Technologies Computer Driver Instruction Manual

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4. Configuring the FieldServer as a DeviceNet Master
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 provided with the FieldServer).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to
communicate with a DeviceNet Slave.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to
enable the FieldServer for DeviceNet communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to
be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the FieldServer 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.
4.1. DeviceNet Settings
Section Title
Bridge
Column Title Function Legal Values
System_Station_Address* DeviceNet MAC ID of the FieldServer
0-63
Note:
The DeviceNet MAC ID can also be set via the DIP switches on the side of the FieldServer but then
the system station address parameter must be removed from the configuration file.
Refer to Appendix B.1 for more information.
Example
// FieldServer
Bridge
Title, System_Station_Address
DeviceNet_Test, 5