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Network

Configuration of network and communication protocols supported via the Ethernet port, including UDP, Modbus TCP, and EtherNet/IP.

Network configuration

GET/SET NETWORK

SETTING

GROUP

DESCRIPTION

DEFAULT

DATA TYPE

VALID RANGE

NOTE

ipaddrmode

IP address mode determines how a device obtains its IP address

static

ENUM

static, dhcplinklocal, linklocal, dhcp

static: Fixed IP address.

dhcplinklocal: Try DHCP first, fallback to link-local if DHCP fails.

linklocal: Assigns a local IP without DHCP.

dhcp: Automatically gets IP settings from a DHCP server.

ip

ip address of MRU

10.0.0.50

-

[0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255]

subnetmask

subnet mask

255.255.0.0

-

[0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255]

gateway

gateway

0.0.0.0

-

[0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255]

dns

DNS server

0.0.0.0

-

[0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255]

linkspeed

link speed

100full

ENUM

autonegotiate, 10half, 10full, 100half, 100full

autonegotiate: Automatically selects link speed and duplex mode.

10half: 10 Mbps half duplex.

10full: 10 Mbps full duplex.

100half: 100 Mbps half duplex.

100full: 100 Mbps full duplex.

Example:

Examples of 'get' and corresponding 'set' commands within the network domain are provided below.

GET

SET

get,network,ipaddrmode<CR><LF>

set,network,ipaddrmode,static<CR><LF>

get,network,ip

set,network,ip,10.0.0.50<CR><LF>

get,network,subnetmask<CR><LF>

set,network,subnetmask,255.255.0.0<CR><LF>

get,network,gateway<CR><LF>

set,network,gateway,0.0.0.0<CR><LF>

get,network,dns<CR><LF>

set,network,dns,0.0.0.0<CR><LF>

get,network,linkspeed<CR><LF>

set,network,linkspeed,100full<CR><LF>

TCP configuration

GET/SET TCP

SETTING

DESCRIPTION

DEFAULT

DATA TYPE

VALID RANGE

NOTE

port

TCP port

8090

U16

[0, 65535]

Verify the availability of a port before set-up.

Example:

An example of a 'get' and corresponding 'set' command within the tcp domain is provided below.

GET

SET

get,tcp,port<CR><LF>

set,tcp,port,8090<CR><LF>

UDP configuration

GET/SET UDP

SETTING

DESCRIPTION

DEFAULT

DATA TYPE

VALID RANGE

NOTE

hostip

ip address of host computer

10.0.0.100

-

[0.0.0.0-255.255.255.255]

port

remote UDP port

2001

U16

[0, 65535]

Verify the availability of a port before set-up.

Example:

Examples of 'get' and corresponding 'set' commands within the udp domain are provided below.

GET

SET

get,udp,hostip<CR><LF>

set,udp,hostip,10.0.0.100<CR><LF>

get,udp,port<CR><LF>

set,udp,port,2001<CR><LF>

Modbus TCP configuration

GET/SET MODBUSTCP

SETTING

DESCRIPTION

DATA TYPE

DEFAULT

VALID RANGE

NOTE

registertype

register type for Modbus TCP

ENUM

input

input, holding

See Modbus register addressing in MODBUS TCP for details.

Example:

An example of a 'get' and corresponding 'set' command within the Modbus TCP domain is provided below.

GET

SET

get,modbustcp,registertype<CR><LF>

set,modbustcp,registertype,input<CR><LF>

Ethernet/IP configuration

GET/SET ETHERNETIP

SETTING

DESCRIPTION

DEFAULT

DATA TYPE

VALID RANGE

instanceid

device identifier

110

U8

[102, 199]

Example:

An example of a 'get' and corresponding 'set' command within the ethernetip domain is provided below.

GET

SET

get,ethernetip,instanceid<CR><LF

set,ethernetip,instanceid,110<CR><LF>

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