FieldServer FS-8700-43 Computer Drive User Manual


 
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4.5. Common Applications and Examples
Each Command on the VESDA has a particular data format.
4.5.1. VESDA data format for command 1 (Set Operation)
This command is mandatory as it turns the VESDA system into a master slave
relationship and is of type BIT. The content of the data is irrelevant. The format for the
data is as follows:
Data Arrays
Column Title Function Legal Values
Data_Array_Name Provide name for Data Array
Up to 15 alphanumeric
characters
Data_Format Provides data format BIT
Data_Array_Length Number of Data Objects 8
Client Side Map Descriptors
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
As above.
Data_Array_Location
Starting location in Data
Array
0
Function
Function of Client Map
Descriptor.
WRBC, WRBX
Node_Name
Name of Node to fetch data
from
One of the node names
specified in “Client Node
Descriptor” above
Data_Type Data type dig_output
Length Length of Map Descriptor 8
Address
Starting address of read
block
0
Command
The command id as given in
the notes.
1
Network The network number 1-255
Zone The zone number 1-255
Sector The sector number 1-255