FieldServer FS-8700-124 instruction manual Data Arrays/Descriptors, Section Title, Example

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4.Configuring the FieldServer as a TIC UPS 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 FieldServer).

This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate with a TIC UPS Server.

4.1.Data Arrays/Descriptors

The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the FieldServer for TIC UPS 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
Data_Array_Format	Provide data format. Each Data			Float, Bit
	Array can only take on one format.
	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_Array_Format,	Data_Array_Length
DA_AI_01,		Float,	200
DA_DI_01,		Bit,	200

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