SMC Networks FieldServer FS-8700-60 Gardner Denver Driver Manual

Driver Revision: 1.03

Document Revision: 2.B

FieldServer

FS-8700-60 Gardner Denver

Driver Manual

(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)

APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY

Effective for all systems manufactured after July 2019.

Gardner Denver Driver Manual

Contact Information

Technical Support

Please call us for any technical support needs related to the FieldServer product.

Sierra Monitor Corporation
1991 Tarob Court
Milpitas, CA 95035

Website: www.sierramonitor.com

U.S. Support Information:

[phone]
[phone]

Email: [e-mail]

EMEA Support Information:

[phone]

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Gardner Denver Driver Manual

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Gardner Denver Auto Sentry ES/RS2000 Description ..................................................................... 4

2 Driver Scope of Supply ....................................................................................................................... 4

2.1 Supplied by Sierra Monitor Corporation ......................................................................................... 4

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

2.2.1 Required 3rd Party Hardware ................................................................................................... 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 .................................................................................................. 6

4 Data Array Parameters ........................................................................................................................ 7

5 Configuring the FieldServer as a Gardner Denver Auto Sentry ES/RS2000 Client ...................... 8

5.1 Client Side Connection Parameters ............................................................................................... 8

5.2 Client Side Node Parameters ......................................................................................................... 8

5.3 Client Side Map Descriptor Parameters ......................................................................................... 9

5.3.1 FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ................................................................... 9

5.3.2 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters ............................................................................ 9

5.3.3 Timing Parameters .................................................................................................................. 9

5.4 Map Descriptor Examples ............................................................................................................ 10

5.4.1 Polling All Available Controller Data ...................................................................................... 10

5.4.2 Polling Specific Data Items .................................................................................................... 10

5.4.3 Polling All Data and Isolating Specific Data Items ................................................................ 10

Appendix A. Useful Features ................................................................................................................... 11

Appendix A.1. Method Used to Isolate Specific Items ............................................................................ 11

Appendix A.2. Poll Data Length .............................................................................................................. 11

Appendix B. Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................. 12

Appendix B.1. No Response to Select Unit Polls for Single Units Connected ........................................ 12

Appendix C. Reference ............................................................................................................................. 13

Appendix C.1. Data Storage Format ....................................................................................................... 13

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1 GARDNER DENVER AUTO SENTRY ES/RS2000 DESCRIPTION

The Gardner Denver Auto Sentry ES/RS2000 driver allows the FieldServer to transfer data from devices
over either RS-232 or RS-485 using Gardner Denver Auto Sentry ES/RS2000 protocol. The driver can
be configured to communicate with ES Controllers with software versions V2.0X, V2.1X and RS2000
Controllers with software versions V4.0X

The client driver implements the following functionality:

• Polls controllers for service and maintenance data.

• Polls controllers for operating mode data.

• Polls controllers for operating data.

The driver can poll up to 8 units connected to one ES/RS2000 Controller. It always sets the active unit on
the ES/RS2000 Controller before polling for data even if consecutive polls are for the same unit. This is
done to prevent synchronization problems.

Gardner Denver ES/RS2000 Controllers implements three message types for which the driver can poll.
The driver does not validate the message data fields for correct values although it does validate data field
lengths, for example, shutdown codes reported by V2.1 ES Controllers range from 0 to 27. If a code of 28
is reported, the driver will not flag it as an error since codes have to be interpreted by the operator.
However, a message length longer than 2 digits will be reported as an error.

Max Nodes Supported

FieldServer Mode

Nodes

Comments

Client

1

A client node can communicate with up to 8 units connected to a
ES/RS2000 Controller

2 DRIVER SCOPE OF SUPPLY

2.1 Supplied by Sierra Monitor Corporation

Part #

Description

FS-8915-10

UTP cable (7 foot) for RS-232 use

FS-8917-03

RJ45 to DB9M connector adapter

2.2 Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment

2.2.1 Required 3rd Party Hardware

Part #

Description

-

ES/RS2000 controller

2.2.2 Required 3rd Party Configuration
The ES/RS2000 Controller must be set up in the correct mode to support either RS-232 or RS-485

communications to an external monitoring system. Please refer to manufacturer’s setup instructions.

2.2.3 Optional Items

Part #

Vendor/Manufacturer

Description

485LDRC

B&B Electronics

RS-232/RS-485 converter