40 SI-Ethernet User Guide
Issue: 3
6.1.2 Menu 2 - Ethernet configuration
This parameter indicates the status of the network that the module is connected to.
This parameter displays the number of frames that the module is transmitting and/or receiving
every second.
Controls whether or not the module will attempt to use a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) server to obtain the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and DNS servers.
S.02.003 Network Status
Minimum 0
(Display: Initializing)
Maximum 5
(Display:
Active)
Default None Units None
Type 8 Bit Volatile Update Rate Written every second
Display Format None Decimal Places 0
Coding RO, Txt, ND, NC, PT, BU
Value Text Description
0 Initializing The network interface is being initialized
1
Links
Down
No link connection has been detected on either of the Ethernet ports
2
DHCP In
Progress
The module is attempting to obtain the IP address, subnet mask, default
gateway and DNS server addresses from a DHCP server
3
No
Address
The module does not have an IP address - either the user has not provided
one manually or one could not be allocated via DHCP
4 Ready
The network interface has been successfully configured but no data is
being received or transmitted
5 Active The network interface is receiving or transmitting data
S.02.004 Network Message Count
Minimum 0 Maximum 65535
Default None Units Messages/s
Type 16 Bit Volatile Update Rate Written every second
Display Format None Decimal Places 0
Coding RO, ND, NC, PT, BU
S.02.005 DHCP Enable
Minimum
0
(Display: Off)
Maximum
1
(Display: On)
Default
1
(Display: On)
Units None
Type 1 Bit User Save Update Rate Background read
Display Format None Decimal Places 0
Coding RW, BU