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1.06 Client Side Map Descriptors
4.1.1. FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters
Column Title Function Legal Values
Map_Descriptor_Name
Name of this Map
Descriptor Up to 32 alphanumeric
characters
Data_Array_Name
Name of Data Array where
data is to be stored in the
FieldServer One of the Data Array names
from “Data Array” section
above
Data_Array_Offset
Starting location in Data
Array 0 to maximum specified in
“Data Array” section above
Function
Function of Client Map
Descriptor
RDBC, WRBC, WRBX
4.1.2. 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
“Client Node
Descriptor” above
Data_Type
You must specify one of the 4 choices.
If the ‘Any’ type is used then all messages will be
stored using the MD irrespective of the Data
Type.
Do not create two MD’s with all parameters the
same except that one has a specific Data Type and
the other has ‘Any’. The driver can only store data
in one MD.
Alarm
Trouble
Supervisory
Other
Any
Board
The Board Number. One set of Map Descriptors
required for each board.
1, 2, 3 etc...
Loop
The Loop number on the Board. One set of Map
Descriptors required for each loop.
1,2,3 etc
Port-Type
Use one of the 4 permitted values shown on the
right. You can abbreviate the port-types to use the
1
st
character.
Input; Output;
Fault; P(Other)
Address
The address and length are used to specify a range
of Port Numbers. Think of the Address as a
synonym for port.
Starting address of read block
1,2, 3 … etc