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FS-8704-07 Allen Bradley PCCC (TCP/IP) Driver Manual

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Appendix B.

Vendor Information

Appendix B.1.

Set up of FieldServer in RS Linx.

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Run up rslinx

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Click Communications->Configure Drivers

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Select Ethernet Devices (from the "Available Driver Types" pulldown)

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Select “Add New”

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Select the station you want to talk to. Press "Add New" button and “a”

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A new Driver called "AB_ETH-1 A-B Ethernet" is added as a station number

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Close the "Configure Devices" window

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Press "Display Station Browser" icon

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See that your device is discovered

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Summary of Contents for FS-8704-07

Page 1: ...ment Revision 9 A Sierra Monitor Company APPLICABILITY EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after February 2012 Driver Manual Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual FS 8704 07 ALLEN BRADLEY PCCC TCP IP ...

Page 2: ...Descriptors 7 5 3 Client Side Map Descriptors Client Side Map Descriptors 8 5 3 1 FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters 8 5 3 2 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters 8 5 3 3 Map Descriptor Example 9 6 Configuring the FieldServer as an ALLEN BRADLEY PCCC TCP IP Server 10 6 1 Server Side Connection Descriptors 10 6 2 Server Side Node Descriptors 10 6 3 Server Side Map Descriptors 11 6 3 1...

Page 3: ...rver or Client The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files included with the FieldServer 2 HARDWARE SOFTWARE 2 1 Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this Driver FieldServer Technologies PART Description FS 8915 10 Ethernet cable 7 foot FS 8704 07 Driver Manual 2 2 Provided by Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment PART Descriptio...

Page 4: ...RDWARE CONNECTIONS Make sure the device IP_address is configured to be on the same IP network as the FieldServer Use a crossover cable if the FieldServer is connected directly to the PLC device Use a straight cable if the FieldServer is connected to a hub Configure the PLC according to manufacturer s instructions FieldServer FieldServer Part 8915 10 UTP cable Connect to an Ethernet Port on the Fie...

Page 5: ... Data Arrays to facilitate correct storage of the relevant data 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 Int16 Int32 Bit Float Data_Array_Length Number of Data Objects Must be larger than the data storage area required by...

Page 6: ... with an Allen Bradley PCCC TCP IP Server The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces and the routing of data required In order to enable the FieldServer for Allen Bradley PCCC TCP IP 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...

Page 7: ..._Name Provide name for node Up to 32 alphanumeric characters Node_ID Node ID of physical server node PLC 0 255 IP_Address IP address of physical server node PLC Must be on the same subnet as the server or gateway IP address e g 192 168 2 1 Protocol Specify protocol used AB_CSP AB_TCP Adapter Specify on which port the device is connected to the FieldServer N1 PLC_Type Specify PLC Communications typ...

Page 8: ...ion 4 Function Function of Client Map Descriptor Rdbc Wrbc Wrbx 5 3 2 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters Column Title Function Legal Values Node_Name Name of Node to fetch data from One of the Node Names specified in Section 5 2 File_Type File type in PLC N B F I O S 3 File_Number File Number in PLC 0 65535 4 Address Starting address of read block 0 255 Data_Array_Low_Scale Scaling zero in D...

Page 9: ..._Type File_Number Address Length Scan_Interval CMD_AI_01 DA_AI_01 0 Rdbc PLC_01 N 10 0 16 1 0s CMD_AO_01 DA_AO_01 0 Rdbc PLC_01 N 11 0 16 1 0s Map_Descriptors Map_Descriptor_Name Data_Array_Name Data_Array_Offset Function Node_Name File_Type File_Number Address Length Scan_Interval CMD_DI_01 DA_DI_01 0 Rdbc PLC_01 B 12 0 16 1 0s CMD_DO_01 DA_DO_01 0 Rdbc PLC_01 B 13 0 16 1 0s update File_Number in...

Page 10: ...he FieldServer N1 Protocol Specify protocol used AB_CSP AB_TCP IP_Address Virtual IP address of FieldServer Must be on the same subnet as the Cient or Gateway IP address e g 192 168 2 1 Example Server Side Connections Connections Adapter Protocol IP_address N1 AB_CSP 192 168 2 1 6 2 Server Side Node Descriptors Section Title Nodes Column Title Function Legal Values Node_Name Provide name for node ...

Page 11: ... 1 as specified in Section 4 Function Function of Client Map Descriptor Passive 6 3 2 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters Column Title Function Legal Values Node_Name Name of Node to fetch data from One of the node names specified in Section 6 2 File_Type File type in PLC N B F I O S 5 File_Number File Number in PLC 0 65535 6 Address Starting address of read block 0 255 Data_Array_Low_Scale S...

Page 12: ...escriptor_Name Data_Array_Name Data_Array_Offset Function Node_Name File_Type File_Number Address Length Data_Array_Low_Scale Data_Array_High_Scale Node_Low_Scale Node_High_Scale SMD_AI_01 DA_AI_01 0 Passive ABE_Srv_11 N 10 0 16 0 100 0 100 SMD_AO_01 DA_AO_01 0 Passive ABE_Srv_11 N 11 0 16 0 100 0 100 Map_Descriptors Map_Descriptor_Name Data_Array_Name Data_Array_Offset Function Node_Name File_Typ...

Page 13: ...er mapping that is discontinuous For example on the Server Side If Server map 1 N21 0 31 Server map 2 N21 32 100 This will panic the FieldServer and crash RS view as the DH will attempt to map N21 0 100 If set up as Server Map 1 N21 0 100 no problems are experienced Appendix A 2 Reading B File Types It is advisable to read all data from one B type file into the same data array in one contiguous re...

Page 14: ...x B Vendor Information Appendix B 1 Set up of FieldServer in RS Linx Run up rslinx Click Communications Configure Drivers Select Ethernet Devices from the Available Driver Types pulldown Select Add New Select the station you want to talk to Press Add New button and a A new Driver called AB_ETH 1 A B Ethernet is added as a station number Close the Configure Devices window Press Display Station Brow...

Page 15: ...3 L5 B 1 Range Read 26 Read Modify Write B3 4 5 L5 SLC5 N A2 Protected Typed Logical Read AA Protected Typed Logical Write N7 3 L5 F A2 Protected Typed Logical Read AA Protected Typed Logical Write B3 4 5 L7 B A2 Protected Typed Logical Read AB Protected Typed Logical Write B3 4 5 L8 I A2 Protected Typed Logical Read I 13 L5 O A2 Protected Typed Logical Read O 13 L5 S A2 Protected Typed Logical Re...

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