FS-8700-123 MetOne Particle Counter Serial Driver Manual Page 13 of 26
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4.9. Map Descriptor Example 5 – Change Mode
In this example the driver sends a command to change the mode of the field device. The command sent is determined by the value
found in the specified Data Array location. In this example the function is set to wrbx. This means the command message will be sent
each time the value found at the specified offset in the specified Data Array is updated even if it is not changed
// Client Side Map Descriptors
Map_Descriptors
Map_Descriptor_Name, Data_Array_Name, Data_Array_Offset, Function, Node_Name Met1_Function, Length,
Write_Mode, DA_MODE_CTRL, 0, wrbx, MET1, Mode , 1,
Set length to 1 for
this Met1_Function
Driver extracts one single value from this DA:Offset and uses
the value to send a command to change the mode.
Auto Sample Mode: Value=1
Manual Sample Mode: Value=2
Active Mode : Value = 3
Standby Mode: Value = 4
If the value found is not valid then no
command is sent.