FieldServer FS-8700-86 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters, Timing Parameters

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4.4.Client Side Map Descriptors

4.4.1.FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters

Column Title	Function	Legal Values
Map_Descriptor_Name	Name of this Map Descriptor	Up to 32 alphanumeric characters
Data_Array_Name	Name of Data Array where data is	One of the Data Array names from
	to be stored in the FieldServer	“Data Array” section above
Data_Array_Location	Starting location in Data Array	0 to maximum specified in “Data
		Array” section above
Function	Function of Client Map Descriptor	Rdbc, Wrbc, Wrbx

4.4.2.Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters

Column Title	Function		Legal Values
		One of the node names
Node_Name	Name of Node to fetch data from	specified	in	“Client Node
		Descriptor” above
Data_Type	This commonly used parameter is not
	required for this driver.
	Length of Map Descriptor. When reading a
	compete table, set the length to the
	maximum number of data values you want
Length	stored.	1 – 1000
	Additional information on the length
	parameter is provided in Appendix A.3.
Address	This commonly used parameter is not required for this driver.
	Use the ASCII or AsciiLog format when
	you are discovering the variables
Store_As*	contained in a table by reading a table.	ASCII, AsciiLog,		Values
	Refer to Appendix A for more information.
	If defined, the driver stores the ‘field status’	The name of a Data Array
DA_Byte_Name*	value in this array.	defined in the Data_Array
		section of the configuration file.
	If defined, the driver stores the ‘field units’	The name of a Data Array
DA_Float_Name*		defined	in the Data_Array
	value in this array.	section of the configuration file.

4.4.3.Timing Parameters

Column Title	Function	Legal Values
Scan_Interval	Rate at which data is polled	>0.1s

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