Echelon i.LON SmartServer 2.0 - Manual (Page 255)

i.LON SmartServer 2.0 Programmer’s Reference 15-6
• If you are creating a new Modbus channel, you only need to specify the
property; all other properties are optional.
• If you are modifying an existing Modbus channel, you must specify the channel’s
. If you do not specify the handle, a new channel is created. All other properties
must be filled; otherwise the values stored in them are erased. The previous section, Using the Get
Function on Modbus Channels, details the properties you can include in the Set function.
Request (create a new TCP/IP Modbus channel on the SmartServer)
xsi:type="MOD_Channel_Cfg">
Net/Modbus Channel 2
IP
LonFormat="UCPTchannelType">CT_TCP_IP_MASTER
Response
0
xsi:type="MOD_Channel_Cfg">
Net/Modbus Channel 2
IP
0
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LonFormat="UCPTchannelType">CT_TCP_IP_MASTER
502
LonFormat="UCPTretryCount">1
15.1.4 Using the Delete Function on Modbus Channels
You can use the Delete function to delete a Modbus channel on the SmartServer. The Delete function
takes an element with a MOD_Channel_Cfg type as its input. The element only needs
to include the Modbus channel’s property in the Delete Request as demonstrated in the
following code sample:
Request
xsi:type="MOD_Channel_Cfg">
Net/Modbus Channel 2
Response
0
Net/Modbus
Channel 2