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fieldbus port syntax table

Table: Valid Field Values for Fieldbus Ports

Field

Valid Values

Required for Import

description

As many as 255 characters using any keyboard characters.

No

node_name

Any valid node name. 

Yes

card_slot

1 through 8

Yes

card_type

FIC (fieldbus card)

RFIC (redundant fieldbus card)

FIC_SER2 (fieldbus card, series 2)

Yes

redundant

T = redundant

F = not redundant

Yes

fb_port_slot

1 through 2

Yes

enable

T = enabled

F = disabled

No

fb_port_sch_macrocycle

150 ms 

250 ms 

500 ms 

1 sec 

2 sec 

5 sec 

MODULE-DRIVEN

No

fb_port_min_sch_spacing

Refer to Books Online

No

Note

There are a number of parameters associated with fieldbus ports. The values for these parameters are preset for optimum performance and you should not edit these values.