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CHAPTER 3 CREATING PANEL APPLICATIONS
3.4. Communication Links
This section describes how to set up communication links for the panel application to access the data of external devices.
3.4.1. Types of Communication Links
The following table describes the three types of communication links that the panel application can have.
Link Type Description
Direct link A direct link connects the panel and the specified device or devices directly. The following are
examples of the direct links.
[Example 1] The panel uses an RS232 direct link to talk with the specified device directly.
[Example 2] The panel uses an RS485 direct link to talk with the specified devices directly.
[Example 3] The panel uses an Ethernet direct link to talk with the specified device directly.
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