Serial Port Profiles
182 IOLAN SDS/SCS/STS User’s Guide, Version 3.6

Custom Application Profile

Overview
The Custom App/Plugin profile is used in conjunction with custom appl ications created for the
IOLAN by using the Perle SDK. See the SDK Prog rammers Guide (the SDK and guide are found on
the Perle website at www.perle.com/downloads/index.shtml) for information about the
functions that are supported.
Functionality
You must download the program and any ancillary files to the IOLAN and set the serial port to the
Custom App/Plugin profile to actually run a custom application. You must also specify the program
executable and any parameters you want to pass to the program in the Command Line field. The
custom application is automatical ly ru n when the serial port is started.

General Tab Field De scription

Configure the following parameter:
Command Line The name of the SDK program executable that has been already been
downloaded to the IOLAN, plus any parame ters you want to pass to the
program.Use the shell CLI command as described in the SDK Programm ers
Guide to manage the files that you have downloaded to the IOLAN. For
example, using sample outraw program, you would type :
outraw 192.168.2.1:10001 Acct:10001
if you were starting the application on a serial port.
Field Format: Maximum of 80 characters