Serial Port Profiles

UDP Sockets Profile

Overview

The UDP profile configures a serial port to send or receive data to/from the LAN using the UDP protocol.

Functionality

You can use UDP profile in the following two basic modes. The first is to send data coming from the serial device to one or more UDP listeners on the LAN. The second is to accept UDP datagrams coming from one or more UDP senders on the LAN and forward this data to the serial device. You can also configure a combination of both which will allow you to send and receive UDP data to/from the LAN.

Sample UDP Sockets configuration screen

Four individual entries are provided to allow you greater flexibility to specify how data will be forwarded to/from the serial device. All four entries support the same configuration parameters. You can configure one or more of the entries as needed.

The first thing you need to configure for an entry is the “Direction” of the data flow. The following options are available;

zDisabled - UDP service not enabled.

zLAN to Serial - This setting will allow UDP data to be received from one or more hosts on the LAN and forwarded to the serial device attached to this serial port.

zSerial to LAN - This setting will allow data originating from the serial device attached to this serial port to be sent to one or more hosts on the LAN using UDP datagrams.

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Perle Systems TS2, DS1 manual UDP Sockets Profile, Overview

DS1, TS2 specifications

Perle Systems TS2 and DS1 are advanced serial-to-Ethernet devices designed to facilitate seamless integration of serial devices with modern IP networks. These devices serve as crucial tools for businesses looking to enhance their communication capabilities while leveraging existing infrastructure.

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