FieldServer FS-8700-103 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters, Timing Parameters, Rdbc, Ars

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4.4.Client Side Map Descriptors

4.4.1.FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters

 

 

Column Title

 

 

Function

 

 

 

Legal Values

 

 

 

 

Map_Descriptor_Name

 

Name of this Map Descriptor

 

Up

to

32

alphanumeric

 

 

 

 

characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of

Data Array

where

 

One

of

the

Data

Array

 

 

Data_Array_Name

 

data is to be stored

in the

 

names

from

“Data

Array”

 

 

 

 

 

 

FieldServer

 

 

 

 

section above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Array_Offset

 

Starting location in Data Array

 

0 to maximum specified in

 

 

 

 

“Data Array” section above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function

of

Client

Map

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function

 

 

 

Descriptor.

The driver cannot

 

RDBC, ARS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

write to the TGM device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.4.2.

 

Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Column

 

 

 

Function

 

 

 

 

Legal Values

 

 

 

 

Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Node_Name

 

Name of Node to fetch data from

 

One of the node names specified in

 

 

 

 

“Client Node Descriptor” above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Type

 

This commonly used driver parameter is not used by the driver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QIR Report: Length = 100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALR Report: Variable. Depends on

 

 

 

 

Length of Map Descriptor

 

 

number of gases reported in CALR

 

 

 

 

 

 

report. Start with a length of 100 and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

increase if necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The parameter is not used by

 

QLA Report:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Length

 

the driver

but is used

by the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FieldServer Kernel

to

reserve

 

If the config has no sensors and port

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

space in the Data Array.

 

 

x is the max port number, then make

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set the Length according to the

 

the array (x+1) * 10 elements long

 

 

 

 

function.

 

 

 

 

If the config has any sensors and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sensor x is the max sensor number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

then make the array 200 + (x+1) *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 elements long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address

 

This commonly used parameter is

ignored by the driver.

 

 

 

 

 

4.4.3.

 

Timing Parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Column Title

 

 

 

 

 

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate at which data is polled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scan_Interval

 

For CALR report use a long interval (600s) as the TGM

 

 

 

 

 

 

configuration seldom changes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

≥0.001s

 

 

 

 

Set the Scan_Interval for the QLA and QIR reports to zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to have the driver poll for this data as often as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents FS-8700-103 ATMI-TGM Serial Driver Table of Contents Atmi TGM Serial Driver Description Max Nodes Supported FieldServer Mode CommentsFS-8700-103ATMITGMSerial Manual Client Only 1 Server Node Allowed PER PortFieldServer Technologies Description Required 3rd Party ConfigurationHardware Connections Hardware Connection Tips / Hints Malfun Printer OFF LineMalfun Remote OFF Line Data Arrays/Descriptors Configuring the FieldServer as a Atmi TGM Serial ClientSection Title Column Title Function Legal ValuesClient Side Connection Descriptions Client Side Node DescriptorsNone Timing Parameters Driver Related Map Descriptor ParametersRDBC, ARS Column Function Legal Values TitleCalr Map Descriptor Example #1 Calr ReportMap Descriptor Example #2 QLA Report QIR Map Descriptor Example #3 QIR Report MalfunctionsNone ASH3 Gas Name Index ValueCH4 CH4AC CL2 DET GEH4 H2AC H2S H2SE HCL N2O NF3 NH3 PH3 Pocl POCL3 SihxOffset Malfunction Return to Normal Appendix A.2. Malfunction TableAppendix A.3. Gas Concentration Engineering Units Engineering Units Index ValueARU PPM PPB LEL PCT Alarm Reset ALL Malfunctions Clear Appendix B.2. How Gas Data is Stored ContentsData Array specified by the DataArrayName Data Array specified by the DABitNamePPM TGM Appendix B.4. Adding / Modifying Hard Coded Gas NamesC2H5OH TGM Appendix B.5. Adding / Modifying Malfunction StringsDisk Nearly Full 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 FYI FS-8700-103ATMITGMSerial Manual Message#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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