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    A Sierra Monitor Company APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001 Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8700-12 AB DH+[...]

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    FS-8700-12_DH+ Manual Page 2 of 14 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Allen Bradley DH+ Description ................................................................[...]

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    FS-8700-12_DH+ Manual Page 3 of 14 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 1. Allen Bradley DH+ Description The DH+ driver allows the FieldServer to transfer data to and from devices using D[...]

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    FS-8700-12_DH+ Manual Page 4 of 14 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 2. Driver Scope of Supply 2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this Driver SMC PART # DESCRIPTION FS-SPA23[...]

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    FS-8700-12_DH+ Manual Page 5 of 14 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 3. Hardware Connections Configure the PLC according to manufacturer’s instructions and configure checksum to use [...]

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    FS-8700-12_DH+ Manual Page 6 of 14 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 4. Configuring theFieldServer as a DH+ Client For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer [...]

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    FS-8700-12_DH+ Manual Page 7 of 14 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 4.2. Client Side Connection Descriptors Section Title Connections Column Title Function Legal Values Port Port name[...]

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    FS-8700-12_DH+ Manual Page 8 of 14 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 4.4. Client Side Map Descriptors Section Title Map_Descriptors Column Title Function Legal Values Map_Descriptor_Na[...]

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    FS-8700-12_DH+ Manual Page 9 of 14 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 4.4.1. Map Descriptor Example // Client Side Map Descriptors Map_Descriptors Map_Descriptor_Name, Data_Array_Name, [...]

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    FS-8700-12_DH+ Manual Page 10 of 14 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 5. FieldServer as a DH+ Server 5.1. Server Side Connection Descriptors Section Title Connections Column Title Func[...]

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    FS-8700-12_DH+ Manual Page 11 of 14 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com 5.3. Server Side Map Descriptors Section Title Map_Descriptors Column Title Function Legal Values Map_Descriptor_N[...]

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    FS-8700-12_DH+ Manual Page 12 of 14 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Taro b Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web :www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262-2299 Fax : (408 ) 262-9042 Toll_Free : 888-509-1970 email : support@fiel dserver.com Map Descriptor Example // Server Side Map Descriptors Map_Descriptors Map_Descripto r_Name, Data_Array_Name, Data_[...]

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    FS-8700-12_DH+ Manual Page 13 of 14 6. Driver Notes 6.1. Continuous Map Descriptors RS View has been known to crash if it tries to read a server mapping that is discontinuous. e.g. Server map 1: N21: 0-31 Server map 2: N21: 32-100 This will panic the FieldServer and crash RS view as the DH+ will attempt to map N21: 0-100 If set up as: Server Map 1:[...]

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    FS-8700-12_DH+ Manual Page 14 of 14 7. Revision History Date Driver Version Document Revision Resp Comment 11/28/03 1 MF Updated formatting 2/18/04 2 JD Releasing[...]