FieldServer Canatal Satchnet Driver FS-8700-59 - Manual (Page 2)

FS-8700-59 Canatal Driver Manual Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Canatal Satchnet Protocol Driver Description ................................................................................................ 3
2 Driver Scope of Supply ................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver ..................................................................................... 3
3 Hardware Connections ................................................................................................................................... 4
3.1 Connection Notes .......................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.1 Interconnecting Cable Characteristics ................................................................................................... 5
4 Data Array Parameters ................................................................................................................................... 6
5 Configuring the FieldServer as a Canatal Satchnet Protocol Driver Client ....................................................... 7
5.1 Client Side Connection Descriptor Parameters ............................................................................................. 7
5.2 Client Side Node Descriptor Parameters ....................................................................................................... 8
5.3 Client Side Map Descriptor Parameters ......................................................................................................... 9
5.3.1 FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ................................................................................... 9
5.3.2 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters ........................................................................................... 9
5.3.3 Timing Parameters ................................................................................................................................. 9
5.3.4 Map Descriptor Example ...................................................................................................................... 10
6 Configuring the FieldServer as a Canatal Satchnet Protocol Driver Server .................................................... 11
6.1 Server Side Connection Parameters ............................................................................................................ 11
6.2 Server Side Node Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 12
6.3 Server Side Map Descriptors........................................................................................................................ 13
6.3.1 FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ................................................................................. 13
6.3.2 Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ......................................................................................... 13
6.3.3 Timing Parameters ............................................................................................................................... 13
6.3.4 Map Descriptor Example ...................................................................................................................... 14
Appendix A. Useful Features ................................................................................................................................ 15
Appendix A.1. Retrieving Data from Tables with Mixed Data Formats ................................................................... 15
Appendix A.1.1. Map Descriptor Example. ....................................................................................................... 15
Appendix B. Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................... 16
Appendix B.1. Improving Communication on Legacy Canatal Devices .................................................................... 16
Appendix B.2. Driver Error Messages ...................................................................................................................... 16
Appendix C. Reference ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Appendix C.1. Canatal Device Data Tables .............................................................................................................. 18
Appendix C.2. Recommended Data Array Formats Based on Canatal Data Types .................................................. 19