FS-8700-41 Simplex 4100 Driver Manual
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5
CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A SIMPLEX TIME RE CORDER COMPANY - 4100
COMPUTER PORT PROTOCOL CLIENT
For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the relevant instruction manual. The
information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files
included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” files provided with the FieldServer).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate
with a Simplex Time Recorder Company - 4100 Computer Port Protocol Server.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable
the FieldServer for Simplex Time Recorder Company - 4100 Computer Port Protocol communications, the driver
independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the destination device addresses
need to be declared in the “Client Side Nodes” section, and 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.
5.1
Client S ide Connection Parameters
Section Title
Connections
Column
Title
Function
Legal Values
Port
Specify which port the device is connected to
the FieldServer
P1-P8, R1-R2
3
Baud*
Specify baud rate
110 – 115200, standard baud rates only.
(Vendor limitation)
Parity*
Specify parity
Even, Odd, None, Mark, Space
Data_Bits*
Specify data bits
7,
8
Stop_Bits*
Specify stop bits
1
Protocol
Specify protocol used
sim4100
Poll Delay*
Time between internal polls
0-32000 seconds,
1 second
Example
//
Client Side Connections
Connections
Port , Protocol , Baud , Parity , Poll_Delay
P8
, Sim4100 , 9600 , Even
, 0.100s
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.