FieldServer FS-8704-12 instruction manual Table of Contents

FS-8704-12_GE-EGD Manual

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. GE-EGD (ETHERNET GLOBAL DATA) DESCRIPTION

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2. DRIVER SCOPE OF SUPPLY

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2.1.

Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver

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2.2.

Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment

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3. HARDWARE CONNECTIONS

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4. CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A GE-EGD CLIENT

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4.1.

Data Arrays

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4.2.

Client Side Connection Descriptors

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4.3.

Client Side Node Descriptors

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4.4.

Client

Side Map Descriptors

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4.4.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters

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4.4.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters

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4.4.3. Map Descriptor Example. 1 - Map Descriptor Basics

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4.4.4. Map Descriptor Example. 2 - A Simple Consumer Map Descriptor

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4.4.5. Map Descriptor Example. 3 - Multiple Consumer Map Descriptor

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5. CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A GE-EGD SERVER

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5.1.

Server Side Connection Descriptors

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5.2.

Server Side Node Descriptors

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5.3.

Server Side Map Descriptors

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5.3.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters

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5.3.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters

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5.3.3.

Timing Parameters

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5.3.4.

Map Descriptor Example

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APPENDIX A.

ADVANCED TOPICS

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Appendix A.1. Enable the FieldServer to read data from a 90-xx PLC

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Appendix A.1.1. Use Versapro to configure/look at the EGD configuration

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5.3.5. Create a CSV file that will consume the produced data

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Appendix A.2.

Data Types

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APPENDIX B.

ERROR MESSAGES

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Appendix B.1. EGD-ii (EGD Internal Indications)

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Appendix B.2.

Driver Stats

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APPENDIX C.

TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS

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Appendix C.1. ProducerID with FieldServer device as Producer

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Appendix C.2. Produced Time Stamp

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Appendix C.3.

Status Values

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