A Sierra Monitor Company Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8700-22 X30 DeviceNet Slave Adapter Driver APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001 Driver Version: 1.
FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. X30 DEVICENET SLAVE DESCRIPTION ....................................................................... 3 DRIVER SCOPE OF SUPPLY......................................................................................... 4 2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver .................................................. 4 2.2. Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment .............................................
FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual 1. Page 3 of 12 X30 DeviceNet Slave Description The X30 DeviceNet Slave Adapter driver can be used to emulate a single slave station on a DeviceNet network. The FieldServer DeviceNet adapter is implemented as an ODVA profile 12 communications adapter and acts as a group 2 only server on the DeviceNet network. Standard DeviceNet baudrates of 125k, 250k and 500kbit/s are supported.
FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual 2. Page 4 of 12 Driver Scope of Supply 2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver FieldServer Technologies PART # FS-8700-22 X30-DeviceNet-Slave Description Driver Manual. Anybus-S DeviceNet Card Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment 2.2. 2.2.1. Required 3rd Party Software RSNetWorx, RSLogix or another Network Scheduling Tool. 2.2.2. Required 3rd Party Configuration Connection to a properly terminated DeviceNet network. 2.2.3.
FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual 3. Page 5 of 12 Hardware Connections The FieldServer is connected to the DeviceNet network as shown in the connection drawing below. 3.1. Hardware Connection Tips / Hints Use the recommended network cable and terminators as specified by the DeviceNet network organization and/or the manufacturer of your network equipment. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.
FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual 4. Page 6 of 12 Configuring the FieldServer as a DeviceNet Slave 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” files provided with the FieldServer).
FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual 4.2. Page 7 of 12 Server Side Connection Descriptors Section Title Connections Column Title Adapter Protocol DNet_Slave_Baudrate Function Adapter Name Protocol name Baudrate Legal Values DNet X30_DNet_Slave 125K , 250K , 500K Example // Server Side Connections Connections Adapter, DNet, 4.3.
FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual 4.4. Page 8 of 12 Server Side Map Descriptors 4.4.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters Column Title Function Map_Descriptor_Name Name of this Map Descriptor Data_Array_Name Data_Array_Offset Name of Data Array where data is to be stored in the FieldServer Starting location in Data Array Function Function of Descriptor Scan_Interval Buffers Update Period 4.4.2.
Node_Name, CN5, CN5, Write function map descriptor puts data from the Output_Data data array onto the DeviceNet network. Function, RDBC, WRBC, DeviceNet_Data_Type, WORD, WORD, Page 9 of 12 Length, 10, 10, Scan_Interval 1s 1s Note that each address refers to an individual local input and output buffer. Each buffer can contain up to 512 bytes. Address, 0, 0, FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.
FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Page 10 of 12 Appendix A. Advanced Topics Appendix A.1.
FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Page 11 of 12 Appendix B. Driver Notes Appendix B.1. Setting the FieldServer’s DeviceNet MAC ID and Baudrate The MAC ID and Baudrate can be set in the FieldServer’s CSV file using the System_Station_Address and DNet_Slave_Baudrate parameters or it can be set with the DIP switches. Note that the System_Station_Address parameter must be removed from the config file if the DIP switch settings is to be used.
FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Page 12 of 12 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.
