FS-8700-86 Carrier DataPort Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. CARRIER DATAPORT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... 3
2. DRIVER SCOPE OF SUPPLY.......................................................................................................... 3
2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Te hnologies for this driver .................................................................3
3. HARDWARE CONNECTIONS ......................................................................................................... 4
4. CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A CARRIER DATAPORT CLIENT................................ 5
4.1. Data Arrays ................................................................................................................................. 5
4.2. Client Side Conne tions..............................................................................................................6
4.3. Client Side Node Des riptors...................................................................................................... 7
4.4. Client Side Map Des riptors ....................................................................................................... 8
4.4.1. FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters ................................................................... 8
4.4.2. Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters ............................................................................8
4.4.3. Timing Parameters .................................................................................................................. 8
4.4.4. Map Descriptor Example 1 Read ......................................................................................... 9
5. CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A CARRIER DATAPORT SERVER............................ 10
5.1. Data Arrays ............................................................................................................................... 10
5.2. Server Side Conne tions .......................................................................................................... 11
5.3. Server Side Node Des riptors .................................................................................................. 11
5.4. Server Side Map Des riptors .................................................................................................... 12
5.4.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters .................................................................12
5.4.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters .......................................................................... 12
5.4.3. Timing Parameters ................................................................................................................ 13
5.4.4. Map Descriptor Example. ...................................................................................................... 14
APPENDIX A. ADVANCED TOPICS.................................................................................................... 15
Appendix A.1. Field Status & Field Engineering Units.......................................................................15
Appendix A.2. Field / Variable Names............................................................................................... 16
Appendix A.3. Map Des riptor Length Explained .............................................................................. 19
Appendix A.4. How the Client stores the states/values of the Table Variables................................. 19
Appendix A.4.1. Dis rete States........................................................................................................ 19
Appendix A.4.2. Time Values ............................................................................................................ 20
Appendix A.4.3. Numeri Values....................................................................................................... 21
Appendix A.4.4. O upan y Strings / Values....................................................................................21
APPENDIX B. TROUBLE SHOOTING/CONNECTIONS - TIPS AND HINTS ..................................... 22
Appendix B.1. Conne tion problems. ................................................................................................ 22
Appendix B.2. Timeouts..................................................................................................................... 22
Appendix B.3. Determining Storage Lo ations .................................................................................. 22
Appendix B.4. How to build a s ript file that tests a ustomer log..................................................... 23
APPENDIX C. DRIVER NOTES ...........................................................................................................26
Appendix C.1. Driver Limitations and Ex lusions .............................................................................. 26
APPENDIX D. DRIVER ERROR MESSAGES .....................................................................................27
Appendix D.1. Driver Stats ................................................................................................................ 31
