Link master function – Fluid Components International ST100 Series Foundation Fieldbus User Manual

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ST100 Series Foundation Fieldbus

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INDEX

PARAMETER

DATA TYPE (LENGTH)

INITIAL VALUE

DESCRIPTION

38

TRK_IN_D

DS-66

BNcO

BncO=Bad-Not connected/ off

39

TRK_VAL

DS-65

BNc

BNc = Bad_Not connected /0.0

40

FF_VAL

DS-65

BNc

BNc = Bad_Not connected /0.0

41

FF_SCALE

DS-68

0-100%

42

FF_GAIN

Float

0.0

43

UPDATE_EVT

DS-73

44

BLOCK_ALM

DS-72

45

ALARM_SUM

DS-74

All alarms enabled

46

ACK_OPTION

Bitstring(2)

Auto ack disabled

47

ALARM_HYS

Float

0.5%

48

HI_HI_PRI

Unsigned8

0

49

HI_HI_LIM

Float

+INF

50

HI_PRI

Unsigned8

0

51

HI_LIM

Float

+INF

52

LO_PRI

Unsigned8

0

53

LO_LIM

Float

-INF

54

LO_LO_PRI

Unsigned8

0

55

LO_LO_LIM

Float

-INF

56

DV_HI_PRI

Unsigned8

0

57

DV_HI_LIM

Float

+INF

58

DV_LO_PRI

Unsigned8

0

59

DV_LO_LIM

Float

-INF

60

HI_HI_ALM

DS-71

61

HI_ALM

DS-71

62

LO_ALM

DS-71

63

LO_LO_ALM

DS-71

64

DV_HI_ALM

DS-71

65

DV_LO_ALM

DS-71

Link Master Function

The ST100 with Foundation Fieldbus protocol supports the Link Master function, and it is capable of becoming a Link Active Scheduler (LAS).
A Link Master (LM) is any device containing Link Active Scheduler (LAS) functionality that can control communications on an H1 Fieldbus Link. There

must be at least one LM on an H1 Link; one of those LM devices will be elected to serve as LAS.
A Link Active Scheduler (LAS) is a deterministic, centralized bus scheduler that maintains a list of transmission times for all data buffers in all de-

vices that need to be cyclically transmitted. Only one Link Master (LM) device on an H1 fieldbus Link can be functioning as that link’s LAS.

Operation
The Link Active Scheduler (LAS) has a list of transmit times for all data buffers in all devices that need to be cyclically transmitted.
When it is time for a device to send a buffer, the LAS issues a Compel Data (CD) message to the device.
Upon receipt of the CD, the device broadcasts or “publishes” the data in the buffer to all devices on the fieldbus. Any device configured to

receive the data is called a “subscriber”.
Scheduled data transfers are typically used for the regular, cyclic transfer of control loop data between devices on the fieldbus.

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