FS-8704-14 EtherNet/IP Manual

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5.2Server Side Node Descriptors3

Section Title

Nodes

Column Title

 

Function

 

 

Legal Values

 

Node_Name

 

Provide name for Node

 

 

Up to 32 alphanumeric

 

 

 

 

characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protocol

 

Specify protocol used

 

 

EtherNet/IP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Server_Hold_Timeout*

 

Specifies time FieldServer will reserve server side connection

 

 

>1.0s

 

 

while waiting for the Client side to update data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example

 

//

Server Side Nodes

 

Nodes

 

Node_Name

,Protocol

EIP_01

,EtherNet/IP

5.3Server Side Map Descriptors

5.3.1 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 Data Array where data is to be stored in the

 

One

of

the

Data

Array

 

Data_Array_Name

 

 

names from

“Data

Array”

 

 

FieldServer

 

 

 

 

 

section above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Array_Offset

 

Starting location in Data Array

 

0 to maximum specified in

 

 

 

“Data Array” section above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function

 

Function of Server Map Descriptor

 

Server

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifies the length of time that the FieldServer will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Server_Hold_Timeout*

 

reserve the Server side connection while waiting for the

 

>1.0s

 

 

 

 

Client side to update data in Data Array (if necessary)

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FS-8704-14 specifications

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