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Table of Contents |
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1. | INTRODUCTION | 4 |
1.1. | About this product | 4 |
2. | 5 | |
2.1. Accessories supplied with the SlotServer | 5 | |
2.2. Third party components (not supplied by FieldServer Technologies) | 5 | |
2.3. Required configuration for the SlotServer | 5 | |
3. | STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A SLOTSERVER PROJECT | 6 |
3.1. Read the SlotServer Instruction Manual | 6 | |
3.2. Install the SlotServer in a ControlLogix Rack | 6 | |
3.3. | Write the SlotServer configuration | 6 |
3.4. | Install the FieldServer Utilities | 6 |
3.5. Load the SlotServer Configuration into the SlotServer | 6 | |
3.6. Program the ControlLogix CPU to communicate with the SlotServer | 6 | |
3.7. Commission the third party network | 6 | |
4. | SLOTSERVER INSTALLATION | 7 |
4.1. SlotServer Ports and Displays | 7 | |
4.2. Inside Cover Door Label | 9 | |
4.3. | Technical Specifications | 9 |
5. | SLOTSERVER TOPOLOGY | 10 |
6. | CONFIGURING THE CPU INTERFACE TO THE SLOTSERVER | 11 |
6.1. | CPU interface Description | 11 |
6.2. Configuring the SlotServer as a Logix I/O Server | 11 | |
6.3. | Data Arrays/Descriptors | 11 |
6.4. Server Side Connection Descriptors | 12 | |
6.5. Server Side Node Descriptors | 12 | |
6.6. Server Side Map Descriptors | 13 | |
6.6.1. SlotServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters | 13 | |
6.6.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters | 13 | |
6.6.3. Map Descriptors Example | 14 |
7.PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLOGIX CPU FOR A SMALL SLOTSERVER
INTERFACE | 15 | |
7.1. | Step 1: Establish an RSLogix project | 15 |
7.2. | Step 2: Add and configure the SlotServer as an IO Module | 16 |
7.3. | Step 3: Write Ladder Program to get Input Data from Data Arrays | 17 |
7.4. | Step 4: Write Ladder Program to Send Output Data to Data Arrays | 20 |
7.5. | Step 5: Download the RSLogix Program and Run | 20 |
7.6. | Step 6: Set up the third party connection | 20 |
8.PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLOGIX CPU FOR LARGER SLOTSERVER
INTERFACES | 21 | ||
8.1. | Multiple Input Data Arrays | 21 | |
8.2. | Accessing Multiple Output Data Arrays | 21 | |
APPENDIX A. | ADVANCED TOPICS | 23 | |
Appendix A.1. Description of Data Transfer Process | 23 | ||
Appendix A.2. The IO image header | 25 | ||
Appendix A.3. | How to obtain Node Status from the SlotServer | 25 |
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