A Sierra Monitor Company
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
Driver Version:
1.00
Document Revision: 2
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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 #
Description
FS-8700-22
Driver Manual.
X30-DeviceNet-Slave
Anybus-S DeviceNet Card
2.2.
2.2.1.
Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment
Required 3rd Party Software
RSNetWorx, RSLogix or another Network Scheduling Tool.
2.2.2.
Connection to a properly terminated DeviceNet network.
Required 3rd Party Configuration
2.2.3.
Optional Items
PART # Vendor/Manufacturer
Description
-
HMS-Networks
Anybus-S 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.
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.
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4.
Configuring the FieldServer as a DeviceNet Slave
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” files
provided with the FieldServer).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer
to communicate with a DeviceNet Master/Scanner.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required.
In order to enable the FieldServer for DeviceNet communications, the driver independent
FieldServer buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the FieldServer virtual
node(s) needs to be declared in the “Server Side Nodes” section, and the data to be provided to
the clients needs to be mapped in the “Server 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.
4.1.
DeviceNet Settings
Section Title
FieldServer
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
System_Station_Address*
DeviceNet MAC ID of the FieldServer
0-63
Note:
The DeviceNet MAC ID can also be set via the DIP switches on the side of the FieldServer
but then the system station address parameter must be removed from the configuration file.
Refer to Appendix B.1 for more information.
Example
// FieldServer
FieldServer
Title,
DeviceNet_Test,
System_Station_Address
5
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4.2.
Server Side Connection Descriptors
Section Title
Connections
Column Title
Adapter
Protocol
Function
Adapter Name
Protocol name
Legal Values
DNet
X30_DNet_Slave
DNet_Slave_Baudrate Baudrate
125K , 250K , 500K
Example
// Server Side Connections
Connections
Adapter,
DNet,
Protocol,
X30_DNet_Slave,
DNet_Slave_Baudrate
500K
4.3.
Server Side Node Descriptors
Section Title
Nodes
Column Title
Node_Name
Node_Id
Function
Provide name for node
MACID
Legal Values
Up to 32 alphanumeric characters
0 - 63 (same as system_station_address)
X30_DNet_Slave
Protocol
Specify protocol used
Example
// Server Side Nodes
Nodes
Node_Name,
DN5,
Node_Id,
01,
Protocol
X30_DNet_Slave
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4.4.
4.4.1.
Server Side Map Descriptors
FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters
Column Title Function Legal Values
Map_Descriptor_Name Name of this Map Descriptor
Up to 32 alphanumeric
characters
Name of Data Array where One of the Data Array names
data is to be stored in the from “Data Array” section
Data_Array_Name
Data_Array_Offset
FieldServer
above
Starting location in Data 0 to maximum specified in
Array
“Data Array” section above
RDBC -Reads data from the
Function of Server Map local input buffer
Function
Descriptor
WRBC -Writes data to the
local output buffer
Scan_Interval
Buffers Update Period
> 0.001s
4.4.2.
Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters
Column Title Function Legal Values
One of the node names
specified in “Server Node
Descriptor” above
Node_Name
Name of Node
BYTE, WORD, DWORD,
FLOAT, BOOL
RDBC: 0 – 511
DeviceNet_Data_Type
Address
Data Type of local buffer
Byte offset into local buffer
WRBC: 0 – 511
BYTE: 1 – 512
Number
DeviceNet_Data_Type
items in local buffer
of WORD: 1 – 256
DWORD: 1 – 128
Length
FLOAT: 1 –128
BOOL: 1 – 4096
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Appendix A. Advanced Topics
Appendix A.1. DeviceNet X30 LED indicators
LED 1 – Reserved
LED 2 – Network Status
Color
Frequency
Off
Description
Not powered / Not online
-
Green
Green
Red
On
Flashing
On
Link OK, online, connected
Online, not connected
Critical link failure
Red
Flashing
Connection timeout
LED 3 – Module Status
Color Frequency
Description
-
Off
Not powered
Green
Green
Red
On
Flashing
On
Device operational
Data size bigger than configured
Unrecoverable fault
Minor fault
Red
Flashing
LED 4 – Reserved
Appendix A.2. Using RSNetWorx
APPLICATION NOTE: Establishing I/O communication between AnyBus-S DeviceNet
using RsNetWorx for DeviceNet
Appendix A.3. Using RSLogix 5000
APPLICATION NOTE: Reading/writing data from AnyBus-S DeviceNet using
ControlLogix5000 MSG instruction
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Appendix B. Driver Notes
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Appendix B.1. Setting the FieldServer’s DeviceNet MAC ID and Baudrate
The MAC ID and Baudrate can be set in the FieldServer’s CSV file using the
System_Station_Address and DNet_Slave_Baudrate parameters or it can be set with the
DIP switches. Note that the System_Station_Address parameter must be removed from the
config file if the DIP switch settings is to be used.
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