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SDSFE31xx-100 Industrial Device Server

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Serial port config submenu (continued)

Submenu Item

Description

Server/Client Type

Defines whether the Device Server is acting as a

 

server or a client. In Device Server Mode, this

 

setting will always be Server. In Converter Mode,

 

this setting can be either Server or Client.

Remote IP

In Converter Mode, enter the IP address of the

 

remote device. This field is NOT USED in Device

 

Server Mode.

TCP Port Number

Device Server mode (DS): the TCP port number is

 

the number that the Device Server uses to listen for

 

connections; also, other devices must use this port

 

to contact the Device Server.

 

Converter mode: both converters use the TCP port

 

number to communicate with the host.

Connection Idle Time

This setting only applies to Converter Mode. The

 

time value (in seconds) is the maximum time that

 

the TCP port will remain open with no activity.

 

Once the time value is reached, the Device server

 

closes the port to prevent the port from remaining

 

open indefinitely. This field is NOT USED in

 

Device Server mode.

DS/CR Modes

Device server (DS) mode, also know as TCP/IP

 

mode, is used to connect a serial device to a host via

 

an Ethernet network. This mode allows using an

 

existing COM-port-based software platform across

 

an existing Ethernet LAN. See Figure 22.

Figure 22: Serial Device Connection to a Host via Ethernet Network

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Transition Networks RS-232-TO-100BASE-FX, SDSFE31XX-100 manual Serial port config submenu Submenu Item Description