FieldServer FS-8700-20 Configuring the FieldServer as a Profibus DP Slave Only, General

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5.Configuring the FieldServer as a Profibus DP Slave Only

FS-8700-20 Profibus DP Driver Manual

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5.Configuring the FieldServer as a Profibus DP Slave Only

The sections below describe the parameters available for configuring the driver as a Server. Note that * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.

5.1.

General

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section Title

 

 

 

FieldServer

 

 

 

Column Title

Function

Legal Values

 

 

 

Provide a title for the

Up to 15 alphanumeric

 

Title

 

configuration file (displays on

 

 

characters

 

 

 

RUI editor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System_Station_Address

Profibus DP Slave Station ID of

0-125

 

 

 

the FieldServer

 

 

Example:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

// Common information

 

 

 

FieldServer

 

 

 

Title,

 

System_Station_Address

 

Profibus DP Slave,

1

 

5.2.Data Arrays/ Descriptors

Data Arrays are the neutral data buffers used by the FieldServer to pass data between communications drivers, and are defined as follows:

 

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,

 

Data_Format

Provides data format

 

SInt16, Packed_Bit,

 

 

Byte, Packed_Byte,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swapped_Byte

 

Data_Array_Length

Number of Data Objects

 

1-10,000

 

Example

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

// Data Arrays

 

 

 

 

Data_Arrays

 

 

 

 

Data_Array_Name,

Data_Format,

Data_Array_Length

 

DA_AI_01,

UInt16,

200

 

 

DA_AO_01,

UInt16,

200

 

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