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Configuration by Syntactic Parameters |
Configuring I/O Tags and Block Tags depends on the available commands of a device. Each command allows reading multiple fields. Users can configure Block Tags to retrieve all fields from a command or I/O Tags to retrieve individual fields. The implemented commands are shown on the next table, along with their number of fields. For information on the meaning of each field, please refer to the manufacturer's documentation.
Available commands
Short Name |
Long Name |
Number of Fields |
|---|---|---|
VRPT |
Send Ventilator Report |
134 |
SNDA |
Send Variable-Length Ventilator Report |
97 |
Use the following syntax to configure I/O Tags using syntactic parameters in Elipse E3, in Elipse Power, or in Elipse Water:
•Device: Not used
•Item: This field must follow the next syntax
Command:Index
In which:
•Command: Short name of a command
•Index: Informs the number of the field related to a command
NOTE |
A device indexes fields starting at 1 (one), while this Driver indexes starting at 0 (zero). To convert the numbering of fields in a device to this Driver's numbering, decrement them by one unit. |
Use the next syntax to configure Block Tags in Elipse E3, in Elipse Power, or in Elipse Water:
•Device: Not used
•Item: Short name of a command
The next table shows examples on how to configure I/O Tags and Block Tags.
Examples of configuration for I/O Tags and Block Tags
Type of Tag |
Item Parameter |
Block Size |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Block |
VRPT |
134 |
Retrieves all 134 fields from the VRPT command, numbered from 0 (zero) to 133 |
Tag |
VRPT:0 |
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Retrieves the first field from the VRPT command |
Tag |
VRPT:133 |
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Retrieves the last field from the VRPT command |
Block |
SNDA |
97 |
Retrieves all 97 fields from the SNDA command, numbered from 0 (zero) to 96 |
Tag |
SNDA:0 |
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Retrieves the first field from the SNDA command |
Tag |
SNDA:96 |
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Retrieves the last field from the SNDA command |
The data type returned in each I/O Tag or in each Block Element depends on the format of data received for each field. Possible data types are described on the next table.
Data types
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|
Empty |
Empty field, that is, not used by a device |
Integer |
Integer value |
Float |
Floating point value |
String |
Non-numerical value |