A Sierra Monitor Company Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8700-03 DF1 APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001 Driver Version: 1.
FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Allen Bradley DF1 Description ...................................................................................... 3 2. 2.1. 2.2. Driver Scope of Supply .................................................................................................. 4 Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver.................................................. 4 Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment ..............................
FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual 1. Page 3 of 16 Allen Bradley DF1 Description The DF1 driver allows the FieldServer to transfer data to and from devices over RS-232 using DF1 protocol. The FieldServer can emulate either a Server or Client. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files included with the FieldServer. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.
FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual 2. Driver Scope of Supply 2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver FieldServer Technologies PART # FS-8915-10 FS-8917-06 FS-8700-03 2.2. PART # 1 2 Page 4 of 16 Description UTP cable (7 foot) for RS-232 use RJ45 to DB9M connection adapter Driver Manual. Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment DESCRIPTION 1 AB DF1 compatible PLC, e.g. SLC5/03, PLC 5/40, etc. 2 DF1 Client, e.g. Wonderware, Intellution FIX, GE Cimplicity, etc.
FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual 3. Page 5 of 16 Hardware Connections It is possible to connect an Allen Bradley PLC to any of the RS-232 ports. These ports simply need to be configured for an Allen Bradley PLC in the configuration file.
FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual 4. Page 6 of 16 Configuring the FieldServer as a DF1 Client For a detailed discussion on FieldServer 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 FieldServer (See “.csv” sample files provided with the FS).
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FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual 4.4. Client Side Map Descriptors 4.4.1. FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters Column Title Function Map_Descriptor_Name Name of this Map Descriptor Data_Array_Name Name of Data Array where data is to be stored in the FieldServer Data_Array_Offset Starting location in Data Array Function Function of Client Map Descriptor 4.4.2.
Map Descriptor Example Data_Array_Offset, 0, 0, Data_Array_Name, DA_DI_01, DA_DO_01, Function, Rdbc, Rdbc, Function, Rdbc, Rdbc, Node_Name, PLC_01, PLC_01, Node_Name, PLC_01, PLC_01, File_Type, B, B, File_Type, N, N, Page 9 of 16s File_Number, 12, 13, File_Number, 10, 11, Address, 0, 0, Address, 0, 0, FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2269 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.
FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual 5. Page 10 of 16 Configuring the FieldServer as a DF1 Server For a detailed discussion on FieldServer 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 FieldServer (See “.csv” files on the driver diskette).
FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual 5.2. Page 11 of 16 Server Side Node Descriptions Section Title Nodes Column Title Function Node_Name Provide name for node Node_ID Node ID of physical Server node 1-255 Protocol Specify protocol used DF1_FD, DF1_HD_MASTER, DF1_HD_SLAVE PLC_Type Specify PLC Communications type.
FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual 5.3. Server Side Map Descriptors 5.3.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters Section Title Map_Descriptors Column Title Function Map_Descriptor_Name Name of this Map Descriptor Data_Array_Name Data_Array_Offset Function 5.3.2.
Map_Descriptor_Name, CMD_DI_01, CMD_DO_01, Data_Array_Offset, 0, 0, Length, 16, 16, Address, 0, 0, Address, 0, 0, File_Number, 12, 13, File_Number, 10, 11, File_Type, B, B, File_Type, N, N, Node_Name, PLC_01, PLC_01, Node_Name, PLC_01, PLC_01, Function, Rdbc, Rdbc, Function, Rdbc, Rdbc, Page 13 of 16 Length, 16, 16, Scan_Interval 1.0s 1.0s Data_Array_Low_Scale 1.0s 1.0s FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.
FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 14 of 16 Appendix A. Driver Notes Appendix A.1. Continuous Map Descriptors RS View has been known to crash if it tries to read a Server mapping that is discontinuous. e.g. Server map 1: N21: 0-31 Server map 2: N21: 32-100 This will panic the FieldServer and crash RS view as the DF1 will attempt to map N21: 0-100 If set up as: Server Map 1: N21: 0-100 No problems are experienced Appendix A.2. Checksum You can now specify a checksum parameter for the serial connection.
FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 15 of 16 Appendix B. Error Messages DF1 Rem STS err F0-> Extended error code [See table below] FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2269 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.
FS-8700-03 DF1 Driver Manual Page 16 of 16 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2269 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.