FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manual
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CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A EST3 CLIENT
For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The
information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files
included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” sample files provided with the FieldServer).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate
with an EST3 Server.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable
the FieldServer for EST3 communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the
“Data Arrays” section, the destination device addresses need to be declared in the “Client Side Nodes” section, and
the data required from the servers needs to be mapped in the “Client Side Map Descriptors” section. Details on
how to do this can be found below.
Note that in the tables, * indicates an optional parameter, with the
bold
legal value being the default
Client Side Connection Parameters
Section Title
Connections
Column Title Function
Legal Values
Port
Specify which port the device is connected to the FieldServer P1-P8, R1-R2
1
Baud
Specify baud rate
9600,
19200
2
Parity*
Specify parity
None
Data_Bits*
Specify data bits
8
Protocol
Specify protocol to be used by this port
EST3
Example
// Client Side Connections
Connections
Port
, Baud
, Parity , Data_Bits , Protocol
P1
, 19200 , None
, 8
, EST3
1
Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports available
on specific hardware.
2
Edwards Recommends 19200-baud minimum in order to prevent buffer overruns in the EST3 panel
