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1. Device device name is not responding EFM type upload for device device name meter meter name failed Framing error Resetting the EFM cache for device device Device may have incomplete history configured for meter meter Error Type Warning Possible Cause The EFM History that was uploaded for the meter is missing one or more fields of data www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Solution Check the EFM output for missing data If necessary configure the RTU s EFM History using ROCLINK 800 Device device name is not responding Error Type Serious Possible Cause 1 Theconnection between the device and the host PC is intermittent 2 The communication parameters for the Ethernet connection are incorrect 3 Theresponse from the device took longer to receive than the amount of time specified in the Request Timeout device setting Solution 1 Verify the cabling between the PC and the device 2 Verify that the specified communication parameters match those of the device 3 Increase the Request Timeout setting so that the entire response can be handled EFM type upload for device device name meter meter name failed Framing error Error Type Warning Possible Cause An EFM upload of the specified type could not be completed due to the specified reason Solution Resolve the issue Then re attempt the EFM upload Resetting the EFM cac
2. ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Device device name is not responding 40 Device device responded with error Tag tag address Details error code 35 Device address address contains a syntax error 30 Device address address is read only 30 Device Setup 13 Device Status Messages 39 EFM type upload for device device name meter meter name failed Framing error 40 EFM Meters 23 Error Descriptions 29 Error importing CSV tag record record number Address address is out of range for the specified device or register 30 Error parsing user table configuration on device device name User table table number contains an invalid point type location or parameter in table location location address 42 Error parsing user table configuration on device device name User table table number contains an invalid user defined point type location or parameter in table location location address 41 Error Reasons 29 Ethernet Settings 20 F Failed to obtain data block for point type point type logical address address starting parameter starting parameter ending parameter ending parameter for device device Error ROC error code 35 Failed to write data for point type lt point type gt logical address address parameter parameter for device device Error error code 36 H Help Contents 5 L Location Details 27 Logi
3. See Also ROC Plus Error Codes Read for user table lt table number gt location lt location address gt of device lt device name gt failed Framing error Error Type Serious Possible Cause There may be an error in the device configuration or the server received a malformed packet Solution Troubleshoot the device configuration Read for user table lt table number gt location lt location address gt of device lt device name gt failed Location is not configured in the user table Error Type Serious Possible Cause There is an error in the device configuration The specified user table location is undefined Solution Define the missing table location in the device User table configuration upload on device lt device name gt failed Device not responding Error Type Serious Possible Cause www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 1 The connection between the device and the host PCis intermittent 2 The communication parameters for the Ethernet connection are incorrect 3 The response from the device took longer to receive than the amount of time specified in the Request Timeout device setting Solution 1 Verify the network between the PC and the device 2 Verify that the specified communication parameters match those of the device 3 Increase the Request Timeout setting so that the entire response can be handled User table configuration upload on device devi
4. Support User defined point configuration upload for point type point type logical address logical address parameter number parameter of device device name gt failed Error reason Error Type Serious Possible Cause The error occurred due to the specified reason Solution The solution depends on the specified error reason Note There is a possibility that the specified error reason may return more than one error code Each of those possible codes generally means that the UDP point type does not exist in one of the installed user programs In these cases users must verify that the point type exists in one of the user programs installed on the device For more information refer to User Defined Point Types www kepware com as Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help See Also Error Reasons ROC Plus Error Codes Note Opcode 255 is an error message indicator that returns an error code Soo maoa s Reevedtemanydsabyies 6 Reevedifewdaabyies Exception for Opcode 166 which can have multiple parameters Some parameters may be read only www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Index lt lt Device name gt Failed to read EFM pointer file lt Extended error gt 34 lt Device name gt Failed to write EFM pointer file lt Extended error gt 34 lt Device gt may have incomplete history confi
5. Write failed with error code lt error code gt for the following tag s in device lt device name gt lt tag list gt Error Type Serious Possible Cause The ROC device responded with an error code Solution Consult the ROC Plus error code reference for further information regarding the error code See Also ROC Plus Error Codes Write for the following tags of device device name failed tag list Error Reason Error Type Serious Possible Cause The error occurred due to the specified error Reason Solution The solution depends on the specified error Reason See Also Error Reasons Write request rejected on read only item reference channel name device name address Error Type Warning Possible Cause The driver attempted to write to read only data in the ROC controller Solution Do not attempt to write to read only points Note In some situations the Automatic Tag Generation process identifies read only data as read write based on the configuration that the driver retrieved from the ROC controller and the ROC specification Nonetheless the ROC controller itself is the final authority on whether data is writable For more information refer to the controller s documentation Device Status Messages The following error warning messages may be generated Click on the link for a description of the message Device may have incomplete history configured for meter meter
6. a device is added and configured through the New Device wizard and can also be modified after the device has been added To define the Scan Mode for a new device follow the steps for Adding a Device To modify settings on a defined device select the device right click select Properties and select the Auto Demotion tab You can demote a device for a specific period upon communications failures During this time no read request writes if applicable will be sent to the device Demoting a failed device will prevent stalling communications with other devices on the channel Demote for 10000 milliseconds Discard write requests during the demotion period Descriptions of the parameters are as follows Enable auto device demotion on communication failure Allows communication to bypass a non responsive device and attempt data collection from other devices Demote after n successive failures Defines the number of failed attempts at communication before a device is bypassed The default is 3 Demote for n milliseconds Configures the time in milliseconds the demoted device is bypassed to allow other communication to occur Once the delay expires attempts to communicate with the device resume The default is 10000 milliseconds Discard write requests during the demotion period Allows requests to be removed rather than queued while the device is non responsive and demoted www kepware com Fisher ROC Plu
7. database for device device Reason ROC system file file name not found 33 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason System DB file file name not found 33 Unable to parse the user defined point configuration information for point type point type on device device name 44 User defined point configuration upload for point type point type logical address logical address parameter number parameter of device device name failed Error reason 44 User Defined Point Error Messages 43 User Defined Point Types 28 User Configurable Table Messages 40 User table configuration upload on device device name failed Device not responding 42 User table configuration upload on device device name failed Device responded with error code error code 43 User table configuration upload on device device name failed Framing error 43 User table configuration upload on device device name failed Internal error 43 User Table Points 28 W Write failed with error code error code for the following tag s in device device name gt lt tag list 39 Write for the following tags of device device name failed tag list Error Reason 39 Write request rejected on read only item reference channel name device name 39 www kepware com
8. error Unable to retrieve I O map 37 ROC Plus Error Codes 45 ROC Plus Point Types 26 S Scan Mode 15 Serialization of EFM data to temporary file file name failed Reason file I O error 38 T Tag Import Settings 21 The username or password supplied was not accepted Error 6 38 The username or password supplied was not accepted Error 63 38 Time Synchronization 19 Time synchronization with device device name failed Error reason 38 Timings and Timeouts 16 U Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Error reason 31 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Auto tag generation 31 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Error while reading from import file 31 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Error while reading from ROC system file 31 www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Unable to generate a tag database for device lt device gt Reason Failed to open recordset 32 Unable to generate a tag database for device lt device gt Reason Import file lt file name gt not found 32 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Input file is corrupt 32 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Input file not found 33 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Low memory resources 33 Unable to generate a tag
9. location or parameter in table location location address MES cec eee ete dures eR esed NEIN s e oa e eme dU este 41 Error parsing user table configuration on device lt device name gt User table lt table number gt contains an invalid point type location or parameter in table location location address 42 Read for user table table number location location address of device device name failed Device returned error code error code 42 Read for user table table number location location address of device device name failed Framing nr ne PNR NS as Die den Mes sa ERE 42 Read for user table table number location location address of device device name failed Location is not configured in the user table 42 User table configuration upload on device device name gt failed Device not responding 42 User table configuration upload on device device name failed Device responded with error code SOLON COC IERI ERR OUR dent Oe Rn Oy ay EUER I EIS 43 User table configuration upload on device device name gt failed Framing error 43 User table configuration upload on device device name gt failed Internal error 43 User Defined Point Messages 1 212
10. meters EFM Meter List This list view displays the meters that are currently supported by the device including the meter name and Non Meter Event configuration The information presented in this list view depends on whether the Orifice Gas Turbine or Liquid Turbine tab is selected Note The column displays the actual meter number of each configured meter This is the one based meter number that corresponds to the meter numbers the ROCLINK 800 configuration software used to configure ROC devices Add When clicked this button opens the Meter Configuration dialog for adding a new meter to the device Remove When clicked this button deletes the selected meter from the EFM Meter List Modify When clicked this button opens the Meter Configuration dialog for updating the selected meter in the EFM Meter List Move Up When clicked this button updates the order moving the selected meter up in the EFM Meter List Move Down When clicked this button updates the order the selected meter down in the EFM Meter List Clear Cache on Next Upload Users have the option to clear any cached EFM data from the device during the next upload This feature also removes pointer files which are used to track EFM uploads to prevent uploading the same records twice All EFM data is re uploaded Once the cache is cleared this parameter is automatically disabled To enable this option open Device Properties EFM Meters and click Clear
11. time in milliseconds the channel ays sending a new request to the next device after iving a response from the last device Delay Accept 0 milliseconds default or adjust using the up down arrows The range is 0 60000 ms Click Next Review the configuration in the Summary wizard step If necessary usethe Back button to return to previous steps to make changes Click Finish www kepware com 13 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Device Setup Once at least one channel is configured devices using the Remote Operation Controllers ROC protocol can be added for data collection and monitoring The maximum number of devices supported on any one channel is 255 Devices should be added to channels organized based on the channel configuration Adding a Device To add a new device to a channel 1 Inthe Project View select the channel to contain the new device 2 Select Click to add a device or right click and choose New Device File Edit View Tools Runtime Help 25 d deem sj 4 D A g amp p Channel DAE Mode ID gap Channel2 Click to add a device c up Fisher ROC 1 3 Inthe New Device Name wizard step accept the default channel name or enter a name for the new device iru c 1to 256 characters length Names can not contain periods double quotations or start with an underscore 4 Click Next 5 From the Device Model drop down select the correct mode
12. 222222222 43 Block read for point type point type logical address logical address gt parameter range start parameter end parameter of device device name failed Parameters are not in the loaded UDP configurations cox vocas n me eal dvi wee cie eld i Le Le aU i Cte 44 Read for point type point type logical address logical address parameter number parameter of device device name failed Parameter is not in the loaded UDP configuration 44 Unable to parse the user defined point configuration information for point type point type on device device NAME gt oes cece vac cece 44 User defined point configuration upload for point type lt point type gt logical address lt logical address gt parameter number parameter of device device name gt failed Error reason 44 ROC Pl s Error Codes 2 ce core Shawn ed tutte estemos td em san ee 45 Index ES on Te Lee Re CEE aE 46 www kepware com 5 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Help version 0 009 CONTENTS Overview What is the Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Channel Setup How do I configure channels for use with this driver Device Setup How do I configure a device for use with this driver Data Types Description What data types does this driver support Automatic Tag Dat
13. Display Descriptions When checked this option includes the tag descriptions from the ROCLINK 800 master database Legacy vs Non Legacy Tag Names For information on how legacy and non legacy tag names are automatically generated based on the Use legacy tag names option refer to the table below Tag Type TagName Tag Address Non Boolean Legacy IPAddress 137 0 137 0 1 Non Legacy IP Address 137 T137 L0 P1 137 0 1 Boolean Bit HighAlarm 41 0 41 0 16 2 www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 22 D Nontegecy High Alarm a1 T41 L0 P16 Bit2 See Also Automatic Tag Database Generation Communication Specification Communication Specification settings are defined as a device is added and configured through the New Device wizard and can also be modified after the device has been added To define the Communication Specification settings for a new device follow the steps for Adding a Device To modify settings on a defined device select the device right click select Properties and select the Communication Specification tab Destination Device address 240 Device group 240 Source Host address 1 Host group 1 Bead Optimization r Use OpCode 180 for read requests Descriptions of the parameters are as follows Device address This parameter specifies the device number of the remote ROC device The valid range is 1 to 255 The default setting is 240 Device group This p
14. Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 2015 Kepware Inc 2 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 2 e IRR erem rrrr 5 OVERVIEW EUM 5 Channel Setup eher 7 Device Setup oon td im nantes Po kuma es 13 Scan Mode fy iu t ALT P NT lee Du ne ge nn te 15 Timings and Time outs 5 2 2 Aces oe na RO ENSE RE 16 Automatic D mMotion soie Dort DO oy dd Y RII Y WR ees Ak oe odd 17 Automatic Tag Database Generation 18 Time Synchronization dd dddeddeeeeeceeceeeeecee 19 Eth rnet S ttings 0c pin ce eis Uh eue tutu 20 Tag Import Settings e a LEE Rai rcm pd s bade 21 Communication Specification 22222 dede 22 Operator Identifications ee Ite Suy e DU IE NEU 23 nn E 23 Data Types Description 25 Address Descriptions ____ 26 ROC Plus Point Types 26 Logical
15. Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 26 Address Descriptions ROC addresses are divided first by point type logical address and then by parameter index within the point type The general format is T L P where T The Point Type L Logical Address The Parameter Index Parameters are blocked together on point type and logical address to a size up to 230 bytes Some parameters are broken down into individual bits Those parameters are addressed as T L P B where The Bit Offset For example the address 1 50 3 2 indicates the following Point Type 1 Logical Address 50 Parameter 3 Bit Offset 2 Note For a detailed listing of all point types access data type length and description refer to the device s ROC Plus protocol user manual For more information on ROC addressing select a link from the list below Logical Location Details ROC Plus Point Types User Defined Point Types Binary Field BIN Example ROC Plus Point Types For a detailed listing of all point types parameters access data type length and description refer to the device s ROC Plus protocol user manual 5 FSrParameers 55 www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Security Group Configuration 142 History Segment 11 Logical Location Details Within each point type individual points are referenced by a logical numbe
16. Gas and Liquid EFM The ROC809 and ROC827 models only support Gas EFM Supported Protocol ROC Plus Liquid EFM Firmware Requirement ROC800L W68258 Firmware version 1 30 or later User Program Requirements Liquid Calcs version 1 03 00 W68259 or later Batching version 1 03 00 W68260 or later Maximum Number of Channels and Devices The maximum number of supported channels is 1024 The maximum number of devices supported per channel is 255 www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Note This driver does not support Report by Exception Cable Connections Patch Cable Straight Through TD 1 OR WHT OR WHT 1 TD 10 BaseT 6JGRN A X GRN 6 RD BRN BRN 12345678 8 pin RJ45 www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Channel Setup The Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver supports Communication Serialization which specifies whether data transmissions should be limited to one channel at a time For more information refer to Channel Properties Advanced in the server help file The maximum number of supported channels is 1024 To create a new channel 1 In the Project View right click and choose New Channel File Edit View Tools Runtime Help D u d 8 7 a Channell Channel Name a Channel2 Channel EE Channel 2 New Channel channel name can be from 1 to 256 characters in length Names can not contain periods doubl
17. Location Details 2222 2222222 27 User Defined Point Types 28 User Table Points eed a NR 28 Binary Field BIN Example eee 28 Error Descriptions o ss eee sc ee eben 29 Erro REASONS 3 erede UE hat nn Ele ar DALE M Duce eg Sk Be Gee bibl LU SLE EAS 29 Address Validation 2 oos e det ert te a tec doen oe e e 29 Address address is out of range for the specified device or register 29 Data type type is not valid for device address address 29 Device address address contains a syntax error 30 Device address address is read only 30 MiSSingiaddress in nr ho CDD DILLO TOC ODE DEA 30 Automatic Tag Database Generation Messages 30 Error importing CSV tag record record number Address address is out of range for the specified device or register 30 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Error reason 31 Unable to generate tag database for device device Reason Aut
18. a Respect Daylight Saving Time Synchronization Method Lisez ET Absolute Interval Descriptions of the parameters are as follows Select the time zone in which the device is installed This is used for the data timestamps from the device If the environment servers devices clients adjust for Daylight Saving Time click to enable the option to Respect Daylight Saving Time There are three options for Synchronization Method Disabled allows device client and server times to be fully independent default Absolute establishes a precise daily time when clocks in the environment servers devices clients are forced to the same time This allows data correlation by timestamp Use the up down buttons to specify if the synchronization time Synchronization Method Tine A Interval establishes a recurring synchronization of the environment clocks every specified number of minutes Synchronization Method Interval mins 60 E www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 2 Ethernet Settings Communications Parameters Ethernet Settings are defined as a device is added and configured through the New Device wizard and can also be modified after the device has been added To definethe Ethernet Settings for a new device follow the steps for Adding a Device To modify settings on a defined device select the device right click select Properties and select the Ethernet Settings
19. abase Generation How can tags be automatically created for this driver Address Descriptions How do I address a data location on a Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet device Error Descriptions What error messages does the Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver produce Overview The Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver supports both real time read and write access and historical Electronic Flow Measurement EFM data access in ROC Plus Ethernet controllers It is ideal for both local and remote communications to RTUs supporting the ability to serialize requests between multiple devices on remote serial networks Like all EFM enabled drivers the Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver also supports time synchronization and the interleaving of real time and EFM data access This ensures that no blackouts occur during EFM data collection Access real time data in ROC Plus Ethernet controllers via OPC client applications including HMI SCADA Historians MES ERP systems and more Export Gas and Liquid EFM data to Flow Cal PGAS databases and other custom formats For more information on scheduling and exporting EFM data from ROC Plus Ethernet controllers refer to the EFM Exporter Plug In help documentation Note For more information on the Opcodes Point Types and Parameters available in the ROC Plus protocol refer to the device s ROC Plus protocol user manual Supported Devices ROC809 ROC827 ROC809L ROC827L Note The ROC809L and ROC827L models support both
20. ag address that has been specified statically has been assigned an invalid data type Solution www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Modify the requested data type in the client application Device address lt address gt contains a syntax error Error Type Warning Possible Cause A tag address that has been specified statically contains one or more invalid characters Solution Re enter the address in the client application Device address address is read only Error Type Warning Possible Cause A tag address that has been specified statically has a requested access mode that is not compatible with what the device supports for that address Solution Change the access mode in the server application Missing address Error Type Warning Possible Cause A tag address that has been specified statically has no length Solution Re enter the address in the server application Automatic Tag Database Generation Messages The following messages may be generated Click on a link for a description of that message Error importing CSV tag record record number Address address is out of range for the specified device or register Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Error reason Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Auto tag generation Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Error while read
21. arameter specifies the group number of the remote ROC device The valid range is 1 to 255 The default setting is 240 Host address This parameter specifies the ROC unit number of the server The valid range is 1 to 255 The default setting is 1 Host group This parameter specifies the ROC group number of the server The valid range is 1 to 255 The default setting is 1 Use Opcode 180 for read requests This option should be used if few parameters from each point type and logical address are typically used as it yields more efficient communication If unchecked the driver uses Opcode 167 to read entire point type logical addresses in one transaction The default is unchecked www kepware com 23 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Operator Identification This dialog is used to specify the operator identification values to be used when logging into the ROC Plus device during initialization To view or change the operator identification settings after the device has been added right click on the device and select Properties Operator Identification Device Login Usemame LOI Password TITO E Access Level Descriptions of the parameters are as follows Username This parameter specifies the authorized account identity Three characters as set in the device are required Password This parameter specifies the operator password Four numeric characters can be entered The valid range is 0000 to 9999 Enable Acces
22. cache on next upload The default setting is unchecked Meter Configuration A maximum of twelve gas meters and six liquid meters can be configured for a device Meter Configuration Meter Name Meter 1 Descriptions of the parameters are as follows Meter Name This parameter specifies the meter name Each meter must be assigned a unique name Note The default name depends whether an orifice or turbine meter is being created Receive Non Meter Events When checked this option enables the meter to receive non meter events Note This option is only available when the Non Meter Events parameter is set to Selected Meters Liquid Meter Record Timestamp Tolerance Some ROC Liquid EFM meter configurations store station and meter data in separate history segments The Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver uploads the data from both segments and merges it into a single historical record based on timestamp Important Data from each segment is not merged if the timestamps from each record are more than two seconds apart Data from each segment is included in different records however these records are most likely incomplete www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Data Types Description Data Types Single bit Char Signed 8 bit value bit O is the low bit bit 6 is the high bit bit 7 is the sign bit Byte Unsigned 8 bit value bit O is the low bit bit 7 is the high bit Short Signed 16 bit value bit O is the
23. cal Details 27 Logical Location Details 27 Missing address 30 Multiple batches completed since the previous batch history poll for meter meter on device device The last uploaded batch ticket number is last ticket number and the current batch ticket number is current ticket number 36 www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help as Operator Identification 23 Operator identification failed for device lt device name gt lt Error reason gt 36 Overview 5 R Read for point type lt point type gt logical address lt logical address gt parameter number lt parameter number gt of device lt device name gt failed lt Error reason gt 37 Read for point type lt point type gt logical address lt logical address gt parameter number lt parameter gt of device lt device name gt failed Parameter is not in the loaded UDP configuration 44 Read for user table lt table number location location address of device device name failed Device returned error code error code 42 Read for user table table number location location address gt of device device name failed Framing error 42 Read for user table table number location location address of device device name failed Location is not configured in the user table 42 Resetting the EFM cache for device device 40 ROC initialization error Unable to read general configuration 37 ROC initialization
24. ce name failed Device responded with error code error code Error Type Serious Possible Cause The error occurred for the reason specified by the error code Solution The solution depends on the specified error code See Also ROC Plus Error Codes User table configuration upload on device device name failed Framing error Error Type Serious Possible Cause There may be an error in the device configuration or the server received a malformed packet Solution Troubleshoot the device configuration User table configuration upload on device device name failed Internal error Error Type Serious Possible Cause Inadequate system resources Solution Free system resources and reinitialize the server If trouble persists please contact Technical Support User Defined Point Messages The following messages may be generated Click on a link for a description of that message Block read for point type point type logical address logical address parameter range start parameter end parameter of device device name failed Parameters are not in the loaded UDP configuration Read for point type point type logical address logical address gt parameter number parameter of device device name failed Parameter is not in the loaded UDP configuration www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Unable to parse the user defined point configuration infor
25. corrupt Solution The Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver automatically generates a new EFM pointer file however the server re polls uploading all EFM data during the next EFM poll for meters in the device Note For more information refer to the extended error Device name Failed to write EFM pointer file Extended error Error Type Warning Extended Error When supplied by the operating system this describes the file error that occurred Possible Cause 1 Thediskis full 2 Apermission error was encountered when the EFM pointer cache was written Solution The server attempts to update the EFM pointer file periodically in addition to when the server is shutdown If the pointer file cannot be written the server re polls uploading all EFM data during the next EFM poll for meters in the device www kepware com 35 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Note For more information refer to the extended error Block read for point type point type logical address logical address parameter range start parameter end parameter of device device name failed Error reason Error Type Serious Possible Cause The error occurred due to the specified error reason Solution The solution depends on the specified error reason See Also Error Reasons Block read for point type point type logical address logical address parameter range start parameter end parameter of dev
26. device name is not not responding responding Device The ROC Plus device responded For more information see ROC Plus Error Codes responded with an error code with error code Framing error The response packet from the ROC This error is very rare If encountered users should device has data fields that are not check with the manufacturer to ensure that the ROC Plus as per the protocol device is consistent with the protocol Operator The operator identification login Refer to the Event Log message that corresponds to the identification with user ID and password operator identification failure error failed Address Validation The following messages may be generated Click on the link for a description of the message Address address is out of range for the specified device or register Data type type is not valid for device address address Device address address contains a syntax error Device address address is read only Missing address Address address is out of range for the specified device or register Error Type Warning Possible Cause A tag address that has been specified statically references a location that is beyond the range of supported locations for the device Solution Verify that the address is correct if it is not re enter it in the client application Data type type is not valid for device address address Error Type Warning Possible Cause A t
27. e quotations or start with an underscore 3 Click Next 4 Fromthe Device Driver drop down select Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 8 the device driver you want to assign to channel list below contains the names of the drivers that are installed on your system 5 Click Next gt 6 In the New Channel Communication Serialization wizard step configure the channel i ee aaa B Channel Level Settings Virtual Network Transactions per cycle 1 Channel Level Settings Communication Serialization settings applied to this www kepware com 9 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Virtual Network Select the network name or the default None Transactions per cycle Enter the target number or accept 1 default Network Mode Select Priority or Load Balanced default 7 Click Next 8 Inthe New Channel Network Interface wizard step select Default or Intel Pro 1000 list is based on the detected environment This channel is configured to communicate over network You can select the network adapter at the driver should use from the list below Default if you want the operating system o choose the network adapter for you Network Adapter Intel R 1000 10 10 112 74 9 Click Next gt 10 In the New Channel Write Optimizations wizard step configure channel wr
28. e Cause There is an error in the device configuration At least one location in the specified range is undefined Solution Define missing location s in the specified user table Error parsing user table configuration on device device name User table table number contains an invalid user defined point type location or parameter in table location location address Error Type Serious Possible Cause There is an error in the device configuration The specified user table is configured with at least one invalid user defined point Solution Configure the specified user table with valid TLP and or UDP entries www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help a Error parsing user table configuration on device lt device name gt User table lt table number gt contains an invalid point type location or parameter in table location lt location address gt Error Type Serious Possible Cause There is an error in the device configuration The specified user table is configured with at least one invalid TLP Solution Configure the specified user table with valid TLP entries Read for user table lt table number gt location lt location address gt of device lt device name gt failed Device returned error code lt error code gt Error Type Serious Possible Cause The error occurred for the reason specified by the error code Solution The solution depends on the specified error code
29. er Help 38 Serialization of EFM data to temporary file lt file name gt failed Reason lt file I O error Error Type Warning Possible Cause 1 The driver was unable to create the specified file directory 2 The driver was unable to access the specified file Solution 1 Verify that the disk has sufficient disk space 2 Verify user permissions for the specified file directory The username or password supplied was not accepted Error 6 Error Type Serious Possible Cause An access level has been enabled on the device but not in the driver Solution Check the operator identification settings and ensure that the Enable Access Level checkbox is checked See Also Operator Identification The username or password supplied was not accepted Error 63 Error Type Serious Possible Cause The access level that has been enabled on the device is lower than the operator s access level Solution Check the operator identification settings and ensure that the operator s access level is less than or equal to the access level enabled in the device See Also Operator Identification Time synchronization with device device name failed Error reason Error Type Serious Possible Cause The error occurred due to the specified error reason Solution The solution depends on the specified error reason See Also Error Reasons www kepware com 39 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help
30. erval in millisecond when all tag information is collected Do not scan demand poll only allows a device to be polled by another process www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 16 Timings and Timeouts Timings and Timeouts settings are defined as a device is added and configured through the New Device wizard and can also be modified after the device has been added To define the Timings and Timeout settings for a new device follow the steps for Adding a Device To modify settings on a defined device select the device right click select Properties and select the Timing tab Connect timeout 3 seconds Request timeout 3000 milliseconds Fail after 3 successive timeouts Interrequest delay 0 milliseconds Descriptions of the parameters are as follows Connect timeout specifies the number of seconds before the server determines the connection has failed The default is 3 seconds Request timeout specifies the number of milliseconds before the server determines the a single poll failed The default is 3000 milliseconds Fail after specifies the number of consecutive attempts are considered a failed connection The default is 3 successive timeouts Inter request delay specifies the number of milliseconds between poll attempts The default is 0 milliseconds www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Automatic Demotion Automatic Demotion settings are defined as
31. es 39 Device may have incomplete history configured for meter meter 39 Device device name gt is not responding ecleeleelee cee cee e e rhe eI er rs 40 EFM type upload for device device name gt meter meter name failed Framing error 40 Resetting the EFM cache for device device sese e eleleeeeeeee e ee rs rere 40 www kepware com 4 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help User Configurable Table Messages 222 40 Block read for user table table number location range start location gt end location gt of device device name gt failed Device returned error code error code 41 Block read for user table table number location range start location end location of device device name gt failed Framing error 41 Block read for user table table number location range start location gt end location gt of device device name gt failed Locations are not configured in the user table 41 Error parsing user table configuration on device device name User table table number contains an invalid user defined point type
32. et number and the current batch ticket number is current ticket number 2 2 2 2 22222222222222222 riec nirre tidis 36 Operator identification failed for device device name Error reason 36 Read for point type point type logical address logical address parameter number parameter number of device device name failed Error reason 37 ROC initialization error Unable to read general configuration ____ 37 ROC initialization error Unable to retrieve I O map 37 Serialization of EFM data to temporary file file name gt failed Reason file I O error 38 The username or password supplied was not accepted Error 6 38 The username or password supplied was not accepted Error 63 38 Time synchronization with device device name failed Error reason 38 Write failed with error code error code for the following tag s in device device name tag lp A PES PERRO REPE RIEF 39 Write for the following tags of device device name failed tag list Error Reason 39 Write request rejected on read only item reference channel name device name address 39 Device Status Messag
33. gured for meter lt meter gt 39 A Access Level 23 Address address is out of range for the specified device or register 29 Address Descriptions 26 Address Validation 29 Automatic Demotion 17 Automatic Tag Database Generation 18 Automatic Tag Database Generation Messages 30 BIN 28 Binary Field Example 28 Block read for point type point type logical address logical address gt parameter range start parameter end parameter of device device name failed Error reason 35 Block read for point type point type logical address logical address gt parameter range start parameter end parameter of device device name failed Parameters are not in the loaded UDP configuration 35 44 Block read for user table table number location range start location end location of device device name failed Device returned error code error code 41 Block read for user table table number location range start location end location of device device name failed Framing error 41 Block read for user table table number location range start location end location of device device name failed Locations are not configured in the user table 41 Channel Setup 7 Communication Specification 22 D Data type lt type gt is not valid for device address lt address gt 29 Data Types Description 25 Device Specific Messages 33 www kepware com Fisher
34. he for device device Error Type Informational Possible Cause The EFM cache was successfully cleared for the specified device Solution N A User Configurable Table Messages The following messages may be generated The messages are listed here in alphabetical order Block read for user table table number location range start location end location of device device name failed Framing error Block read for user table table number location range start location end location of device device name failed Locations are not configured in the user table Block read for user table table number location range start location end location of device device name failed Device returned error code error code Error parsing user table configuration on device device name User table table number contains an invalid point type location or parameter in table location location address Error parsing user table configuration on device device name User table table number contains an invalid user defined point type location or parameter in table location location address Read for user table table number location location address of device device name failed Device returned error code error code www kepware com E Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Read for user table table number location location address of device device na
35. history poll for meter meter on device device The last uploaded batch ticket number is last ticket number and the current batch ticket number is current ticket number Operator identification failed for device device name Error reason Read for point type point type logical address logical address parameter number parameter number of device device name failed Error reason ROC initialization error Unable to read general configuration ROC initialization error Unable to retrieve I O map Serialization of EFM data to temporary file file name gt failed Reason file I O error Time synchronization with device device name failed Error reason The username or password supplied was not accepted Error 6 The username or password supplied was not accepted Error 63 Write request rejected on read only item reference channel name device name address Write failed with error code error code for the following tag s in device device name tag list Write for the following tags of device device name failed tag list Error reason Device name Failed to read EFM pointer file Extended error Error Type Warning Extended Error When supplied by the operating system this describes the file error that occurred Possible Cause 1 Apermission error was encountered when the EFM pointer cache was read 2 The EFM pointer cache file is
36. ice device name failed Parameters are not in the loaded UDP configuration Error Type Serious Possible Cause The user program that is associated with the specified parameters has been upgraded to a newer version Solution Reinitialize the server to access the new parameters available in the upgraded user program Device device responded with error Tag tag address Details error code Error Type Serious Possible Cause 1 The connection between the device and the host PC is intermittent 2 The communication parameters for the connection are incorrect 3 The value written is out of range 4 The write was performed while in an incorrect setup area Solution 1 Checkthe cabling between the PC and the device 2 Verify that the specified communication parameters match those of the device See Also Device Setup Failed to obtain data block for point type point type logical address address starting parameter starting parameter ending parameter ending parameter for device device Error ROC error code Error Type Serious www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 36 Possible Cause 1 Aninvalid tag address is used for the point in block 2 The deviceis not responding Solution 1 Consult the ROC error code reference for further information regarding the error code 2 Verify the cabling between the PC and the device 3 Confirm that all
37. ing from import file Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Error while reading from ROC system file Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Failed to open record set Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Import file file name not found Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Input file is corrupt Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Input file not found Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Low memory resources Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason ROC system file file name not found Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason System DB file file name not found M c CC CD C C I Error importing CSV tag record record number Address address is out of range for the specified device or register Error Type Warning Possible Cause www kepware com 31 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help An imported tag address specifies a location that is beyond the range of supported locations for the device Solution Verify that the address is correct if it is not re enter it in the file being imported Unable to generate a tag database for device lt device gt Reason lt Error reason gt Error Type Warning Possible Cause The error occurred due to the specified error reason Solution The solut
38. ion depends on the specified error reason See Also Error Reasons Unable to generate a tag database for device lt device gt Reason Auto tag generation Error Type Serious Possible Cause 1 The connection between the device and the host PC is intermittent 2 The communication parameters for the connection are incorrect Solution 1 Verify the cabling between the PC and the device 2 Verify that the specified communication parameters match those of the device Unable to generate a tag database for device lt device gt Reason Error while reading from import file Error Type Warning Possible Cause 1 The tag import file 800 is corrupt 2 The specified file was not created using the ROCLINK 800 software Solution 1 Ensure that the project is pointing to the correct import file 2 Re create the import file using the ROCLINK 800 software and then re try the import Unable to generate a tag database for device lt device gt Reason Error while reading from ROC system file Error Type Warning Possible Cause www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 32 1 The ROC system file mdb is corrupt 2 Thespecified file was not created using the ROCLINK 800 software Solution 1 Ensurethatthe project is pointing to the correct ROC system file 2 Re install the ROCLINK 800 software to re install the system file Then re try the import Unable to generate a tag database fo
39. iptions Descriptions of the parameters are as follows Import method This option specifies the import method Options include Online from Device and Offline from Import File The default setting is Online from Device Descriptions of the options are as follows Online from Device This method automatically creates tags by polling the device for its configuration and 1 0 data Offline from Import File This method automatically creates tags from a project file created in ROCLINK 800 Use legacy tag names When checked Automatic Tag Database Generation creates tags with names consistent with the tags created in prior versions of the server When unchecked Automatic Tag Database Generation creates tags with names consistent with the current version of the server The default setting is checked Note For more information refer to Legacy vs Non Legacy Tag Names below Tag import file When pressed this button invokes a dialog for locating the 800 file that was created using the ROCLINK800 software ROC system file When pressed this button invokes a dialog for locating the mdb file This file is usually named ROC mdb and resides in the same folder where the ROCLINK 800 software is installed System DB file When pressed this button invokes a dialog for locating the mdw file This file is usually named ROCLINK mdw and resides in the same folder where the ROCLINK 800 software is installed
40. ites www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 10 e Writing only the latest value can affect batch ing or the equivalent Write all values for all tags Write only latest value for non boolean tags Optimization Method Accept the default or change the selection by clicking in a radio button Write all values for all tags most data most network traffic Write only the latest value for non Boolean tags least data least network traffic Write only the latest value for all tags key data moderate network traffic Duty Cycle Accept 10 default writes for every 1 read or adjust using the up down arrows The range is 1 10 11 Click Next gt 12 In the New Channel Non Normalized Float Handling wizard step configure how non normalized values will be handled www kepware com 11 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help values ing Unmodified handling delivers the nomalized value while Replaced with zero changes Replaced with zero recognizes invalid outliers and eliminates them by replacing the value with integer zero default Unmodified allows values that are potentially invalid outliers into the data stream 13 Click Next 14 In the New Channel Inter Device Delay wizard step configure the time in milliseconds between requests to devices www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 12 15 16 17 18 the amount of
41. l for the device www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 14 The device you are defining uses a device iver that supports more than one model The below shows all supported models Select a model that best describes the device you are defining Click Next gt In the New Device Scan Mode wizard step configure the Scan Mode Click Next gt o o wo In the New Device Timing wizard step configure the Timeouts and Timing 10 Click Next 11 In the New Device Auto Demotion wizard step configure how communication failure is handled 12 Click Next 13 In the New Device Database Creation wizard step configure Automatic Tag Database Generation 14 Click Next 15 In the New Device Time Synchronization wizard step configure timezone DST and synchronization 16 Click Next 17 In the New Device Communications Parameters wizard step configure the Ethernet Settings 18 Click Next 19 In the New Device Tag Import Settings wizard step identify and locate existing files to be included see Tag Import Settings 20 Click Next 21 In the New Device Communication Specification wizard step identify the source and destination addresses see Communication Specification 22 Click Next gt www kepware com 15 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 23 In the New Device Operator Identification wizard step configure the authorized user see Operato
42. low bit bit 14 is the high bit bit 15 is the sign Word Unsigned 16 bit value bit O is the low bit bit 15 is the high bit Word Point Type 100 parameters 3 5 are HOURMINUTE This driver represents this data type as HOURMINUTE Word Length 2 Bytes Time is listed as a decimal based number The first two digits represent the hour and the last two digits represent the minute Range 9999 0 23 for 2 MS Digits 0 59 for 2 LS Digits Special Meanings 9999 Disabled Unsigned 32 bit value bit 0 is the low bit bit 31 is the high 32 bit floating point value bit 0 is the low bit bit 31 is the high bit 32 bit value Point T ype L ogical or point number and P arameter number Three bytes are used but the top byte is not The type refers to the point type number The location logical number refers to individual points The parameter is a number assigned to each piece of data contained in a given point type DWord TLP 557158 BIN 00001000 10000000 01100110 01100110 Point Type 102 10000000 Example Location 128 00001000 Parameter 8 The resulting TLP is 102 128 8 A linear group of ASCII characters with preserved whitespace 1 byte per character The number of seconds since Jan 1 1970 00 00 00 Date Example Date format YYYY MM DDTHH MM SS 000 2000 01 01T12 30 45 000 For more information refer to Logical Location Details For more information refer to ROC Plus Point Types www kepware com
43. mation for point type point type on device device name gt User defined point configuration upload for point type point type logical address logical address parameter number parameter of device device name failed Error reason Block read for point type point type logical address logical address parameter range start parameter end parameter of device device name failed Parameters are not in the loaded UDP configuration Error Type Serious Possible Cause The user program that is associated with the specified parameters has been upgraded to a newer version Solution Reinitialize the server to access the new parameters available in the upgraded user program Read for point type point type logical address logical address parameter number parameter of device device name failed Parameter is not in the loaded UDP configuration Error Type Serious Possible Cause The user program that is associated with this parameter has been upgraded to a newer version Solution Reinitialize the server to access the new parameters available in the upgraded user program Unable to parse the user defined point configuration information for point type point type on device device name Error Type Serious Possible Cause There was unexpected data in the UDP configuration read from the device Solution This error requires further troubleshooting Please contact Technical
44. me failed Framing error Read for user table table number location location address of device device name failed Location is not configured in the user table User table configuration upload on device device name failed Device not responding User table configuration upload on device device name failed Device responded with error code error code User table configuration upload on device device name failed Framing error User table configuration upload on device device name failed Internal error Block read for user table table number location range start location end location of device device name failed Device returned error code error code Error Type Serious Possible Cause The error occurred for the reason specified by the error code Solution The solution depends on the specified error code See Also ROC Plus Error Codes Block read for user table table number location range start location end location of device device name failed Framing error Error Type Serious Possible Cause There may be an error in the device configuration or the server received a malformed packet Solution Troubleshoot the device configuration Block read for user table table number location range start location end location of device device name failed Locations are not configured in the user table Error Type Serious Possibl
45. me gt Failed to read EFM pointer file Extended error 34 Device name gt Failed to write EFM pointer file Extended error 34 Block read for point type point type logical address logical address parameter range start parameter end parameter of device device name failed Error reason 35 Block read for point type point type logical address logical address gt parameter range start parameter end parameter of device device name failed Parameters are not in the loaded UDP Configlif ation 1 2 0A RP niet cb A AUR 35 Device device responded with error Tag tag address Details error code 35 Failed to obtain data block for point type point type logical address address starting parameter starting parameter ending parameter ending parameter for device device Error lt ROC error code 35 Failed to write data for point type point type logical address address parameter parameter for device device Error error code 36 Multiple batches completed since the previous batch history poll for meter meter on device device The last uploaded batch ticket number is last tick
46. o tag generation 31 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Error while reading from import file 31 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Error while reading from ROC system files an An en al TR Lr oem Ur radices Dl s eee c as tuse 31 www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 3 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Failed to open record set 32 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Import file file name gt not found 32 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Input file is corrupt 32 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Input file not found 33 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Low memory resources 33 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason ROC system file file name not fOUNd Se sete ts as mI Ut Nt LaL Ties ptu riens a nh utc retira ter ecran rene 33 Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason System DB file file name not nies cat ee EE Rea ates Sea 33 Device Specific Messages 33 Device na
47. ound Solution Ensure that the system database file mdw is present in the location specified in the Tag Import Settings tab of device properties This file must be accessible to the server s runtime In the server project right click on the device and select Properties Open the Tag Import Settings tab to review the settings and check the import file Device Specific Messages The following error warning messages may be generated Click on the link for a description of the message Device name Failed to read EFM pointer file Extended error Device name Failed to write EFM pointer file Extended error www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Block read for point type lt point type gt logical address lt logical address gt parameter range lt start parameter end parameter of device device name failed Error reason gt Device lt device gt responded with error Tag lt tag address gt Details lt error code gt Failed to obtain data block for point type lt point type gt logical address lt address gt starting parameter lt starting parameter gt ending parameter lt ending parameter gt for device lt device gt Error lt ROC error code gt Failed to write data for point type lt point type gt logical address lt address gt parameter parameter for device device Error error code Multiple batches completed since the previous batch
48. r Identification 24 Click Next 25 In the New Device EFM Meters wizard step add or update the meters for this device see EFM Meters 26 Click Next 27 In the New Device Summary wizard step review the configuration 28 Ifnecessary use the Back button to return to previous steps to make changes 29 Click Finish gt Scan Mode Scan Mode settings are defined as a device is added and configured through the New Device wizard and can also be modified after the device has been added To define the Scan Mode settings for a new device follow the steps for Adding a Device To modify settings on a defined device select the device right click select Properties and select the Scan Mode tab Choose the first default option to use the scan rate requested by the client Set a lower limit on the requested rate by choosing the second option Force all tags to scan at the same rate by choosing the third option Disable active scanning by choosing the last option Select if clients are expected to poll this device for data Scan Mode Request data no faster than Request all data at Do not scan demand poll only Descriptions of the parameters are as follows Respect client specified scan rate uses the polling frequency of the client requesting data default Request data no faster than sets a time in milliseconds to be the maximum frequency of polling Request all data at sets an int
49. r device device Reason Failed to open record set Error Type Warning Possible Cause 1 The project file is corrupt or does not exist 2 Thelocation of the ROC MDB and or ROCLINK MDW files have been specified incorrectly Solution In the server project right click on the device and select Properties Open the Tag Import Settings tab to check the name of the project file to import See Also Tag Import Settings Automatic Tag Database Generation Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Import file file name not found Error Type Warning Possible Cause The import file cannot be found Solution Ensure that the tag import file 800 is present in the location specified in the Tag Import Settings tab of device properties In the server project right click on the device and select Properties Open the Tag Import Settings tab to review the settings and check the import file This file must be accessible to the server s runtime Unable to generate a tag database for device device Reason Input file is corrupt Error Type Warning Possible Cause The import file is corrupt Solution In the server project right click on the device and select Properties Open the Tag Import Settings tab to review the settings and check the import file If necessary re export the project file from within ROCLINK800 See Also Tag Import Settings Automatic Tag Database Generation www kep
50. r or a location The location used by the ROC Plus protocol for point types 101 to 109 is based on a physical input or output 1 0 module and point location All other point types use a logical number and are numbered in sequence Note The L in TLP references the logical location scheme Physical Point Numbers 1 to 160 Point types 101 through 109 have location numbers for the field I O For diagnostic inputs the scheme is as follows e Location numbers 16 to 160 are assigned to field I O For example if there was an I O module in slot 1 with 4 points on it they would be points 16 through 19 Location numbers 0 to 15 are assigned to the system I O For example the five diagnostic points in a ROC800 Series would be 0 through 4 Logical Point Numbers O to 127 For all other point types except 101 109 the logical number is 0 to x where x is one less than the total number of points that exist for that point type For example the 16 PIDs would be logical numbers 0 through 15 Note For a detailed listing of all point types access data type length and description refer to the device s ROC Plus protocol user manual www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 28 User Defined Point Types User Defined Points UDP make user program data available to ROCLINK and OPC clients They are generally used for configuration purposes When creating a UDP in the server the server Configuration always sets the data
51. s Ethernet Driver Help 1s Automatic Tag Database Generation This driver supports the server s Automatic Tag Database Generation feature When enabled a list of tags is built within the server that correspond to the device s data points To configure Automatic Tag Database Generation settings locate the Database Creation tab in device properties Device Properties Redundancy Tag Import Settings Address Specification Operator Identification Time Synchronization General Scan Mode Timing Auto Demotion Database Creation Settings Automatic tag database generation on device startup Do not generate on startup Perform the following action on previously generated tags Delete on create Add generated tags to the following group M Allow automatically generated subgroups m s Note For more information on importing tags from a ROCLINK project refer to Tag Import Settings www kepware com 19 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Time Synchronization Time Synchronization settings are defined as a device is added and configured through the New Device wizard and can also be modified after the device has been added To define the Scan Mode for a new device follow the steps for Adding a Device To modify settings on a defined device select the device right click select Properties and select the Time Synchronization tab Device Time Zone UTC 05 00 Eastem Time US amp Canad
52. s Level When checked this parameter specifies that the ROC Plus device has defined access levels The valid range is to 5 The default setting is unchecked EFM Meters EFM Meter settings are defined when a device is added and configured through the New Device wizard and can also be modified at any time To define the EFM Meter settings for a new device follow the steps for Adding a Device To modify settings on a defined device select the device right click select Properties and select the EFM Meters tab Important The meter order in the EFM Meter List should match the order of the meters in ROCLINK 800 The meter order in the meter list should correspond to the order of meters in ROCLIMK 800 Non Meter Events Broadcast Meter Count 2 Clear cache on next upload Remove H Non Meter Events 1 Meter 1 Yes 2 Meter 2 Yes 1 Mo Move Down Descriptions of the parameters as follows www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help 24 Non Meter Events This parameter specifies how non meter EFM events are provided to EFM Exporters Options include Ignore Broadcast and Selected Meters The default setting is Broadcast Descriptions of the options are as follows Ignore This option does not send non meter events for any meters Broadcast This option sends non meter events for all meters Selected Meters This option only sends non meter events for enabled
53. tab Bhemet Settings Device address 10 10 46 465 Port 4000 Close idle connection Yes Idle time before close sec 15 Descriptions of the parameters are as follows Device address specifies the IP address or host name for communication with the device Port specifies the destination endpoint number for communication with the device The default is port 4000 The range is 0 65535 Close idle connection enables Yes disables No the ability to terminate a connection that is no longer active The default is Yes Idle time before close sec defines the delay in seconds between a connection becoming idle and being terminated The default is 15 seconds The range is 0 99 seconds www kepware com 21 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Tag Import Settings A tag database can be created based on the device s configuration file or a ROCLINK 800 project file by bringing those tags into the project with an import Tag Import settings are defined as a device is added and configured through the New Device wizard and can also be modified after the device has been added To define the Tag Import settings for a new device follow the steps for Adding a Device To modify settings on a defined device select the device right click select Properties and select the Tag Import Settings tab Import method PS E A 4 Use legacy tag names Offline Settings Tag import file ROC system file System DB file Display descr
54. tags within this block exist on the device See Also ROC Plus Error Codes Failed to write data for point type lt point type gt logical address address parameter parameter for device device Error error code gt Error Type Serious Possible Cause 1 The address is incorrect 2 The unit does not support the particular address point 3 The privileges for the logged in user do not permit this operation Solution 1 Consult the ROC error code reference for further information regarding the error code 2 Correctthe address 3 Confirm that the address is supported by the controller in use 4 Supply an operator identification with sufficient privileges See Also ROC Plus Error Codes Multiple batches completed since the previous batch history poll for meter meter on device device The last uploaded batch ticket number is last ticket number and the current batch ticket number is current ticket number Error Type Warning Possible Cause Multiple batches have completed since the last time EFM batch data was polled for the specified meter Solution Fisher ROC devices only store the latest complete batch and current batch data The meter should be polled at a rate such that there is only a single batch completed between polls Operator identification failed for device device name Error reason Error Type Serious www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Dri
55. type to its default The data type is later read live from the device Important Users must reinitialize the server after upgrading the user program on a device otherwise the server cannot access the new points available in the upgraded user program Supported Device Models All ROC800 Series devices Supported User Defined Point Range 60 to 78 196 to 254 Troubleshooting To avoid potential issues users should do the following Verify that the point type is within the supported UDP range Ifa client attempts to write to a UDP type when no UDP type tags have been read since the server started the write may fail with a Type Mismatch error Always complete a read on UDP type tags before a write is attempted Verify that the point type exists in one of the user programs installed on the device Check the Event Log for the following error message which occurs if the server fails to parse the UDP configuration Unable to parse the user defined point configuration information for point type point type on device device name User Table Points User tables also called Opcode tables provide the ability to map any Point Type parameters to tables in the device This driver has the ability to read and write data points in the user tables using Opcodes 10 and 11 The syntax for user table tags is user table n m wheren is the user table number and m is the data point or location within that table The user table n
56. umber and location number are zero based For example the first location in the first user table is user table 0 0 Important Users must increment the version number of the user table when making changes to the table configuration Failure to do so when making changes to the table while the server is actively reading user table tags results in bad quality tags or erroneous data Supported User Table Point Range user table 0 0 to user table 15 43 Binary Field BIN Example The table below shows an example alarm code from an Analog Input Point Type This is used to demonstrate how a binary parameter is returned A 1 in any bit indicates that it is active or enabled rps Code BE Row Nam B Low Low Alarm High Alarm High High Alarm Not Used Point Fail Alarm Scanning Disabled Alarm Of OO ees Rate Alarm SSS eae OO www kepware com 2 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Error Descriptions The following categories of messages may be generated Click on a link for a list of related messages Address Validation Automatic Tag Database Generation Messages Device Specific Messages Device Status Messages User Configurable Table Messages User Defined Point Messages See Also ROC Plus Error Codes Error Reasons Error Reasons Error Reason Possible Cause Sawon Device not For more information see Device For more information see Device device name is responding
57. ver Help Possible Cause The error occurred due to the specified error reason Solution The solution depends on the specified error reason See Also Error Reasons Operator Identification Read for point type lt point type gt logical address lt logical address gt parameter number parameter number of device device name gt failed Error reason Error Type Serious Possible Cause The error occurred due to the specified error reason Solution The solution depends on the specified error reason See Also Error Reasons ROC initialization error Unable to read general configuration Error Type Serious Possible Cause The driver may not be receiving a response from the device Solution 1 Ensurethe device is physically connected and powered on 2 Checkthat the COM port is working and configured properly at the channel level in the server 3 Checkthe device level operator identification and address specification settings and verify that they are correct See Also Operator Identification Communication Specification ROC initialization error Unable to retrieve I O map Error Type Serious Possible Cause Access to the I O map has been restricted for the current user Solution Check the operator identification settings such as username password and access level and verify that they are correct See Also Operator Identification www kepware com Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driv
58. ware com 33 Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Driver Help Unable to generate a tag database for device lt device gt Reason Input file not found Error Type Warning Possible Cause The import file cannot be located Solution In the server project right click on the device and select Properties Open the Tag Import Settings tab to review the name of the project file to import See Also Tag Import Settings Automatic Tag Database Generation Unable to generate a tag database for device lt device gt Reason Low memory resources Error Type Warning Possible Cause The memory required for Automatic Tag Generation could not be allocated The process is aborted Solution Close any unused applications and or increase the amount of virtual memory Try again Unable to generate a tag database for device lt device gt Reason ROC system file lt file name gt not found Error Type Warning Possible Cause The ROC system file cannot be found Solution Ensure that the ROC system file mdb is present in the location specified in the Tag Import Settings tab of device properties In the server project right click on the device and select Properties Open the Tag Import Settings tab to review the settings and check the import file Unable to generate a tag database for device lt device gt Reason System DB file lt file name gt not found Error Type Warning Possible Cause The system database file cannot be f

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