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Description
Ethernet(LocalAreaNetwork
(LAN))communicationisan
efcientwaytoconnectto
externalsensors,suchasa
globalpositioningsystem
(GPS),toreceivenavigational
data.Inorderforthis
communicationporttowork,
theparametersmustbesetup
properly.
Tip
Thesettingsinthedialogboxareonlyprovidedtodenetheactualcommunication
parameters.Youcannotselectwhichinputsoroutputstouse.However ,youmustsetup
thesecommunicationparametersbeforeyouselectinputoroutputdatagrams.
AllnavigationandmotionsensorsareconnectedusingtheSensorInstallationpage.You
mustalsodecidewhichdatagramformatsthatwillbeaccepted.TheSensorInstallation
pageislocatedintheInstallationdialogbox.TheInstallationdialogboxislocated
ontheSetupmenu.
Details
Name
Thisisatextbox.Typeasuitablenameforthecommunicationport.Ifyoudonot
haveacomputerkeyboardconnectedtoyourProcessorUnit,selecttheKeyboard
buttontoopenanon-screenkeyboard.
LocalIPAddress
ThisistheInternetProtocol(IP)addressoftheEthernetinterfaceadapterlocatedin
yourProcessorUnit.Inmostcases,eachEthernetadapterhasauniqueIPaddress,
evenwhenitsupportsmultiplesockets.IfyouhavemorethanoneEthernet
adapter,youareprovidedwithalistoftheavailableaddresses.
LocalPort
Thisportisimportantifyouwanttoreceive
informationontheProcessorUnit.The
numberyoudeneheremustmatchtheportnumberontheperipheraldevicethat
isprovidingtheinformation.Thisperipheraldeviceisforexampleasensoronthe
network,oranothernavigationorhydroacousticsystem.Tondtheportnumber,
consultthedocumentationforthedevice,and/ortheapplicationtobeusedonit.
Ifthedatacommunicationissetuptoonlyexport
informationfromtheES80
ProcessorUnittoaperipheraldevice,thisLocalPortparameterisnotrequired.
Functionsanddialogboxes