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FS-8707-06 FST OPC Server for FieldServer   

 

 

 

 

 

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FieldServer Technologies

 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA   

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Tel

: (408) 262 2299   

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: (408) 262 2269   

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: (888) 509 1970   

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 FST OPC SERVER FOR FIELDSERVERS DESCRIPTION  

This OPC Server (I/O Driver) communicates with the FieldServer.  The method of data transfer is called Data Array 
Access (DAA).  The Data Arrays are arrays of typed data memory in the FieldServer.  The source of the information 
in the Data Arrays can be any one of the standard FieldServer I/O Drivers.  It is incumbent on the user to configure 
the  ports  and  the  Map  Descriptors  on  the  FieldServer.    The  Map  Descriptors  are  FieldServer  objects  containing 
polling instructions for an I/O Driver to copy data from the Low level Devices into a Data Array.  One of the many 
advantages  of  this  architecture  is  that  it  allows  many  disparate  proprietary  devices  PLC/DCS’s  etc.  to  share 
common data in a reliable embedded device (FieldServer) while providing access to the SCADA/PC application level 
via this OPC Server.  FST OPC Server supports simultaneous communication to up to 10 OPC Clients. 

Please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual for instructions on configuration on the FieldServer side, the 
tools required are not part of this package.

  

FieldServer 
Mode 

Nodes 

Comments 

Client 

Unspecified 

There  is  no  known  limit  to  the  number  of  OPC  Servers  that  can  connect  to  the 
same FieldServer provided they are on different workstations. 

Server 

10 

FST OPC Server supports simultaneous communication to up to 10 OPC Clients 

 

1.1

 

OPC Version Supported 

The FST OPC Server supports OPC Version 2.05. 

1.2

 

Compatibility Matrix  

FieldServer Model 

Compatible with this driver 

FS-B-OPC-01 

Yes 

FS-x2010 

Yes 

FS-x2011 

Yes 

FS-x25 

Yes 

FS-x30 

Yes 

FS-x40 

Yes 

ProtoCessor FFP-FO2 

Yes 

ProtoNode LER/RER 

Yes 

ProtoCessor FFP- FD2 

Yes 

QuickServer- QS-1010  Yes 
QuickServer QS-1011 

Yes 

 

Summary of Contents for FS-8707-06

Page 1: ...nt Revision 7 A Sierra Monitor Company APPLICABILITY EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after February 2012 Driver Manual Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual FS 8707 06 FST OPC Server for FieldServer ...

Page 2: ... simple OPC configuration Server Side 7 6 Configuring the OPC Client to use the FST OPC Server 8 6 1 OPC datatypes 8 7 Quick Start Steps to Implement a Simple Intellution Fix Configuration 9 8 Example Setup 10 8 1 Sample FieldServer Setup 10 8 2 Example OPC Server Setup 11 8 3 Run FSTDRV EXE as a Windows Service 12 Appendix A Troubleshooting Tips 13 Appendix A 1 Locating the FieldServer 7 16 x fil...

Page 3: ...chitecture is that it allows many disparate proprietary devices PLC DCS s etc to share common data in a reliable embedded device FieldServer while providing access to the SCADA PC application level via this OPC Server FST OPC Server supports simultaneous communication to up to 10 OPC Clients Please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual for instructions on configuration on the FieldServer s...

Page 4: ... PART Description FS 8707 06 Driver Manual 2 2 Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment 2 2 1 Required 3rd Party Software This OPC Server package must be installed on a Customer supplied PC with the following requirements Operating Systems One of the Windows NT Family Win NT 4SP4 Windows 2000 or Windows XP The software does not run on any other version of windows Machine requirements Pentiu...

Page 5: ...rs via standard Ethernet TCP IP connections Please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual for instructions on setting up the FieldServer side Before proceeding to configure the OPC Server it is important to have a proper TCP IP network setup verify this by PINGing a FieldServer Refer to the Microsoft documentation for the setup of the TCP IP networking on the PC FieldServer Part 8915 10 UTP...

Page 6: ...server com 4 INSTALLING THE FST OPC SERVER ON A PC Connect the supplied Flash Drive to a USB port on the PC Run the file Setup exe Follow the series of dialogs to create an Installation directory When asked whether to install a Client or Server Server is the default recommended Only Select Client If it is necessary to run the OPC Server on a different machine from the one where the OPC Client usua...

Page 7: ...he OPC standards Float is the suggested data type Run the FST Configurator Located in the Start menu program group selected when installing the OPC Server Add an Ethernet connection to the config tree Add a FieldServer to the config tree Edit the IP address change the default name to something meaningful note for future steps Add a Data Array to the config tree Match the name to the name used in t...

Page 8: ...wse the Server If the Client does not have a browse facility enter addresses manually refer to Appendix A 1 The Browse hierarchy has two levels FieldServers Data Arrays Each entry under Data Arrays is a hint pointing to the first element of the Data Array The user needs to delete the hint text and edit the offset number on the end to enter the desired address I O addresses are in the following for...

Page 9: ...ng meaningful note for future steps Add a Data Array to the config tree Name to that used inside the FieldServer The name will be forced to uppercase The default offset is 0 and is applicable in 99 of cases Set the length to the number of elements in the FieldServer Data Array or less The maximum length is determined by the datatype of the Data Array Refer to Section 8 2 To add more make another p...

Page 10: ...resses map to Data Array addresses FieldServer Title DAA_TEST Client Side Connections Connections Port Baud Parity Data_Bits Stop_Bits Protocol P1 9600 None 8 1 Modbus_RTU Server Side Connections connections adapter protocol n1 SMT Data_Arrays Data_Array_Name Data_Format Data_Array_Length SDA_BUA900_40001 Float 200 Nodes Node_Name Node_ID Protocol Retries Port BUA900 31 Modbus_RTU 8 R1 Map_Descrip...

Page 11: ...he datatype of the Data Array as follows Float and UInt32 325 UInt16 650 Byte 1300 Bit 2600 Store data as Datatype for the stored data Per the OPC standards Float is the suggested data type Polling Setup The rate at which the OPC Server polls the FieldServer Primary Rate The rate at which the OPC Server will poll the FieldServer Secondary Rate The rate at which the OPC Server will poll the FieldSe...

Page 12: ...r com Tel 408 262 2299 Fax 408 262 2269 Toll Free 888 509 1970 email support fieldserver com 8 3 Run FSTDRV EXE as a Windows Service Install Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools http www microsoft com download en details aspx id 17657 Run the following command in a command prompt window INSTSRV FSTDRV C Program Files FieldServer FST FSTDrv exe ...

Page 13: ...5B6 8854 42a0 A376 94DE9676ADD5 Appendix A 1 2 When the Client Server are different machines The same issues apply as above with the following additions Ensure that the Server machine is visible in the network neighbourhood OPCENUM EXE needs to run on both machines on the Server machine it needs to be running at startup which sometimes does not happen check the services set the startup mode of the...

Page 14: ...sing Syncio Interface While the driver does support Cache mode Device mode is recommended Appendix A 5 Fix IO User account The FieldServer OPC server needs to be running continuously if it is being used in an OPC Client application Since the OPC Server was created off the Intellution Fix OPC system it is possible to set it up as a Windows Servicethat runs continuously in the background Using this ...

Page 15: ...hange of state It is possible to have remote Clients but is not recommended for complexity reliability reasons The FieldServers are networked so it makes sense to run the Server on the Client machine When running remotely the OPC Server is running under the app dllhost exe in taskman Because most Clients use OPC in asynchronous mode the performance is almost indistinguishable for medium amounts of...

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