User Guide
FS-8700-931 Siemens TIWAY I  Page 19 of 23 
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5.3.  Server Side Map Descriptors 
5.3.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters 
Section Title 
Map Descriptors 
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 Server Map 
Descriptor 
Server 
Server_Hold_Timeout* 
Specifies time FieldServer 
will reserve server side 
connection while waiting for 
the Client side to update 
data in Data_Array (if 
necessary) 
>1.0s 
5.3.2.  Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters 
Section Title 
Map Descriptors 
Column Title  Function  Legal Values 
Node_Name 
Name of Node to fetch data 
from 
One of the node names 
specified in “Client Node 
Descriptor” above 
TIWAY_Data_Type 
Specifies fundamental 
datatype represented by 
the PLC 
16-bit word datatypes
IE_Ladder 
Variable 
Constant 
Word_Input 
Word_Output 
Timer_Cnt_Preset 
Timer_Cnt_Current 
Drum_Count_Preset 
Loop_Status 
Status_Primitive 
8-bit byte datatypes
Discrete_Input 
Discrete_Output 










