FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual

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4.Configuring the FieldServer as a National Time & Signal FACP Client

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 (See “.csv” sample files provided with the FS).

This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate with a National Time & Signal FACP Server.

1.03Data Arrays/Descriptors

The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the FieldServer for National Time & Signal FACP driver communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the destination device addresses need to be declared in the “Client Side Nodes” section, and the data required from the servers needs to be mapped in the “Client 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.

 

Section Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Arrays

 

 

 

 

 

 

Column Title

Function

 

 

Legal Values

 

Data_Array_Name

Provide name for Data Array

 

 

Up to 15 alphanumeric

 

 

 

characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Float, Bit, UInt16, SInt16,

 

Data_Array_Format

Provide data format. Each Data

 

 

Packed_Bit, Byte,

 

Array can only take on one format.

 

Packed_Byte,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swapped_Byte

 

 

Number of Data Objects. Must be

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Array_Length

larger than the data storage area

 

 

1-10,000

 

 

required by the Map Descriptors for

 

 

 

 

the data being placed in this array.

 

 

 

 

 

Example

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

// Data Arrays

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Arrays

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Array_Name,

Data_Format,

Data_Array_Length,

 

 

DA_AI_01,

UInt16,

200

 

 

 

DA_AO_01,

UInt16,

200

 

 

 

DA_DI_01,

Bit,

200

 

 

 

DA_DO_01,

Bit,

200

 

 

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FS-8700-105 specifications

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