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FS-RA-CLX_SlotServer_Instruction_Manual_(T17011) Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 4
1.1.
About this product...................................................................................................... 4
2.
PRE-STARTUP CHECKLIST.......................................................................................... 5
2.1.
Accessories supplied with the SlotServer................................................................... 5
2.2.
Third party components (not supplied by FieldServer Technologies) ......................... 5
2.3.
Required configuration for the SlotServer................................................................... 5
3.
STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A SLOTSERVER PROJECT ............................... 6
3.1.
Read the SlotServer Instruction Manual..................................................................... 6
3.2.
Install the SlotServer in a ControlLogix Rack. ............................................................ 6
3.3.
Write the SlotServer configuration.............................................................................. 6
3.4.
Install the FieldServer Utilities.................................................................................... 6
3.5.
Load the SlotServer Configuration into the SlotServer ............................................... 6
3.6.
Program the ControlLogix CPU to communicate with the SlotServer. ........................ 6
3.7.
Commission the third party network. .......................................................................... 6
4.
SLOTSERVER INSTALLATION ..................................................................................... 7
4.1.
SlotServer Ports and Displays.................................................................................... 7
4.2.
Inside Cover Door Label ............................................................................................ 9
4.3.
Technical Specifications............................................................................................. 9
5.
SLOTSERVER TOPOLOGY..........................................................................................10
6.
CONFIGURING THE CPU INTERFACE TO THE SLOTSERVER .................................11
6.1.
CPU interface Description.........................................................................................11
6.2.
Configuring the SlotServer as a Logix I/O Server......................................................11
6.3.
Data Arrays/Descriptors............................................................................................11
6.4.
Server Side Connection Descriptors .........................................................................12
6.5.
Server Side Node Descriptors...................................................................................12
6.6.
Server Side Map Descriptors ....................................................................................13
6.6.1.
SlotServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ....................................................13
6.6.2.
Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ...........................................................13
6.6.3.
Map Descriptors Example......................................................................................14
7.
PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLOGIX CPU FOR A SMALL SLOTSERVER
INTERFACE .............................................................................................................................15
7.1.
Step 1: Establish an RSLogix project ........................................................................15
7.2.
Step 2: Add and configure the SlotServer as an IO Module ......................................16
7.3.
Step 3: Write Ladder Program to get Input Data from Data Arrays............................17
7.4.
Step 4: Write Ladder Program to Send Output Data to Data Arrays..........................20
7.5.
Step 5: Download the RSLogix Program and Run.....................................................20
7.6.
Step 6: Set up the third party connection ..................................................................20
8.
PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLOGIX CPU FOR LARGER SLOTSERVER
INTERFACES...........................................................................................................................21
8.1.
Multiple Input Data Arrays.........................................................................................21
8.2.
Accessing Multiple Output Data Arrays .....................................................................21
APPENDIX A.
ADVANCED TOPICS.....................................................................................23
Appendix A.1.
Description of Data Transfer Process...........................................................23
Appendix A.2.
The IO image header ...................................................................................25
Appendix A.3.
How to obtain Node Status from the SlotServer ...........................................25