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FS-8700-20 Profibus DP Driver Manual Page 13 of 22
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5. Configuring the FieldServer as a Profibus DP Slave Only
The sections below describe the parameters available for configuring the driver as a Server.
Note that * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.
5.1. General
Section Title
FieldServer
Column Title Function Legal Values
Title
Provide a title for the
configuration file (displays on
RUI editor)
Up to 15 alphanumeric
characters
System_Station_Address
Profibus DP Slave Station ID of
the FieldServer
0-125
Example:
// Common information
FieldServer
Title, System_Station_Address
Profibus DP Slave, 1
5.2. Data Arrays/ Descriptors
Data Arrays are the neutral data buffers used by the FieldServer to pass data between
communications drivers, and are defined as follows:
Section Title
Data_Arrays
Column Title Function Legal Values
Data_Array_Name Provide name for Data Array
Up to 15 alphanumeric
characters
Data_Format Provides data format
FLOAT, BIT, UInt16,
SInt16, Packed_Bit,
Byte, Packed_Byte,
Swapped_Byte
Data_Array_Length Number of Data Objects 1-10,000
Example
// Data Arrays
Data_Arrays
Data_Array_Name, Data_Format, Data_Array_Length
DA_AI_01, UInt16, 200
DA_AO_01, UInt16, 200