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A Sierra Monitor Company

APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY

Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001

Driver Manual

(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)

FS-8700-42 Spectronics

Driver Version: 1.00

Document Revision: 4

Summary of content (15 pages)

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A Sierra Monitor Company Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8700-42 Spectronics APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001 Driver Version: 1.
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Spectronics Description .....................................................................................................3 2. Driver Scope of Supply .......................................................................................................4 2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver .....................................................4 2.2. Provided by Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment............
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual 1. Page 3 of 15 Spectronics Description The Spectronics driver allows the FieldServer to transfer data to and from devices over either RS-232 or RS-485 using Spectronics protocol. The FieldServer can emulate either a Server or Client. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files included with the FieldServer. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual 2. Page 4 of 15 Driver Scope of Supply 2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver FieldServer Technologies PART # FS-8915-10 FS-8917-01 FS-8700-01 2.2. Description 7’ Patch Cable RJ45 to DB25M connector adapter Driver Manual Provided by Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment PART # DESCRIPTION Spectronics Device FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual 3. Page 5 of 15 Hardware Connections It is possible to connect a Spectronics device to any of the existing serial ports on the FieldServer1. These ports simply need to be configured for Spectronics in the configuration file. Configure the Spectronics device according to manufacturer’s instructions.
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual 4. Page 6 of 15 Configuring the FieldServer as a Spectronics Client 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 FS).
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual 4.2.
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual 4.4. Page 8 of 15 Client Side Map Descriptors 4.4.1. FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters Column Title Map_Descriptor_Name Data_Array_Name Data_Array_Offset Function 4.4.2.
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual 4.4.4. Page 9 of 15 Map Descriptor Example.
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual 5. Page 10 of 15 Configuring the FieldServer as a Spectronics 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).
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual 5.2. Page 11 of 15 Server Side Node Descriptors Section Title Nodes Column Title Node_Name Node_ID Protocol Function Provide name for node Node ID of physical server node Specify protocol used Legal Values Up to 32 alphanumeric characters 1 – 255 Spectronics Example Nodes Node_Name, Spec_Srv_11, 5.3. Node_ID, 11, Protocol Spectronics Server Side Map Descriptors 5.3.1.
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual 5.3.3. Page 12 of 15 Map Descriptor Example.
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual Page 13 of 15 Appendix A. Advanced Topics – Spectronics Appendix A.1. Default Data Types When a Spectronics address range is specified, a particular Data Type is implied. The defaults are as follows: Address range 40001 - 49999 30001 - 39999 10001 - 19999 00001 - 09999 Data_Type Register Analog _Input Digital_Input Coil Function Code (Write) 16 n/a. n/a. 15 Function Code (Read) 3 4 2 1 Appendix A.2.
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual Page 14 of 15 Appendix A.4. Connection to York Modbus Microgateway If connecting the FieldServer to a York Modbus Microgateway, the Node_ID of the Microgateway is defined by the address DIP switches. If switch 4 is set to ‘On’ and the other switches are set to ‘off’ then Node_ID of the Microgateway is ‘247’, the parity is ‘Even’, and the stop bits are 1. Other Node_ID combinations can be found in the York Modbus Microgateway Installation Manual.
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FS-8700-42_Spectronics Driver Manual Page 15 of 15 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.