Functionsanddialogboxes
Description
Ethernet(LocalAreaNetwork(LAN))
communicationisanefcientwaytoconnect
toexternalsensors,suchasaglobalpositioning
system(GPS)toreceivenavigationaldata.
Inorderforthiscommunicationporttowork,
theparametersmustbesetupproperly.
Parameters
1LocalIPAddress
ThisistheInternetProtocol(IP)addressofthelocalEthernetinterfaceboard.
Inmostcases,eachEthernetboardhasauniqueIPaddress,evenwhenaninterface
boardsupportsmultiplesockets.Ifyouhavemorethanoneinterfaceboard,youare
providedwithalistoftheavailableaddresses.
2Localport(UDP)
Thisportisimportantifyouwishtoreceive
information.Itmustmatchtheport
numberontheremotecomputer.
Tondtheportnumberontheremotecomputer,consultthedocumentationforthe
softwareprogramtobeused.Ifthedatacommunicationissetuptoonlytransmit
informationfromtheEK15,thisparameterisnotrequired.
3RemoteIPAddress
SelecttheInternetProtocol(IP)addressfortheremotecomputer.
Ifthedatacommunicationissetuptoreceivedataonly,thisparameteris
notrequired.Ifyouwishtosetupanoutputforbroadcast,deneIPaddress
255.255.255.255.Thisisthedefaultsetting.
Ifyouusepoint-to-pointcommunicationinaclosednetwork,youneedtoenter
theremoteIPaddressmanually.
4Remoteport(UDP)
Specifythelocalnetworkport.TheEK15usesthisnetworkporttotransmit
information.Theapplicationontheremotecomputerwill“listen”tothisport
number.
Relatedtopics
•Externalinterfaceproceduresonpage87
•Annotationsdialogboxonpage173
•Navigationdialogboxonpage176
•DepthOutputdialogboxonpage186
•I/OSetupdialogboxonpage194
IPaddressingandUDPportprinciples
TheEthernettrafcbetweentheEK15andexternaldevices,suchassensorsorperipheral
systems,ismadeusingInternetProtocol(IP)andUserDatagramProtocol(UDP)ports.
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