

The action to be performed.

 

 

 

 

Get_Attrib, Set_Attrib

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One

of

the

classes

 

EIP_Class

 

Class to be served.

 

 

 

 

supported by the driver. .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to Appendix A.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See

particular attributes

 

EIP_Attribute

 

Attribute associated with the class served.

 

 

 

of each class.

Refer

to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix A.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of data elements to be mapped. If the number of data

 

any

given Map

 

 

 

elements exceeds the Map

Descriptor

length, the list

of data

For

 

 

 

 

 

there

can

be

 

Length

 

elements will be truncated and an error message will be printed

Descriptor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

once per Map Descriptor.

Refer to

Appendix C

for

further

200 Floats, 400 Integers or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information.

 

 

 

 

800 Bytes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depends

on

 

the

 

Address

 

Instance of the class to be served.

 

 

 

supported

instances

for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

each class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.3.3 Server Specific Map Descriptor Parameters – Data Table Read/Write.

Column Title

 

 

Function

 

 

Legal Values

 

 

 

EIP_Service

 

 

The action to be performed.

 

 

Data_Table_Read,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Table_Write

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tag name expressed in PLC program. The data type of this

 

Maximum

length

48

 

EIP_Tag_Name

 

 

parameter is used to set the data format of the Data Array

 

 

 

 

 

characters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if the EIP_Data_Type parameter is not specified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If set, the data will be stored in the specified format which

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

may be different to the format of the tag being polled. If

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EIP_Data_Type*

 

 

the parameter is not set, the data type of the Data Array

 

Float, Uint16, Uint32, Bit,

 

 

 

will be used. This is only applicable to Data Table Read

 

Byte, Boolean, -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when FieldServer is the Server. Refer to Appendix A.4 for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

further information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of data elements to be mapped. If the number of

 

For

any

given

Map

 

 

 

 

data elements exceeds the Map Descriptor length, the list

 

 

 

 

 

 

Descriptor

there

can be

 

Length

 

 

of data elements will be truncated and an error message

 

 

 

 

200

Floats,

400

Integers

 

 

 

 

will be printed once per Map Descriptor.

Refer to

 

 

 

 

 

or 800 Bytes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix C for further information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This parameter is required only for read structures i.e.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

where EIP_Service is Data_Table_Read.

The driver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

supports read structures having members of same type,

 

Any 16bit Integer number

 

EIP_Structure_Handle*

 

 

i.e. all members are of type Byte, Uint16, Uint32 or Float

 

 

 

 

 

e.g. 59592, 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

etc. When this parameter is defined, the number of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

structure members must be specified as the length of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Map Descriptor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Driver Manual FS-8704-14 EtherNet/IP Table of Contents Appendix C. Error Messages Odva Status Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driverHardware Connections Configuring the Fieldserver AS AN ETHERNET/IP Client Data Arrays/DescriptorsClient Side Connection Descriptions Client Side Node Descriptors3There can be 200 Floats FS-8704-14 EtherNet/IP ManualPage 9 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters Pccc Timing ParametersMap Descriptor Example 3 Pccc Messages Map Descriptor Example 1 Unconnected MessagesMap Descriptor Example 2 Data Table Messages Configuring the Fieldserver AS AN ETHERNET/IP Server Server Side Connection DescriptorsServer Side Node Descriptors3 FS-8704-14 EtherNet/IP ManualPage 14 FS-8704-14 EtherNet/IP ManualPage 15 SMDPRO01 Appendix A.2. FieldServer as an Adapter and Scanner Appendix A.4. Setting the Data Type for stored dataAppendix A.1. General Notes Appendix A.3. Common PathsEipservice Eiptagname Step Read Message Block FS-8704-14 EtherNet/IP Manual Appendix A.6.1 FieldServer Configuration File FieldServer as a Client SSSSINT3 Attributes Supported Services Supported Appendix A.8. Classes and Attributes SupportedAttributes Supported Services Supported Appendix A.9. Error Codes Attempt to change number of array dimensions Appendix B.1. Firmware Update Downloading Appendix B.3. FieldServer not recognised by RSlinxAppendix C. Error Messages

FS-8704-14 specifications

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