8: Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

Problem/Message

Reason

Solution

 

The device server appears to

If you are sure that the serial port

You can check to see whether

 

be set up correctly, but you are

setting is correct, then you may

there is a socket connection to or

 

not communicating with your

not be connecting to the correct

from the device server by

 

device attached to the device

socket of the device server.

checking the state of CP1, if it has

 

server across the network.

 

been configured for LED1

 

 

Another possibility is that the

functionality.

 

 

device server is not set up

 

 

 

correctly to make a good socket

If the state of CP1 is blinking

 

 

connection to the network.

consistently, or is completely off,

 

 

 

then there is a good socket

 

 

 

connection.

 

 

 

If the state of CP1 is low, use the

 

 

 

Connect Mode option C0 for

 

 

 

making a connection to the device

 

 

 

server from the network. Use

 

 

 

Connect Mode option C1 or C5

 

 

 

for a connection to the network

 

 

 

from the device server. See the

 

 

 

full list of Connect Mode options

 

 

 

in Connect Mode on page 28.

 

 

 

 

 

When connecting to the Web-

Your computer is not able to

Make sure that port 30718

 

Manager within the device

connect to port 30718 (77FEh)

(77FEh) is not blocked with any

 

server, the No Connection With

on the device server.

router that you are using on the

 

The Device Server message

 

network. Also, make sure that port

 

displays.

 

77FEh is not disabled within the

 

 

 

Security settings of the device

 

 

 

server.

 

 

 

 

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XPort specifications

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The XPort utilizes the robust and widely used TCP/IP protocol stack, allowing it to facilitate reliable data communication over the Internet and other IP networks. This provides developers with a familiar framework for implementing network functionality, while also ensuring compatibility with various networking standards.

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