User Guide

FS-8700-31 Siemens TIWAY I Page 4 of 23
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the data required from the servers needs to be mapped in the “Client Side Map Descriptors”
section. Details on how to do this can be found below.
Note that in the tables, * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the
default.
Section Title
Data_Arrays
Column Title Function Legal Values
Data_Array_Name Provide name for Data Array
Up to 15 alphanumeric
characters
Data_Array_Format
Provide data format. Each Data Array
can only take on one format.
Float, Bit, UInt16, SInt16,
Packed_Bit, Byte,
Packed_Byte,
Swapped_Byte
Data_Array_Length
Number of Data Objects. Must be
larger than the data storage area
required by the map descriptors for
the data being placed in this array.
1-10,000
Example
// Data Arrays
Data_Arrays
Data_Array_Name, Data_Format, Data_Array_Length,
RAW16_Data, UInt16, 20
RAW8_Data, Byte, 20
Float_Data, Float, 20
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
Protocol Specify protocol used TIWAY, TIWAY_BDLC
Baud* Specify baud rate
110 – 115200, standard
baudrates only
Parity* Specify parity Even, Odd, None, Mark, Space
Data_Bits* Specify data bits 7, 8
Stop_Bits* Specify stop bits
1
Handshaking* Specify hardware handshaking RTS, RTS/CTS, None
Poll _Delay* Time between internal polls 0-32000 seconds, 1 second