FS-8700-101_Setra Model 370 Digital Pressure Gage Manual

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5.Configuring the FieldServer as a Setra Model 370 Digital Pressure Gage Server

For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files included with the FieldServer.

This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate with a Setra Model 370 Digital Pressure Gage Client

The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the FieldServer for Setra Model 370 Digital Pressure Gage communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the FieldServer virtual node(s) needs to be declared in the “Server Side Nodes” section, and the data to be provided to the Clients needs to be mapped in the “Server Side Map Descriptors” section. Details on how to do this can be found below.

Note that in the tables, * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.

5.1.Server Side Connection Descriptors

 

Section Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Column Title

 

 

Function

 

Legal Values

 

Port

 

Specify which port the device is

 

P1-P8, R1-R22

 

 

 

connected to the FieldServer

 

 

 

Protocol

 

Specify protocol used

Setra370

 

Baud*

 

Specify baud rate

 

 

110 – 115200, standard

 

 

 

 

baud rates only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parity*

 

Specify parity

 

 

Even, Odd, None, Mark,

 

 

 

 

Space

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Bits*

 

Specify data bits

 

7, 8

 

Stop_Bits*

 

Specify stop bits

 

1

 

Handshaking*

Specify hardware handshaking

RTS, RTS/CTS, None

 

 

 

Specifies

time

FieldServer will

 

 

 

Server_Hold_Timeout*

 

reserve

Server

side connection

 

>1.0s

 

 

while waiting for the Client side to

 

 

 

 

update data in Data_Array (if

 

 

 

 

 

necessary)

 

 

 

 

Example

 

 

 

 

 

 

//Server Side Connections

Connections

Port,

Protocol,

Baud,

Parity,

Handshaking,

P8,

Setra370,

9600,

None,

None,

2Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware.

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