FieldServer FS-8700-66 Computer Drive User Manual


 
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5.2. Server Side Node Descriptors
Section Title
Nodes
Column Title Function Legal Values
Node_Name
The Node name is used
differently in a Server Node
Provide name for Node. The
driver uses the Node name to
establish a connection with the
Server if the Node_ID is non-
zero.
See Section 6.3 for additional
information.
Up to 32 alphanumeric
characters
Node_ID
The parameter is used to
control how the driver logs onto
the PLC. Read the notes above
(Node_Name)
0,1
Protocol Specify protocol used SNP.
Server_Hold_Timeout*
In a number of FieldServer
configurations it is common to
omit the port when defining a
Server Node this cannot be
done with the SNP protocol
unless the FieldServer is to be
used to emulate only one Node
and is not polling any other
SNP devices.
P1-P8, R1-R2
4
Example
// Server Side Nodes
Nodes
Node_Name, Node_ID, Protocol, Port
PLC 1, 1, SNP, P8
4
Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction
manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware.