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Field

Description

Connection message

An optional greeting message which is sent to any connecting socket. This message can include one or more of the following variables:

Port

The port that the listener should bind to

Address family

The address family of the socket

Socket type

The type of data flow the socket expects

Protocol type

The type of protocol the listener will use

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Field	Description
Port name	The name of the serial port device, e.g. COM 1, COM 2
Baud rate	The serial port's speed
Parity	The parity check regime
Data bits	The number of data bits, between 5 and 8
Handshake	The type of handshake the serial port requires: none - no handshake required rts - Request to Send xonxoff - X-On/X-Off rtsxonxoff - either RTS or X-On/X-Off is used
Buffer size	The size of the serial port's data buffer
Buffer threshold	The size that the buffer must first reach before being empty
Stop bits	The number of stop bits used

This method creates a TCP socket and connects to a remote host.

When the connection is established, optionally, a password can be sent. Thereafter, any data received is accepted.

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Field	Description
Address	The IP address or hostnameto which the socket should connect
Address family	The address family of the socket
Port	The port that the listener should bind to
Username	An optional username which is sent upon successful connection.
Password	An optional password which is sent upon successful connection.
IP script
Trickle frequency
Trickle data

This method opens a global named pipe and accepts any data that is sent to it.

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Field	Description
Pipe name	The name of the pipe that is created
Buffer size	The size of the buffer, in bytes, that is allocated to the pipe.

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Outputs

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Configuring a controller