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Server Properties Configuration
Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 5 35
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Flow Control
The Flow Control setting must match the requirements of the serial
device connected.
N N o o t t e e : :
Select None when setting the port as RS-485 or 4-wire RS-422.
TCP/UDP Protocol
Select TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) or UDP (User Datagram
Protocol) protocol. If the application does not require a UDP
connection, select TCP. TCP guarantees reliable communication with
error checking whereas UDP provides faster transmission.
UDP Mode
When UDP mode is chosen the Serial timeout , TCP alive timeout ,
Connection mode , Connection at , Max connection and
Remote IP address fields are replaced with the following
four fields: Destination IP address range , Port number and
Source IP address range . In this mode the server can be
configured to broadcast data to and receive data from multiple
IP addresses. Four IP address range fields are provided.
Figure 32. The Server UDP Configuration Screen
Serial Timeout
Default for the Timeout property is 0, or no timeout. Setting Timeout
to any value between 1 and 65535 seconds activates it. If Timeout is
set to 5 seconds and the Serial Server is configured as a Server , the
Client makes a connection and communications starts. If