Analog Devices uMAC MCComm EDI Driver

The Analog Devices uMAC MCComm External Device Interface (EDI) Driver allows the user to configure bi directional serial communications between the FactoryLink Real Time Database and one or more Analog Devices uMAC-1060, uMAC-5000 and/or uMAC-6000, using the MCComm ASCII protocol. Multiple device drivers may be installed on the system unit to communicate with multiple networks.

Read and write operations can occur at timed intervals, upon triggered conditions, or upon operator or system event requests. The Analog Devices uMAC MCComm EDI Driver controls the communication interface through information designated by the user in multiple configuration tables accessed from the FactoryLink Configuration Manager utility.

The FactoryLink Analog Devices uMAC MCComm EDI Driver is responsible for the following data transactions:

• Reading data from uMAC(s) via single or block read requests.
• Writing data to uMAC(s) via single value changing or triggered block write requests.
• Announcing any error that may occur for the above two transactions.

The FactoryLink Analog Devices uMAC MCComm EDI Driver provides the following configuration tables:

• Analog Devices uMAC MCComm Station ID Tables use to specify communication parameters and device specific information per port. Each table consists of two data entry panels: Analog Devices uMAC MCComm Logical Station Control and Analog Devices uMAC MCComm Logical Station Information.
• Analog Devices uMAC MCComm Read/Write Tables use to identify the following:
  • FactoryLink Real Time Database elements to be used as read and/or write triggers
  • Whether or not exception writes are to occur
  • FactoryLink Real Time Database elements to be used as table status indicators
  • uMAC data elements to which data is to be transferred to and from the FactoryLink Real-Time Database

Specifications

• FactoryLink System: DOS/DESQview, MS/Windows, Windows 95/98, Windows 32bit and OS/2 Warp
• Devices Supported: uMAC-1060, uMAC-5000 and uMAC-6000
• Number of Devices Supported: 255
• Protocol: uMAC MCComm ASCII
• Communication Interface: Any OS supported system unit serial port(s) (32 max)
• Baud Rate: 300 - 19K2
• Adjustable Response Timeout: 0.1 - 3276.7 seconds
• Max. Number of Definable Read/Write Tables: 100 (DOS), limited only by available memory (Multiplatform)
• Max. Number of Definable Tags per Read/Write Table: 250 (DOS), limited only by available memory (Multiplatform)
• uMAC Data Types Supported: Integer, Real, String, and Status
• FactoryLink Data Types Supported: Digital, Analog, Float, Message and Long Analog (Multiplatform)
• Task Error Message Posting on FactoryLink Run-Time Manager Screen
• Device Error announcing via FactoryLink Analog Tag
• Task Announcing and Acknowledging via Digital FactoryLink Tags

Required FactoryLink Software

FactoryLink Multiplatform: Device Interface Software, FLxxx-DI

Note: Replace the "xxx" with the appropriate multiplatform preface and add the suffix -RT for runtime versions.

FactoryLink DOS/DESQview: FLDOS-DRV-3.2 and FLDOS-COM-3.2

Ordering Information

Part No: FLK-EDIADxxx

Note: Replace "xxx" with the appropriate platform preface.

Software package includes 3-1/2" diskette and User's manual.

Pricing (U.S.Dollars)

PRICE EFFECTIVE 03/01/97 : List: $850.00 (PC Platforms), $1,425.00 (UNIX Workstations)
Discount Policy

Rev. 09/01/07