Applicability and Effectivity FS-RA-CLX_SlotServer_Instruction_Manual_(T17011) Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 4 1.1. About this product ...................................................................................................... 4 2. PRE-STARTUP CHECKLIST.......................................................................................... 5 2.1. Accessories supplied with the SlotServer................................................................... 5 2.2. Third party components (not supplied by FieldServer Technologies) ......................... 5 2.3. Required configuration for the SlotServer................................................................... 5 3. STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A SLOTSERVER PROJECT ............................... 6 3.1. Read the SlotServer Instruction Manual..................................................................... 6 3.2. Install the SlotServer in a ControlLogix Rack. ............................................................ 6 3.3. Write the SlotServer configuration.............................................................................. 6 3.4. Install the FieldServer Utilities .................................................................................... 6 3.5. Load the SlotServer Configuration into the SlotServer ............................................... 6 3.6. Program the ControlLogix CPU to communicate with the SlotServer. ........................ 6 3.7. Commission the third party network. .......................................................................... 6 4. SLOTSERVER INSTALLATION ..................................................................................... 7 4.1. SlotServer Ports and Displays.................................................................................... 7 4.2. Inside Cover Door Label ............................................................................................ 9 4.3. Technical Specifications............................................................................................. 9 5. SLOTSERVER TOPOLOGY ..........................................................................................10 6. CONFIGURING THE CPU INTERFACE TO THE SLOTSERVER .................................11 6.1. CPU interface Description.........................................................................................11 6.2. Configuring the SlotServer as a Logix I/O Server ......................................................11 6.3. Data Arrays/Descriptors ............................................................................................11 6.4. Server Side Connection Descriptors .........................................................................12 6.5. Server Side Node Descriptors...................................................................................12 6.6. Server Side Map Descriptors ....................................................................................13 6.6.1. SlotServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ....................................................13 6.6.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ...........................................................13 6.6.3. Map Descriptors Example......................................................................................14 7. PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLOGIX CPU FOR A SMALL SLOTSERVER INTERFACE .............................................................................................................................15 7.1. Step 1: Establish an RSLogix project ........................................................................15 7.2. Step 2: Add and configure the SlotServer as an IO Module ......................................16 7.3. Step 3: Write Ladder Program to get Input Data from Data Arrays............................17 7.4. Step 4: Write Ladder Program to Send Output Data to Data Arrays..........................20 7.5. Step 5: Download the RSLogix Program and Run.....................................................20 7.6. Step 6: Set up the third party connection ..................................................................20 8. PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLOGIX CPU FOR LARGER SLOTSERVER INTERFACES ...........................................................................................................................21 8.1. Multiple Input Data Arrays.........................................................................................21 8.2. Accessing Multiple Output Data Arrays .....................................................................21 APPENDIX A. ADVANCED TOPICS .....................................................................................23 Appendix A.1. Description of Data Transfer Process...........................................................23 Appendix A.2. The IO image header ................................