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FS-8700-123 MetOne Particle Counter Serial Driver Manual Page 8 of 26
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4.2. Client Side Connection Descriptions
Section Title
Connections
Column Title Function Legal Values
Port
Specify which port the device
is connected to the
FieldServer
P1-P8, R1-R2
1
Protocol Specify protocol used MetOne
Baud* Specify baud rate
9600 (Vendor limitation).
Parity* Specify parity
None (Vendor limitation)
Data_Bits* Specify data bits
8 (Vendor limitation)
Stop_Bits* Specify stop bits
1 (Vendor limitation)
Handshaking*
Specify hardware
handshaking
RTS, RTS/CTS, None
Poll_Delay* Time between internal polls
0-32000 seconds, 0.05 seconds
Example
// Client Side Connections
Connections
Port, Protocol, Baud, Parity, Handshaking, Poll_Delay
P8, MetOne, 9600, None, None, 0.100s
4.3. Client Side Node Descriptors
Section Title
Nodes
Column Title Function Legal Values
Node_Name Provide name for node Up to 32 alphanumeric characters
Node_ID The ‘Device’ Number 1-64
Protocol Specify protocol used MetOne.
Connection
Specify which port the device is
connected to the FieldServer
P1-P8, R1-R2
1
PLC_Type
Identifies for the driver the family
of Particle Counters/Manifolds
connected to.
“237 Family”
“2408” or “Manifold”
“4800”
“HF CNC”
Example
Nodes
Node_Name, Node_ID, Protocol, PLC_Type, Connection
PLC 1, 1, MetOne, 237 Family, P8
1
Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction
manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware.