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FS-8700-127 Hanning & Kahl HCS-R Manual Page 11 of 17
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5. Configuring the FieldServer as a HCS-R Server
For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer
Configuration Manual. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory
defaults provided in the configuration files included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” sample files
provided with the FieldServer).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer
to communicate with a Hanning & Kahl HCS-R Client.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required.
In order to enable the FieldServer for HCS-R communications, the driver independent
FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the FieldServer virtual
Node(s) needs to be declared in the “Server Side Nodes” section, and the data to be provided to
the clients needs to be mapped in the “Server 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.
5.1. Server Side Connection Descriptors
Section Title
Connections
Column Title Function Legal Values
Port
Specify which port the device is
connected to the FieldServer
P1-P8
3
Protocol
Specify protocol used
HCS-R
HCSR
H&K HCS-R
Baud* Specify baud rate
9600 (Vendor Limitation)
Parity* Specify parity
None (Vendor Limitation)
Data_Bits*
Specify data bits
8 (Vendor Limitation)
Stop_Bits*
Specify stop bits
1
Handshaking* Specify hardware handshaking
None (Vendor Limitation)
Server_Hold_Timeout*
Specifies the time that the FieldServer
will reserve the Server side connection
while waiting for the Client side to
update data in Data_Array (if
necessary)
>1.0s, 2.0s
Example
// Server Side Connections
Connections
Port, Protocol, Baud, Parity, Handshaking
P8, HCS-R, 9600, None, None
3
Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction
manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware.