Channels

Connect to

When enabled, the channel/serial signal pin initiates communication to another

 

I/O channel or a TCP/IP application.

 

Default: Enabled

Host Name

The configured host or another IOLAN that the I/O channel will connect to.

 

Default: None

TCP Port

The TCP Port that the channel/serial signal pin will use to communicate to

 

another IOLAN or a TCP/IP application.

 

Default: 2000 for channel 1, then increments by one for each channel

Connect to Multiple When enabled, input channel or serial signal pin can communicate to multiple

Hosts

hosts running a TCP/IP application or I/O channels.

 

Default: Disabled

Define Additional

Click this button to define the hosts/IOLANs that this channel or serial signal

Hosts Button

pin will connect to. This button is also used to define the Primary/Backup host

 

functionality.

Local connection

When this option is enabled, the input or output, depending on how the channel

 

or serial signal pin is configured, will be associated with another local IOLAN

 

I/O channel or serial signal pin.

 

z When the channel is configured as digital input or when configuring an

 

input serial signal pin, the Output Channels parameter displays all the

 

local digital output signals or relays that it is associated with.

 

z When the channel is configured as digital output, you must select a local

 

digital input channel or input serial signal pin on the IOLAN.

 

Note that the Failsafe Action is not compatible this option.

 

Default: Disabled

Enable TCP

Enables a per-connection TCP keepalive feature. After the configured number

Keepalive

of seconds, the connection will send a gratuitous ACK to the network peer, thus

 

either ensuring the connection stays active OR causing a dropped connection

 

condition to be recognized.

 

This parameter needs to be used in conjunction with Monitor Connection

 

Status Interval parameter found in the Serial, Advanced, Advanced Settings

 

tab. The interval determines how long the IOLAN will wait during inactivity

 

before "testing" the connection. It should be noted that if a network connection

 

is accidentally dropped, it can take as long as the specified interval before

 

anyone can reconnect to the serial port.

 

Default: Disabled

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DS1, TS2 specifications

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