FS-8700-88 Envirotronics SystemsPlus

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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

Up to 32 alphanumeric

Descriptor

characters

 

Data_Array_Name

Name of Data Array where

One of the Data Array names

data is to be stored in the

from “Data Array” section

 

FieldServer

above

Data_Array_Offset

Starting location in Data

0 to maximum specified in

Array

“Data Array” section above

 

Function

Function of Client Map

RDBC, WRBC, WRBX, AWT,

Descriptor

ART2

4.4.2.Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters

 

Column Title

 

Function

 

Legal Values

 

 

 

Name of Node to fetch data

 

One of the node names

 

Node_Name

 

 

specified in “Client Node

 

 

from

 

 

 

 

 

Descriptor” above

 

 

 

 

 

 

SysPlus_Data_Type

 

Specifies a SystemsPlus data

 

Refer to Appendix A.1

 

 

type this mapdesc will use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SysPlus_Alarm_Name

 

A SystemsPlus alarm name

 

Any four character alarm

 

 

 

name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifies a SystemsPlus

 

 

 

SysPlus_Cmd

 

command this mapdesc will

 

Refer to Appendix A.2

 

 

 

use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Store_Data_Array_Name

 

Name of the data array where

 

Any data array name

 

 

 

data must be stored

 

 

 

Store_Data_Array_Offset

 

Offset where data must be

 

0 to maximum offset into

 

 

 

stored

 

store data array

 

 

 

Name of the data array that

 

 

 

Par_Data_Array_Name

 

will contain parameters

 

Any data array name

 

 

 

needed by this mapdesc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par_Data_Array_Offset

 

Offset where parameters will

 

0 to maximum offset into

 

 

be located

 

parameter data array

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address

 

Starting address

 

0 to value allowed for the

 

 

 

specific mapdesc

 

 

 

 

 

 

Length

 

Length of Map Descriptor

 

1 to value allowed for the

 

 

 

specific mapdesc

 

 

 

 

 

4.4.3.Timing Parameters

Column Title

Function

Legal Values

Scan_Interval

Rate at which data is polled

40.001s

2The new ART function stands for “Active Read on Trigger” and is used to effect a single data read per trigger. Please refer to the Map Descriptor examples for using this function.

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FS-8700-88 specifications

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