Using the Terminal Configurator
Network Bindings
This section describes the meaning behind each of the entries that describe network binding.
[rmpbind]
This binding can be used for both the passthrough protocol and for the I/O control socket setting.
∙protocol. This example uses the RMP protocol so the value of this entry is “rmp.” RMP binding options are described below. If you wish to use the TCP/IP protocol, skip to the next example.
∙source address. This is the value that the Ethernet Adapter will use to identify its serial port when sending serial data to and receiving serial data from other Ethernet Adapter units. In short, this is its port address. The default value is “default” which will cause the Ethernet Adapter to use its serial number as the address.
∙source address filter. Setting this value will tell the Ethernet Adapter to only accept data coming from the address specified. For example, if this entry is set to “1234,” only data originating from a Ethernet Adapter with the port address of “1234” will be accepted. All other data will be ignored that does not have the source address filter set to a specific address. The default value is “none.”
∙destination address. This address tells the Ethernet Adapter which port address to send data received from the serial port. It can be the port address of another Ethernet Adapter’s serial port, or it can be “broadcast” or “dynamic.” Broadcast means to send the data to all of the Ethernet Adapter devices. Dynamic means sending the data to the Ethernet Adapter from which it last received data. Dynamic has the effect of causing two Ethernet Adapter units that are by themselves to communicate to each other. The default value is “dynamic.”
∙transmit try count. For