FieldServer FS-8700-24 instruction manual ControlNet Node Descriptors

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4.2.ControlNet Node Descriptors

This section of the configuration file defines the different MacIds of the ControlNet devices on the network. If you want to transfer the data on the local ControlNet card to the data- arrays on your FieldServer, typically used when acting as a Server, define a Node_ID with the same value as the System_Station_Address.

Section Title
Nodes
Column Title		Function			Legal Values
Node_Name	Provide name for node			Up to 32 alphanumeric
				characters
Node_ID		ControlNet MacId of the node	1-99
		to communicate with
Protocol	Specify protocol used		ControlNet
Example
// ControlNet Nodes
Nodes
Node_Name,		Node_ID,			Protocol
PLC_1,		1,			ControlNet
Local,		5,			ControlNet

4.3.Unscheduled Map Descriptors using PCCC messaging

Maintained on the SST 5136-CN-ISA card are 32 integer files (N7-N39) that can be read or written to by other devices on the ControlNet network using PCCC messaging. Client style Map Descriptors are used to transfer data to or from the file buffers on the card to the Data Arrays on the FieldServer.

4.3.1.FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters

Column Title	Function	Legal Values
Map_Descriptor_Name	Name of this Map	Up to 32 alphanumeric
	Descriptor	characters
Data_Array_Name	Name of Data Array	One of the Data Array
		names from “Data Array”
		section above
Data_Array_Offset	Starting offset in Data Array	0 to maximum specified in
		“Data Array” section above
Function	Function of Client Map	RDBC, WRBC, WRBX
	Descriptor

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