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FS-8700-132 Gamewell FCI-E3 Driver Manual Page 8 of 20
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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
Only required for networked
configurations. Set the Node_ID of the
local panel to zero, and create one Node
Descriptor for each panel setting the
Node_ID to the panel number.
Whole numbers 0,1,2,3 …
Protocol Specify protocol used FCI_E3
FCI_Reset_Action_Option*
Only required for networked
configurations:
When not specified or set to
‘Reset_by_any_Node ‘ then the driver
will reset the data array points
associated with the given node
irrespective of the reset message’s
origin.
When set to ‘Reset_by_this_Node_Only’
then the driver only resets the data
associated with the given node if the
reset originated from the same node.
Reset_by_any_Node,
Reset_by_this_Node_Only
Connection
Specify which port the device is
connected to the FieldServer
P1-P8
2
Example
// Client Side Nodes
Nodes
Node_Name, Protocol, Connection
Panel-01, FCI_E3, P8
4.4. Client Side Map Descriptors
4.4.1. FieldServer Related 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 Client Map
Descriptor.
Server, Passive_Client
2
Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction
manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware.