FieldServer 1.1 user manual Node Overview Settings Aspect

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2.4.1.Node Overview - Settings Aspect

Parameter	Description
Node	The current node being displayed out of the total.
Adapter	The adapter name where a node is connected to an adapter.
Node_Name	The node name specified in the CSV file.
Node_ID	The station number or address of the node.			The actual meaning is
	dependent on the driver and protocol – refer to the Driver Manual.
Protocol	The protocol being used to update the data for that node.
	Refer to the Driver Manual
IP_Address	The IP address used by this node.
Remote_IP_Address	The remote IP address used by this node
Node_Type	Specified in the configuration file as the PLC_Type. - Consult the driver
	manual for additional information.
Port	Port number for a serial connection.
	After a write has been executed in a write through operation, the
	FieldServer schedules the read Map Descriptor to poll again in order to
Readback_Option	immediately read back the data that was			written.	The default is
	‘Readback_on_Write”.	Other	options	are	“None”	and
	“Expire_Current_Data”
Retries	Tells the driver how many times to retry a poll before considering the
	node to be offline. The default is 3.
Preambles	Counts data bytes received before a valid message, but not forming part
	of a valid message, e.g. a message fragment.
MAC_Address	Currently this field is not used at all. It is intended to allow drivers to
	resolve an IP address by giving a MAC address.
Phone_Number	This field is intended for modem support. Currently disabled.
Srv_Offline_Method	The method used on the node to decide if it is to be considered offline.
Node_Offline_response	The type of response the server side of the driver sends when it finds
	the downstream node to be offline.
Timeout	The timeout specified for the node. Refer to Error! Reference source
	not found..
Retry_Interval	The amount of time in	seconds	that the driver should wait			before
	retrying a poll after a timeout has occurred
Recovery_Interval	The time in seconds after a node goes off-line before the driver tries to
	poll the device again. – default 30seconds.
Probation_Delay	The length of time communication needs to be re-established for before
	an offline Client node is marked on-line again. Default 1 minute.
Network_Number	Network station number used on this node.
	An alternate to specifying the IP address. Typically used when the user
	wants two nodes to talk to each other. When specified, the FieldServer
Server_Name	sends out a broadcast with the server name and uses the reply to fill in
	the IP address for the node. Until the reply has been received all polling
	for the node is disabled. The server name given should correspond to
	the pair_name specified in the remote FieldServer’s bridge settings.
	This is used to distinguish between different nodes connected to the
	FieldServer when a PLC does not support the allocation of different
Alias_Node_ID	None_ID’s. Each node is given a different alias. Upstream devices poll
	the Alias_Node_ID and the FieldServer routes the poll to the correct
	PLC which is polled using the Node_ID.
Ports_on_PLC	For hot standby operation. This field is used to control which port on a

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