Driver Manual

6.1.6Advanced Map Descriptor: Example 3 - Using the 'special' parameter.

Map_Descriptor_Name, Data_Array_Name, Data_Array_Offset, Function, node_name, Address, Length, DA_Func, DA_Field, DA_Method

,DA_Bytcnt, DA_Offset, DA_Elecnt

Scan_Interval

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A1,

DA_AI3,

0,

rdbc,

Node_A,

0,

1 ,

dap-stat,

special,

1

4,

10,

1,

5

It would be

You can use

Performs a DAP

 

 

 

sensible for

Once you use

 

From the data bytes

DA_AI3 to be an

specials as rdbc

status query

 

returned by the slave,

the parameter

 

array of FLOATs

and passive map

 

 

 

 

'special' you

 

 

descriptors.

 

See table

 

because extraction

 

extract 4 bytes

 

must specify the

 

 

6.3

method(=1)

 

 

additional

 

returns a floating

 

 

for

starting at

 

 

parameters.

 

 

descriptions

point number.

 

 

 

byte 10

 

 

 

 

on how these

and

 

 

 

 

extraction

apply method 1

 

 

 

 

methods work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to convert the bytes

 

 

 

 

 

before writing them to

 

 

 

 

 

the FieldServer data

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