User Guide

FS-8700-86 Carrier DataPort Page 13 of 32
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Column Title Function Legal Values
DA_Byte_Name*
If this parameter is defined then its value must be
the name of a Data Array. Instead of the driver
returning a static Field Status, it will extract the
value located at the given offset and use this
value as the Field Status.
The name of Data Array
defined in the Data
Arrays section.
On_String
If the variable has a discrete state, use this
parameter to define the word that describes the
state when the variable’s value is 1.
OR
Use one of the keywords to tell the driver to send
the value of the associated array elements:
NUMERIC – a number
TIME - a time value formatted as hh:mm
STRING - a string of bytes
DOW – occupancy string
When using the string keyword the driver reads x
consecutive array elements and treats them as
ASCII character values in forming the response.
X is defined by the length parameter.
NUMERIC
TIME
STRING
DOW
Or any other Ascii string
which may not contain
spaces.
Off_String
If the variable has a discrete state, use this
parameter to define the word that describes the
state when the variable’s value is zero. If you
have used a keywords described above then
simply put a dash in this field.
An ASCII string which
may not contain spaces.
Length
Always set the length to 1 unless you use the key
word ‘STRING’ as the On_String parameter.
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5.4.3. Timing Parameters
Column Title Function
Legal
Values
Scada_Hold_Timeout
Specifies time Server side waits before responding to Client
that node is offline on FieldServer Client side.
>1.0s