Newport XPS Programmer's Manual

XPS Unified Programmer’s Manual
4.0 TCP/IP Support Functions
To ease the use of the TCP/IP communication, few functions have been develop by
Newport. These functions uses the Microsoft System.Net.Sockets.
4.1 OpenInstrument
Name
OpenInstrument – Create and open a socket.
Description
This function is used to create and open a socket. Send Timeout is set to 1 second
Prototype
int OpenInstrument (string IP_Address, int Port, int ReceiveTimeout)
Input parameters
IP_Address string IP address of instrument.
Port int Port number.
Timeout int ReceiveTimeout in milliseconds.
Output parameters
None.
Return
• 0: No error.
• -1: Error of socket open.
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Newport XPS Specifications

General

Controller Type	Multi-axis motion controller
Power Supply	24 VDC
Communication Interface	Ethernet
Programming Language	C, C++, .NET, LabVIEW
Supported Motor Types	Stepper
Operating System Compatibility	Windows
Axes	Up to 8 axes