FieldServer FS-8700-114 X30 User Manual

Driver Version:

1.01

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Driver Manual

(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)

FS-8700-114 X30 DeviceNet Master Adapter

Driver

APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY

Effective for all systems manufactured after September 2008

Document Revision: 3

FS-8700-114 DeviceNet Master Manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

X30 DEVICENET MASTER DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................3

2.

DRIVER SCOPE OF SUPPLY.......................................................................................................... 4

2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver .....................................................................4

2.2. Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment............................................................................ 4

2.2.1. Required 3rd Party Software .................................................................................................... 4

2.2.2. Required 3rd Party Configuration ............................................................................................. 4

2.2.3. Optional Items .........................................................................................................................4

3.

HARDWARE CONNECTIONS .........................................................................................................5

3.1. Hardware Connection Tips / Hints.................................................................................................. 5

4.

CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A DEVICENET MASTER .............................................. 6

4.1. DeviceNet Settings ......................................................................................................................... 6

4.2. Client Side Connection Descriptors................................................................................................ 7

4.3. Client Side Node Descriptors .........................................................................................................7

4.4. Client Side Map Descriptors ........................................................................................................... 8

4.4.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ...................................................................8

4.4.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ............................................................................8

4.4.3. Map Descriptor Example. ........................................................................................................9

APPENDIX A. ADVANCED TOPICS .................................................................................................... 10

Appendix A.1. DeviceNet X30 LED indicators .....................................................................................10

Appendix A.2. Using RSNetWorx ........................................................................................................ 11

APPENDIX B. DRIVER NOTES ............................................................................................................12

Appendix B.1. Setting the FieldServer’s DeviceNet MAC ID and Baudrate ........................................ 12

Appendix B.2. Using the Command and Status Data Arrays .............................................................. 12

Appendix B.3. Master Status Codes ....................................................................................................13

Appendix B.4. Understanding buffer types and Map Descriptor functions .......................................... 15

Appendix B.5. Accessing Parameter Data in Remote Slaves ............................................................. 15

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1. X30 DeviceNet Master Description

The X30 DeviceNet Master Adapter driver can be used to emulate a single Master Scanner station on a
DeviceNet network. The FieldServer DeviceNet adapter is implemented as an ODVA profile 12
communications adapter. Standard DeviceNet Baudrates of 125k, 250k and 500kbit/s are supported.
The DeviceNet Master Scanner can open IO connections of up to a total of 512 Bytes in each direction to
DeviceNet Slaves.

Max Nodes Supported

FieldServer
Mode

Client 1 The FieldServer can only emulate one DeviceNet Master station

Server 63

Nodes Comments

The driver can communicate with up to 63 Slaves as long as the FieldServer
point count license is not exceeded

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2. Driver Scope of Supply

2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver

FieldServer Technologies PART # Description

FS-8700-114 Driver Manual.
X30-DeviceNet-Master Anybus-M DeviceNet Card

2.2. Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment

2.2.1. Required 3rd Party Software

RSNetWorx, RSLogix or another Network Scheduling Tool.

2.2.2. Required 3rd Party Configuration

Connection to a properly terminated DeviceNet network.

2.2.3. Optional Items

PART # Vendor/Manufacturer Description

-

HMS-Networks Anybus-M DeviceNet eds file

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3. Hardware Connections

The FieldServer is connected to the DeviceNet network as shown in the connection drawing below.

Connector Pinouts

Pin Signal Description Wire color
1 V- Negative supply voltage black

2 CAN_L CAN_L Bus line blue

3 SHIELD Cable Shield (bare)

4 CAN_H CAN_H Bus line white

5 V+ Positive Supply Voltage red

3.1. Hardware Connection Tips / Hints

Use the recommended network cable and terminators as specified by the DeviceNet network
organization and/or the manufacturer of your network equipment.

Terminate each end of the DeviceNet network with a 121 Ω resistor

The bus interface shall be supplied with 24DC ± 10% on the Fieldbus connector

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