FieldServer FS-8700-72 instruction manual Data Arrays/Descriptors

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4.Configuring the FieldServer as a Secutron Modul-R driver Client

For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” files on the provided with the FieldServer).

This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate with Secutron Modul-R panels.

The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the FieldServer for Secutron Modul-R driver communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the destination device addresses need to be declared in the “Client Side Nodes” section, and the data required from the Servers needs to be mapped in the “Client Side Map Descriptors” section. Details on how to do this can be found below.

Note that in the tables, * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.

4.1.Data Arrays/Descriptors

 

Section Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Arrays

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Column Title

Function

 

Legal Values

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up

to

15

 

 

Data_Array_Name

Provide name for Data Array

 

alphanumeric

 

 

 

 

 

 

characters

 

 

 

Data_Format

Provide data format. Each Data Array can only take

Bit, Byte, Packed_Bit,

 

 

on one format.

 

Uint16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Data Objects. Must be larger than the data

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Array_Length

storage area required for the data being placed in this

1-10,000

 

 

 

 

 

array.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

// Data Arrays

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Arrays

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Array_Name,

Data_Array_Format,

Data_Array_Length

 

 

 

 

p1c1_devices,

Bit,

1

 

 

 

 

 

p1c1_function,

Byte,

1000

 

 

 

 

 

p1c69_restart,

Bit,

1000

 

 

 

 

 

p1c69_function,

Byte,

100

 

 

 

 

 

p1c90_reset,

Bit,

100

 

 

 

 

 

p1c90_function,

Byte,

100

 

 

 

 

The Poller Data Array will contain non-zero data when communications with the panel is OK.

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Contents Driver Manual FS-8700-72 Secutron Modul-R Table of Contents Secutron Modul-R driver Description Hardware Connections Data Arrays/Descriptors Client Side Connection Descriptors Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters Map Descriptor Example Data Arrays Server Side Connection Descriptors Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters Map Descriptor Example FS-8700-72 Secutron Manual Appendix A.2. Panel Circuit or Zone numbers Appendix A.3. Panel Power-up, Restarts and Resets

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