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5.2. Server Side Node Descriptors Section
Title
Nodes
Column
Title Function Legal Values
Node_Name Provide name for node
Up to 32
alphanumeric
characters
Node_ID
Network address of the device being polled. If the network
address field is set to $00FF, the controller will respond to the
packet without regard to its own internal network address
Route
This parameter must be used If units are connected to the
FieldServer via a routing device e.g. OPM. The network address
consists of the OPM address and the unit address.
0-255
Protocol Specify protocol used MCQ, McQuay
Port*
Specify which port the device is connected to the FieldServer.
This parameter is optional for Server side nodes. The reason is
that when a poll is received on any port an attempt will be made
to match it against any Map Descriptor/node irrespective of the
port. If emulating more than one node with the same address,
however, the Nodes must be linked to specific ports.
P1-P8, R1-R2
4
PLC_Type
This parameter has no meaning for a Server but it must be
specified to allow the driver to complete its configuration file
validation.
200CFC,
100CFC,
050RPC,
001ASC,
000SCU,
Type-Unknown
Password*
This parameter is ignored for a Server. Although every poll
contains a password, this driver does no password validation
when configured as a Server.
Ascii characters
only.
Example
// Server Side Nodes
Nodes
Node_Name ,Node_ID ,Protocol ,PLC_Type
FieldServer ,11 ,McQuay ,200CFC
4
Not all ports shown are necessarily supported b y the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction
manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware.