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FS-8700-10 SMC2450 Manual
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CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A SMC2450 CLIENT
4
Refer to section 1 of the Configuration Manual for a description of the operation principle of the
FieldServer. The following tables describe parameters that need to be filled out in the configuration file.
For convenience, a few example parameters already exist in the supplied Configuration files.
Note that * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.
4.1
Data Arrays/Descriptors
Section Title
Data_Arrays
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Data_Array_Name
Provide name for Data Array
Up to 15 alphanumeric characters
Data_Format
Provides data format
FLOAT,
BIT,
UInt16,
SInt16,
Packed_Bit, Byte, Packed_Byte,
Swapped_Byte
Data_Array_Length
Number of Data Objects
1-10,000
Example
// Data Arrays
Data_Arrays
Data_Array_Name
, Data_Format
, Data_Array_Length
DA_40000
, UINT16
, 10
DA_41000
, UINT16
, 4
DA_42000
, UINT16
, 22
DA_42100
, UINT16
, 24
DA_42200
, UINT16
,20
DA_42300
, UINT16
,12
DA_43000
, UINT16
, 23
DA_44000
, UINT16
, 3
4.2
Client Side Connection Descriptors
Section Title
Connections
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Port
Specify which port the device is connected to the FieldServer
FS-X20: P1
FS-X40: P1
– P8
Baud*
Specify baud rate
2400
Parity*
Specify parity
None
Data_Bits*
Specify data bits
8
Stop_Bits*
Specify stop bits
1
Protocol
Specify protocol used
SMC2450