FieldServer FS-8700-66 instruction manual Configuring the FieldServer as a GESNP Server

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5.Configuring the FieldServer as a GE_SNP 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 (See “.csv” files provided with the FieldServer).

This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate with a GE_SNP Client.

The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the FieldServer for GE_SNP 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-R23
	connected to the FieldServer
Protocol	Specify protocol used	SNP
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
Poll Delay	Time between internal polls.	0-3200s, 1s

Example

//Server Side Connections

Connections

Port,	Protocol,	Baud,	Parity,	Handshaking
P1,	SNP,	19200,	Odd,	None

3Not 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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