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FS-8700-21 LonWorks Manual                Page 12 of 62 
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5.2.4  Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters 
Column Title 
Function 
Legal Values 
Node_Name 
Name of Node to fetch data from or send data to. Needed for Explicit 
Addressing. 
One  of  the  node  names 
specified in  “Client  Node 
Descriptors” above 
SNVT_Type 
Standard network variable type of the data  
See Appendix D 
SNVT_Option* 
Specifies which record out of a complex SNVT we are after.  
See Appendix A.9.1 
SNVT_Units* 
Specifies the measurement units (e.g. Metric or English) 
See Appendix A.9.2 
UNVT_Byte_Length* 
Specifies the length in bytes of an UNVT. This Parameter is compulsory 
when  SNVT_Type  is  set  to  UNVT,  the  parameter  is  not  used  in 
conjunction with SNVT’s 
1-255. See Appendix A.1 
UNVT_ID 
Specifies  the  Type  Number  to  apply  to  this  particular  UNVT.  This 
Parameter is optional when SNVT_Type is set to UNVT, the parameter 
is not used on conjunction with SNVT’s 
0, 146-255.  See Appendix 
A.1 
NV_Min_Value* 
Network  Variable updates  with  values  less than  specified  in  this  field 
will be ignored. 
See Appendix A.2 
NV_Max_Value* 
Network Variable updates with values higher than specified in this field 
will be ignored. 
See Appendix A.2 
NV_Delta_Value* 
Network Variable updates where the value’s delta change is less than 
specified  in  this  field  will  be  ignored  unless  the  Max_Scan_Time 
Condition has been met. Compulsory for Throttling Lon Functions only. 
Not used on other Lon Functions. 
See Appendix A.3 
NV_Selfdoc_Text* 
The Self-Documenting String for this Network Variable. 
Normal  Text  up  to  a 
length of 40 characters 
5.2.5  Timing Parameters 
Column Title 
Function 
Legal Values 
Scan_Interval 
Seconds per scan 
0-32000 
Min_Scan_Time 
Minimum Scan Time in seconds. 
See Appendix A.3 
Max_Scan_Time 
Maximum Scan Time in seconds. 
See Appendix A.3 










