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4.4.4 Map Descriptor Example

In this example two map descriptors are provided. The first reads Device 11 ( a Series 2 device) and obtains the Alarm Table. The second map descriptor reads Device 23 ( a series 9 device) and reads the Cooling analog output (2nd element of table 10).

Map_Descriptor_Name, Data_Array_Name, Data_Array_Offset, Function, node_name, Address, Length, Cana_Series, Cana_table, Scan_Interval

DEV11_ALMS

,ALARMS

,220

,

rdbc

,DEV11

, 0

,19

, 2

,11

, 1.0s

DEV23_COOL

,ANA_OUT

,0

,

rdbc

,DEV23

, 1

,1

, 9

,10

, 1.0s

Any name that is meaningful to you. The driver validates map descriptors and reports errors referring to the map descriptor name.

The first element from table 11 will be placed in element 220 (the 221st element) of the array

ALARMS.

The node names point the driver at a Node definition which specifies a port and a device address.

The number of items being read. Not the number of bytes being read.

The polls will ocur every second.

The data arrays are defined in the

These map

This is the offset

You need to know the series

Data_Arrays part of the CSV. Based on

descriptors generate

into the table being

of the device you are polling

these exampled the array called ALARMS

read polls on a

polled.

and table number of the table

should be a byte or integer array as

continuous basis.

 

that contains the data of

alarms have the value 0,1 or 2 (acked) and

 

Determine the offset

interest.

it must be at least 239 (220+19) elements

 

you should use by

 

in size. The array ANA_OUT is probably a

 

reading the Canatal

Read section 6.1 for more

FLOAT and should have at least 1 element

 

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information or read the

in size.

 

Corporation Inc.

vendor product literature.

 

 

Product Literature.

 

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