FieldServer FS-8700-103 Hardware Connection Tips / Hints, Malfun Printer OFF Line

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3.1.Hardware Connection Tips / Hints

The following notes are provided from a TGM manual:

The TGM code constantly checks the status of the DSR input of its serial ports connected to the DTR output of the remote serial ports. If the TGM DSR is NOT ASSERTED (FALSE), then the TGM software will suspend serial data output out of TGM Tx, and start a timeout timer (the default timeout time = 30 seconds as set in CONFIG.DAT). During this timeout, if the DSR is ASSERTED (TRUE), then the TGM software will begin transmitting data. If the DSR hold exceeds the (configurable) 30 second timeout, the TGM will report a malfunction:

MALFUN

PRINTER OFF LINE

hh:mm dd mmm yy

MALFUN

REMOTE OFF LINE

hh:mm dd mmm yy

depending upon which port has timed out. Restoration of the DSR status as ASSERTED or TRUE will clear the above malfunction(s). The above malfunctions will occur if the active TGM serial ports (printer or remote) are not connected upon bootup with the proper null modem cables to active serial ports with DTR (connected to theTGM DSR) ASSERTED/TRUE. The TGM can have the hardware control defeated by jumpering CTS to DTR to DSR on the TGM side of the connector.

The driver does not provide the hardware handshaking required and assumes the hardware control has been defeated with jumpers.

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Contents FS-8700-103 ATMI-TGM Serial Driver Table of Contents FS-8700-103ATMITGMSerial Manual Max Nodes Supported FieldServer Mode CommentsAtmi TGM Serial Driver Description Client Only 1 Server Node Allowed PER PortRequired 3rd Party Configuration FieldServer Technologies DescriptionHardware Connections Hardware Connection Tips / Hints Malfun Printer OFF LineMalfun Remote OFF Line Section Title Configuring the FieldServer as a Atmi TGM Serial ClientData Arrays/Descriptors Column Title Function Legal ValuesClient Side Connection Descriptions Client Side Node DescriptorsNone RDBC, ARS Driver Related Map Descriptor ParametersTiming Parameters Column Function Legal Values TitleMap Descriptor Example #1 Calr Report CalrMap Descriptor Example #2 QLA Report Map Descriptor Example #3 QIR Report Malfunctions QIRCH4 CH4AC CL2 DET Gas Name Index ValueNone ASH3 GEH4 H2AC H2S H2SE HCL N2O NF3 NH3 PH3 Pocl POCL3 SihxAppendix A.2. Malfunction Table Offset Malfunction Return to NormalAppendix A.3. Gas Concentration Engineering Units Engineering Units Index ValueARU PPM PPB LEL PCT Alarm Reset ALL Malfunctions Clear Data Array specified by the DataArrayName ContentsAppendix B.2. How Gas Data is Stored Data Array specified by the DABitNameAppendix B.4. Adding / Modifying Hard Coded Gas Names PPM TGMDisk Nearly Full TGM Appendix B.5. Adding / Modifying Malfunction StringsC2H5OH TGM Disk is Full TGMAppendix B.6. Adding / Modifying ‘Return to Normal’ Strings Disk no Longer Full TGMDisk not Full TGM Appendix B.8. Synchronizing Malfunctions Appendix C. Driver Error Messages FS-8700-103ATMITGMSerial ManualPage 22Message FS-8700-103ATMITGMSerial Manual Message FYI#21 Appendix C.1. Exposing Driver Operating Statistics UINT16Stat Relative Offset FS-8700-103ATMITGMSerial Manual Word baudRate = This page Intentionally Left Blank

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