
APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY
Effective for all systems manufactured after November 2015
FieldServer
FS-8700-10 SMC 2450
Driver Manual
(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)

FS-8700-10 SMC2450 Manual
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Thank you for purchasing the FieldServer.
Please call us for Technical support of the FieldServer product.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SMC2450 Description .......................................................................................................................... 4 1
Hardware/Software .............................................................................................................................. 4 2
2.1 Supplied by Sierra Monitor Corporation for this driver ................................................................... 4
2.2 Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment............................................................................ 4
2.2.1 Required 3rd Party Hardware ................................................................................................... 4
Hardware Connections ........................................................................................................................ 5 3
Configuring the FieldServer as a SMC2450 Client ........................................................................... 6 4
4.1 Data Arrays/Descriptors ................................................................................................................. 6
4.2 Client Side Connection Descriptors ................................................................................................ 6
4.3 Client Side Node Descriptors ......................................................................................................... 7
4.4 Client Side Map Descriptor ............................................................................................................. 7
4.5 Map Descriptor Example. ............................................................................................................... 8
4.6 Server Side Connections ................................................................................................................ 8
4.7 Server Side Node Descriptors ........................................................................................................ 9
4.8 Server Side Map Descriptors .......................................................................................................... 9
4.8.1 Map Descriptor Example ....................................................................................................... 10
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 - Generic Connection Diagram ....................................................................................................... 5
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Sierra Monitor Corporation PART #
Connector, 9-pin female, connects DTE no handshaking
Connector, 25 pin male, connects to DCE, RTSICTS loop
Model 2450 Environment Controller
SMC2450 DESCRIPTION 1
The SMC2450 driver allows the FieldServer to transfer data to and from devices over RS-232 using
Sierra Monitor Corporation SMC2450 protocol. The FieldServer can emulate either a Server or Client.
The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the
configuration files included with the FieldServer.
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE 2
2.1 Supplied by Sierra Monitor Corporation for this driver
2.2 Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment
2.2.1 Required 3rd Party Hardware
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RJ-45 Plug
Hook is Underneath
35
7
2
8
9-Pin Dsub Male
Viewed from Front
Figure 1 - Generic Connection Diagram
HARDWARE CONNECTIONS 3
It is possible to connect a SMC2450 device to a RS232 port or RS485 port (using a converter). These
ports just need to be configured for SMC2450 in the configuration file.
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Provide name for Data Array
Up to 15 alphanumeric characters
FLOAT, BIT, UInt16, SInt16,
Packed_Bit, Byte, Packed_Byte,
Swapped_Byte
Specify which port the device is connected to the FieldServer
FS-X20: P1
FS-X40: P1 – P8
CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A SMC2450 CLIENT 4
Refer to section 1 of the Configuration Manual for a description of the operation principle of the
FieldServer. The following tables describe parameters that need to be filled out in the configuration file.
For convenience, a few example parameters already exist in the supplied Configuration files.
Note that * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.
4.1 Data Arrays/Descriptors
Example
4.2 Client Side Connection Descriptors
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// Client Side Connections
Up to 32 alphanumeric
characters
Station address of physical server node
Specify which port the device is connected to the
FieldServer
FS-X20: P1
FS-X40: P1 – P8
Name of this Map Descriptor
Up to 32 alphanumeric characters
Name of Data Array where data is
One of the Data Array names from
Starting location in Data Array
0 to maximum specified in “Data
Function of Client Map Descriptor
Name of Node to fetch data from
One of the node names specified in
Starting address of read block
Specifies how many register bits
Scaling zero in Data Array
Scaling max in Data Array
Scaling zero in Connected Node
Scaling max in Connected Node
Example
4.3 Client Side Node Descriptors
Example
4.4 Client Side Map Descriptor
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// Client Side Map Descriptors
Specify which port the device is
connected to the FieldServer
FS-X20: P1
FS-X40: P1 – P8
// Server Side Connections
4.5 Map Descriptor Example.
4.6 Server Side Connections
Example
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Up to 32 alphanumeric
characters
Node ID of physical server node
Name of this Map Descriptor
Up to 32 alphanumeric characters
Name of Data Array where data is
to be stored in the FieldServer
One of the Data Array names from
“Data Array” section above
Starting location in Data Array
0 to maximum specified in “Data
Array” section above
Function of Client Map Descriptor
Name of Node to fetch data from
One of the node names specified in
“Client Node Descriptor” above
Starting address of read block
Specifies register length available
Scaling zero in Data Array
Scaling max in Data Array
Scaling zero in Connected Node
Scaling max in Connected Node
4.7 Server Side Node Descriptors
Example
4.8 Server Side Map Descriptors
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4.8.1 Map Descriptor Example
// Server Side Map Descriptors