Page 2 - Table of Contents; Missing address
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help 5 Overview 5 Channel Setup 6 Device Setup 7 Tag Import Settings 7 Address Specification 8 Operator Identification 9 EFM Meters 10 Data Types Description 13 Automatic Tag Database Generation 14 Address D...
Page 3 - Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help; Device Specific Messages
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help found Unable to generate a tag database for device '<device>'. Reason: System DB file <file name> not found 25 Device Specific Messages 26 '<Device Name>' - Failed to read EFM pointer file. <Extended Error> 26 '<Device Name>' - Failed to wr...
Page 4 - ROC Error Codes; Index
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help device '<device name>' User-Defined Point Configuration upload for point type '<point type>', logical address '<logicaladdress>', parameter number '<parameter>' of device '<device name>' failed. <Error Reason> 33 ROC Error Codes 34 In...
Page 5 - CONTENTS; Overview
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Help version 1.062 CONTENTS Overview What is the Fisher ROC Serial 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 da...
Page 6 - Communication Serialization
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Channel Setup Communication Serialization The Fisher ROC Serial Driver supports Communication Serialization, which specifies whether data transmissionsshould be limited to one channel at a time. For more information, refer to "Channel Properties - Advanced" in t...
Page 7 - Supported Devices; This driver does not support Report by Exception.; Tag Import Settings; Properties; Descriptions of the parameters are as follows:
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Device Setup Supported Devices FloBoss 100 SeriesFloBoss 407FloBoss 500 SeriesROC 300 Series-ROCPACROC 300 Series-FlashPACRegFlo Supported Protocol Remote Operation Controllers (ROC) Maximum Number of Channels and Devices The maximum number of supported channels is 256....
Page 8 - using the ROCLINK800 software.; Automatic Tag Database Generation; Address Specification
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help l Import method: This parameter 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 asfollows: l Online - From Device: This method automatically cr...
Page 9 - Operator Identification
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Descriptions of the parameters are as follows: l 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. l Device group: This parameter specifies the group number of the remote ROC dev...
Page 10 - EFM Meters; Extended History data is not supported for those devices.
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Descriptions of the parameters are as follows: l Username: This parameter specifies the username. Three characters (as set in the device) are required. l Password: When checked, this option specifies that the ROC device has a password defined for the Operator ID. Four n...
Page 11 - Clear Cache on Next Upload; Device Properties; Meter Configuration
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Descriptions of the parameters are as follows: l Non-Meter Events: This parameter specifies how non-meter EFM events will be provided to EFM Exporters. Options include Ignore, Broadcast, and Selected Meters. The default setting is Broadcast.Descriptions of the options a...
Page 13 - Data Type
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Data Types Description Data Type Description Boolean Single bit Char Signed 8 bit value bit 0 is the low bitbit 6 is the high bitbit 7 is the sign bit Byte Unsigned 8 bit value bit 0 is the low bitbit 7 is the high bit Short Signed 16 bit value bit 0 is the low bitbit 1...
Page 14 - For information on importing tags from a ROCLINK project, refer to
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Automatic Tag Database Generation This driver makes use of the server's Automatic Tag Database Generation feature. When enabled, this feature willbuild a list of tags within the server that correspond to the device's data points. Extra tags may be generated thataffect t...
Page 15 - ROCLINK Point Number; Point Type Tables
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Address Descriptions ROC addresses are divided first by Point Type, Logical Address, and then by Parameter Index within the PointType. The general format is T-L.P , where: l T: The Point Type. l L: The Logical Address. l P: The Parameter Index. Parameters are blocked to...
Page 16 - ROC Point Types for RegFlo; ROC Point Types for ROC300-Series; Description
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help ROC Point Types for RegFlo ROC Point Types for ROC300-Series For a detailed listing of all point type parameters' access, data type, length and description, refer to the device'sROC Protocol User Manual. PointTypes Description ROC300-Series FlashPAC ROC300-Series ROCPAC...
Page 18 - Point Types; Logical / Point Number Details; Physical Point Numbers 0 to 69; User-Defined Point Types
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help 86 Extended History Parameters Yes No No 88 BLM User Lists Yes No No 89 Chart User List Parameters Yes No No 93 License Key Information Parameters Yes No No 94 User C Program Parameters Yes No No 98 Extended Soft Point Parameters Yes** No No 117 Modbus Configuration Par...
Page 19 - Supported Device Models; All FloBoss 100 Series devices.; Supported User-Defined Point Range; To avoid potential issues, users should do the following:; Bit Assignments
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Supported Device Models All FloBoss 100 Series devices. Supported User-Defined Point Range 22 to 2325 to 39178 to 189 Troubleshooting To avoid potential issues, users should do the following: l Verify that the point type is within the supported UDP range. l Verify that ...
Page 20 - Address Validation
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Error Descriptions The following error/warning messages may be generated. The messages are listed here in alphabetical order. Address Validation Address '<address>' is out of range for the specified device or registerData Type '<type>' is not valid for devic...
Page 21 - User-Defined Point Error Messages; Error Reasons; For more information on error reasons, refer to the table below.; Error Reason; Framing error; Warning
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Communications error on '<channel name>' [<error mask>]COMn does not existCOMn is in use by another applicationError opening COMnUnable to set comm parameters on COMn User-Defined Point Error Messages Block read for point type '<point type>', logical a...
Page 22 - Solution
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help 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 tag address that has been specified statically has been as...
Page 23 - Automatic Tag Database Generation Error Messages; Serious
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Automatic Tag Database Generation Error Messages Error importing CSV tag record <record number>: Address '<Address>' is out of range for thespecified device or registerUnable to generate a tag database for device '<device>'. Reason: <Error Reason>...
Page 26 - The System DB file cannot be found.
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help The System DB file cannot be found. Solution: Ensure that the System DB file (*.mdw) is present in the location specified in the Tag Import Settings tab ofDevice Properties. This file must be accessible to the server's Runtime. Device Specific Messages The following err...
Page 28 - Possible Cause; ROC initialization error: Unable to read general configuration
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Failed to write data for PointType = '<point type>', Logical Address ='<address>', Parameter = '<parameter>' for device '<device>'. Error ='<error code>' Error Type: Serious Possible Cause 1. The address is incorrect.2. The unit does not su...
Page 29 - The username or password supplied was not accepted. Error = 6; The username or password supplied was not accepted. Error = 63
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help See Also: Operator IdentificationAddress Specification ROC initialization error: Unable to retrieve I/O map Error Type: Fatal Possible Cause: Access to the I/O Map has been restricted for the current user. Solution: Check the Operator Identification settings (such as, u...
Page 30 - Device Status Messages
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help 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 Write for ...
Page 31 - Serial Communications; Error Mask Definitions:
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help 2. The communication parameters for the serial 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 cabling between the PC and the device...
Page 34 - Error Codes Returned by Opcode 255
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help Solution: The solution depends on the specified Error Reason. See Also: Error Reasons ROC Error Codes Error Codes Returned by Opcode 255 Opcode 255 is an error message indicator that returns an error code. FlashPACs, FloBoss 500-Series, FloBoss 100-Series and RegFlo Mod...
Page 35 - Received less than 4 data bytes.
Fisher ROC Serial Driver Help 103 Received less than 4 data bytes. 104 Point type out of range (1-24 are valid). 105 Point does not exist, or invalid parameter. 106 Not enough data bytes received. www. kepware.com 35