FS-RA-CLX_SlotServer_Instruction_Manual_(T17011)

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6.Configuring the CPU interface to the SlotServer

6.1.CPU interface Description

The SlotServer Data Images (Data Arrays) share data with the ControlLogix CPU tags using the backplane for communication and the FieldServer Logix driver. To map the Logix Driver, the Driver needs to be configured in the SlotServer Configuration. The information that follows details the configuration parameters that can be used for this driver. The driver can only act as an I/O Server (Adapter) to a Control-Logix CPU.

Max Nodes Supported

SlotServer Mode

Nodes

Comments

Server

1

Only one IO image connection supported

6.2.Configuring the SlotServer as a Logix I/O Server

For a detailed discussion on SlotServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files included with the SlotServer (See “.csv” sample files provided with the SlotServer).

The configuration file tells the SlotServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the SlotServer for Logix communications, the driver independent SlotServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the SlotServer virtual node(s) needs to be declared in the “Server Side Nodes” section, and the data to be provided to the Clients needs to be mapped in the “Server Side Map Descriptors” section. Details on how to do this can be found below.

Note that in the tables, * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.

6.3.Data Arrays/Descriptors

The configuration file tells the SlotServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable the SlotServer for Logix communications, the driver independent SlotServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section.

 

Section Title

 

 

 

 

 

Data_Arrays

 

 

 

 

 

Column Title

Function

Legal Values

 

 

Data_Array_Name

Provide name for Data Array

Up to

15 alphanumeric

 

characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Float,

Bit, UInt16,

SInt16,

 

Data_Array_Format

Provide data format. Each Data Array

Packed_Bit,

Byte,

 

can only take on one format.

Packed_Byte,

 

 

 

 

Swapped_Byte

 

 

 

Number of Data Objects. Must be

For IO_Data_Type:

 

 

Data_Array_Length

larger than the data storage area

REAL

1-120

 

 

required by the Map Descriptors for

INT

1-244

 

 

 

the data being placed in this array.

SINT

1-492

 

 

 

DINT

1-120

 

 

 

 

 

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