User Guide
FS-8700-104_ControlNet_X30 Manual        Page 8 of 13 
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4.4.  Server Side Map Descriptors 
4.4.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters 
Column Title  Function  Legal Values 
Map_Descriptor_Name  Name of this Map Descriptor 
Up to 32 alphanumeric 
characters 
Data_Array_Name 
Name of Data Array where 
data is to be stored in the 
FieldServer 
One of the Data Array names 
from “Data Array” 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 
RDBC -Reads data from the 
local input buffer 
WRBC -Writes data to the 
local output buffer 
4.4.2.  Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters 
Column Title  Function  Legal Values 
Node_Name  Name of Node 
One of the node names 
specified in “Server Node 
Descriptor” above 
CNT_Data_Type  Data Type of local buffer 
BYTE, WORD, DWORD, 
BOOL 
Address  Byte offset into local buffer 
RDBC: 0 – 449 
WRBC: 4 – 453 
Length 
Number of CNT_Data_Type 
items in local buffer 
BYTE: 1 – 450 
WORD: 1 – 225 
DWORD: 1 – 112 
BOOL: 1 – 3600 










