FS-8700-72 Secutron Manual

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5.4.Server Side Map Descriptors

5.4.1.FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters

Column Title

 

Function

 

Legal Values

Map_Descriptor_Name

Name of this Map Descriptor

 

Up to 32 alphanumeric characters

 

Name of the Data Array where

One of the Data Array names from

Data_Array_Name

data is to be stored in the

“Data Array” section above

 

FieldServer

 

 

 

 

Data_Array_Offset

Starting location in Data Array

0 to (Data_Array_Length-1) as

specified in “Data_Array” section

 

 

 

 

 

Function

Function

of

Client

Map

Server

 

Descriptor

 

 

 

 

Node_Name

The name of the Node the Map

One of the Node Names specified

Descriptor is attached to

 

in “Server Node Descriptor” above

 

 

 

The number of devices on the

 

Length

circuit the Map Descriptor must

0-999

 

represent

 

 

 

 

 

Used to enable packed bit when

 

Block_Type*

using a Packed_Bit Data Array

Flag, -

 

on the Map Descriptor

 

 

5.4.2.Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters

Column Title

Function

Legal Values

Secutron_Type

Identifies the type of data the Map Descriptor points to

Device, Function

Secutron_Circuit

Identifies the circuit or panel zone

0-99

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FS-8700-72 specifications

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