FieldServer FS-8700-83 Computer Drive User Manual


 
FS-8700-83 Gamewell Index
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GAMEWELL SERIAL DRIVER DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................1
2. DRIVER SCOPE OF SUPPLY ..............................................................................................................1
2.1 SUPPLIED BY FIELDSERVER TECHNOLOGIES FOR THIS DRIVER ............................................................1
2.2 PROVIDED BY USER...........................................................................................................................1
3. HARDWARE CONNECTIONS..............................................................................................................2
4. CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A GAMEWELL SERIAL DRIVER CLIENT........................3
4.1 DATA ARRAYS ..................................................................................................................................3
4.2 CLIENT SIDE CONNECTIONS ..............................................................................................................4
4.3 CLIENT SIDE NODES .........................................................................................................................5
4.4 CLIENT SIDE MAP DESCRIPTORS .......................................................................................................6
FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters..................................................................................6
Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters...........................................................................................6
Timing Parameters.................................................................................................................................7
Map Descriptor Example 1 – Store data from incoming messages. .....................................................8
Map Descriptor Example 2 – Send a Reset / Ack / Silence Command.................................................9
5. CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A GAMEWELL SERIAL DRIVER SERVER ....................10
6. ADVANCED TOPICS ..........................................................................................................................10
6.1 DRIVER LIMITATIONS & EXCLUSIONS................................................................................................10
6.2 DATA TYPES...................................................................................................................................10
6.3 STATUS TYPES AND VALUES............................................................................................................11
Adding a New Status Type ..................................................................................................................12
6.4 WHEN DO DATA ARRAYS GET CLEARED (RESET) ..............................................................................12
6.5 ACTION TYPES................................................................................................................................12
Adding new Action Types ....................................................................................................................15
6.6 ADVANCED MAP DESCRIPTOR EXAMPLES ........................................................................................16
Example 1 : Filtering Data....................................................................................................................16
Example 2 : Action Numbers ...............................................................................................................17
Example 3 : Action Bits........................................................................................................................18
Example 4 : Ignored Messages ...........................................................................................................19
7. DRIVER NOTES..................................................................................................................................20
7.1 IC_TIMEOUT...................................................................................................................................20
7.2 DRIVER STATS................................................................................................................................20
8. REVISION HISTORY................................................................ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.