FieldServer FS-8700-22 X30 User Manual

Driver Version:

1.00

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Driver Manual

(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)

FS-8700-22 X30 DeviceNet Slave Adapter

Driver

APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY

Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001

Document Revision: 2

FS-8700-22_X30_DeviceNet_Slave Manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

X30 DEVICENET SLAVE 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 SLAVE .................................. 6

4.1.

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

4.2.

Server Side Connection Descriptors........................................................................... 7

4.3.

Server Side Node Descriptors .................................................................................... 7

4.4.

Server 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 ....................................................................................... 10

Appendix A.3. Using RSLogix 5000.................................................................................... 10

APPENDIX B. DRIVER NOTES............................................................................................ 11

Appendix B.1. Setting the FieldServer’s DeviceNet MAC ID and Baudrate......................... 11

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1. X30 DeviceNet Slave Description

The X30 DeviceNet Slave Adapter driver can be used to emulate a single slave station on a
DeviceNet network. The FieldServer DeviceNet adapter is implemented as an ODVA profile 12
communications adapter and acts as a group 2 only server on the DeviceNet network.
Standard DeviceNet baudrates of 125k, 250k and 500kbit/s are supported. DeviceNet
masters/scanners can open an IO connection of up to 512 Bytes in each direction to the
FieldServer.

Max Nodes Supported

FieldServer Mode Nodes Comments

Server 1 The FieldServer can only emulate one DeviceNet Slave station

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2. Driver Scope of Supply

2.1. Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver

FieldServer Technologies
PART #

FS-8700-22 Driver Manual.
X30-DeviceNet-Slave Anybus-S DeviceNet Card

Description

2.2. Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment

rd

2.2.1. Required 3

RSNetWorx, RSLogix or another Network Scheduling Tool.

Party Software

2.2.2. Required 3rd Party Configuration

Connection to a properly terminated DeviceNet network.

2.2.3. Optional Items

PART # Vendor/Manufacturer Description

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HMS-Networks Anybus-S DeviceNet eds file

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