User Guide

FS-8700-123 MetOne Particle Counter Serial Driver Manual Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. METONE PARTICLE COUNTER SERIAL DESCRIPTION............................................. 3
2. DRIVER SCOPE OF SUPPLY ........................................................................................ 4
2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver.................................................. 4
3. HARDWARE CONNECTIONS........................................................................................ 5
3.1. Hardware Connection Tips / Hints.............................................................................. 6
4. CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A METONE PC SERIAL CLIENT .................. 7
4.1. Data Arrays/Descriptors............................................................................................. 7
4.2. Client Side Connection Descriptions .......................................................................... 8
4.3. Client Side Node Descriptors ..................................................................................... 8
4.4. Client Side Map Descriptors....................................................................................... 9
4.4.1. FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters.................................................... 9
4.4.2. Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters............................................................. 9
4.4.3. Timing Parameters ................................................................................................. 9
4.5. Map Descriptor Example 1 – Read Hold ( or Sample) Times from a Device..............10
4.6. Map Descriptor Example 2 – Write Hold (or Sample) Times to a Device...................11
4.7. Map Descriptor Example 3 – Read the operating mode. ...........................................11
4.8. Map Descriptor Example 4 – Start / Stop Counting. ..................................................12
4.9. Map Descriptor Example 5 – Change Mode..............................................................13
4.10. Map Descriptor Example 6 – Select Device ..............................................................14
4.11. Map Descriptor Example 7 – Read the Current Record.............................................15
4.12. Map Descriptor Example 8 – Dumping the Current Record.......................................16
4.13. Map Descriptor Example 9 – An alternate way of storing the current record. ............17
4.14. Map Descriptor Example 10 – Reading from a SubDevice/Port ................................18
4.15. Map Descriptor Example 11 – Selecting a Sub-Device/Port......................................19
5. CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A METONE PC SERIAL SERVER ...............20
APPENDIX A. DRIVER ERROR MESSAGES .......................................................................21
Appendix A.1. Driver Operating and Error Statistics............................................................23
Appendix A.2. Driver Exposed Operating and Error Statistics .............................................24