FieldServer FS-8704-13 Client Side Connections, Client Side Nodes, RDBC, WRBC, Wrbx

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FS-8704-13 GE-SRTPDriver Manual

4.2 Client Side Connections

Section Title

 

 

Adapter

 

 

Column Title

Function

Legal Values

Adapter

Specify which port the device is

N1

 

connected to the FieldServer

 

Protocol

Specify protocol used

GE_SRTP, SRTP

Example

//Client Side Connections

Connections

Adapter, Protocol

N1, SRTP

4.3 Client Side Nodes

Section Title

 

 

Nodes

 

 

Column Title

Function

Legal Values

Node_Name

Provide name for node

Up to 32 alphanumeric

 

 

characters

Node_ID

Node ID of physical server node

1-255

 

(PLC)

 

IP_Address

IP address of physical server node

Must be on the same subnet as

 

(PLC)

the server or gateway

Protocol

Specify protocol used

GE_SRTP, SRTP

Adapter

Specify on which port the device is

N1

 

connected to the FieldServer

 

Example

 

 

//Client Side Nodes

Nodes

 

 

 

Node_Name,

Protocol,

IP_Address,

Adapter

Node_A,

SRTP,

192.168.1.174,

N1

4.4Client Side Map Descriptors

4.4.1FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters

 

Column Title

Function

Legal Values

 

 

Map_Descriptor_Name

Name of this Map Descriptor

Up to 32 alphanumeric characters

 

 

Data_Array_Name

Name of Data Array where data is

One of the Data Array names from

 

 

 

to be stored in the FieldServer

“Data Array” section above

 

 

Data_Array_Location

Starting location in Data Array

0 to maximum specified in “Data

 

 

 

 

Array” section above

 

 

Function

Function of Client Map Descriptor

RDBC, WRBC, WRBX

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Driver Manual FS-8704-13 GE-SRTP Ethernet DriverTable of Contents GE-SRTP Driver Description Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver Driver Scope of SupplyProvided by user Hardware Connections Connection DiagramGE-SRTP Data Arrays Configuring the FieldServer as a GE-SRTP Driver ClientClient Side Nodes Client Side ConnectionsRDBC, WRBC, Wrbx Timing Parameters Driver Specific Map Descriptor ParametersRdbc = Map Descriptor Example 1 Simple ReadDaao Map Descriptor Example 2 Simple WriteMap Descriptor Example 3 Handling Bits Configuring the FieldServer as a GE-SRTP Driver Server Server Side Connections Server Side Nodes Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters Tabler Map Descriptor ExampleDriver Stats Driver NotesDriver Error messages Scaling

FS-8704-13 specifications

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