FieldServer FS-RA-CLX-BAS instruction manual Table of Contents

FS-RA-CLX_SlotServer_Instruction_Manual_(T17011) Table of Contents

	TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.	INTRODUCTION	4
1.1.	About this product	4
2.	PRE-STARTUP CHECKLIST	5
2.1. Accessories supplied with the SlotServer		5
2.2. Third party components (not supplied by FieldServer Technologies)		5
2.3. Required configuration for the SlotServer		5
3.	STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A SLOTSERVER PROJECT	6
3.1. Read the SlotServer Instruction Manual		6
3.2. Install the SlotServer in a ControlLogix Rack		6
3.3.	Write the SlotServer configuration	6
3.4.	Install the FieldServer Utilities	6
3.5. Load the SlotServer Configuration into the SlotServer		6
3.6. Program the ControlLogix CPU to communicate with the SlotServer		6
3.7. Commission the third party network		6
4.	SLOTSERVER INSTALLATION	7
4.1. SlotServer Ports and Displays		7
4.2. Inside Cover Door Label		9
4.3.	Technical Specifications	9
5.	SLOTSERVER TOPOLOGY	10
6.	CONFIGURING THE CPU INTERFACE TO THE SLOTSERVER	11
6.1.	CPU interface Description	11
6.2. Configuring the SlotServer as a Logix I/O Server		11
6.3.	Data Arrays/Descriptors	11
6.4. Server Side Connection Descriptors		12
6.5. Server Side Node Descriptors		12
6.6. Server Side Map Descriptors		13
6.6.1. SlotServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters		13
6.6.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters		13
6.6.3. Map Descriptors Example		14

7.PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLOGIX CPU FOR A SMALL SLOTSERVER

INTERFACE		15
7.1.	Step 1: Establish an RSLogix project	15
7.2.	Step 2: Add and configure the SlotServer as an IO Module	16
7.3.	Step 3: Write Ladder Program to get Input Data from Data Arrays	17
7.4.	Step 4: Write Ladder Program to Send Output Data to Data Arrays	20
7.5.	Step 5: Download the RSLogix Program and Run	20
7.6.	Step 6: Set up the third party connection	20

8.PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLOGIX CPU FOR LARGER SLOTSERVER

INTERFACES			21
8.1.	Multiple Input Data Arrays		21
8.2.	Accessing Multiple Output Data Arrays		21
APPENDIX A.		ADVANCED TOPICS	23
Appendix A.1. Description of Data Transfer Process			23
Appendix A.2. The IO image header			25
Appendix A.3.		How to obtain Node Status from the SlotServer	25

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