FieldServer FS-8704-13 Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters, Timing Parameters

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FS-8704-13 GE-SRTP

Driver Manual

4.4.2 Driver Specific 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

 

Data type

 

Discrete Inputs (%I)

 

 

 

 

Discrete Outputs (%Q)

 

 

Use one of the Data Types specified in brackets.

 

Discrete Temporaries (%T)

 

 

 

 

Discrete Internals (%M)

 

 

 

 

Genius Global Data (%G)

 

 

 

 

Analog Inputs (%AI)

 

 

 

 

Analog Outputs (%AQ)

 

 

 

 

Registers (%R)

 

 

 

 

%SA Dis crete

 

 

 

 

%SB Discrete

 

 

 

 

%SC Discrete

 

 

 

 

%S Discrete (%S)

 

 

 

 

 

Length

 

Length of Map Descriptor

 

1 - 1000

 

 

Ensure that the length does not exceed the table length

 

 

 

 

in the PLC.

 

 

Address

 

Starting address of read block / write block

 

1 , 2 , 3

 

 

The 1st element of each Data type Table is referred to

 

Positive whole numbers

 

 

 

 

 

 

as address one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format

 

Use to override the default format for obtaining data.

 

Bit, Byte

 

 

Bit tables are by default read by reading whole bytes

 

 

 

 

at a time (If the Length is 10 then 10 bytes of data are

 

The format for %AI,%AQ and %R

 

 

read and placed in 10 data array locations)

 

cannot be changed.

 

 

If you wish to read bits instead then use this parameter

 

 

 

 

. (If the Length is 10 then 10 bits are read and each bit

 

 

 

 

is stored in its own location.)

 

 

4.4.3 Timing Parameters

Column Title

Function

Legal Values

Scan_Interval

Rate at which data is polled

>0.1s

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Contents FS-8704-13 GE-SRTP Ethernet Driver Driver ManualTable of Contents GE-SRTP Driver Description Provided by user Driver Scope of SupplySupplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver GE-SRTP Connection DiagramHardware Connections Configuring the FieldServer as a GE-SRTP Driver Client Data ArraysRDBC, WRBC, Wrbx Client Side ConnectionsClient Side Nodes Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters Timing ParametersMap Descriptor Example 1 Simple Read Rdbc =Map Descriptor Example 2 Simple Write DaaoMap 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 Map Descriptor Example TablerDriver Notes Driver StatsDriver Error messages Scaling

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