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Configuring Properties |
This topic contains information about the properties available on the CT850 tab, already including the value of the Strings of offline properties, which can be user-programmed when starting an application in Offline mode.
For Elipse E3, Elipse Power, or Elipse Water applications, the value of these settings can also be defined at run time. To do so, start this Driver in Offline mode, by selecting the Start driver OFFLINE option on the Setup tab of the properties dialog box.
The configuration options of this Driver are listed on the next table.
Configuration options for Ictel CT850 Driver
Tab |
Parameter |
Offline String |
Data Type |
Description |
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Setup |
Physical Layer |
IO.Type |
Text |
Configures the physical interface. The available options are Serial, Ethernet, Modem, or RAS |
Timeout |
IO.TimeoutMs |
Number |
A time limit, in milliseconds, to receive data from a device's response. For example, a value of 1000 defines a limit of one second |
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Ethernet |
Transport |
IO.Ethernet.Transport |
Text |
Configures the transport layer. The available options are TCP/IP or UDP/IP |
Main IP |
IO.Ethernet.MainIP |
Text |
IP address of a device, in the format [0-255].[0-255].[0-255].[0-255] |
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Port |
IO.Ethernet.MainPort |
Number |
TCP/IP port of a device. Possible values range from 0 (zero) to 65535 |
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CT850 |
Telecommand Time-out (s) |
CT850.TeleCommandTimeout |
Number |
Time limit, in seconds, for a Control Panel to respond with a return code referring to the processing of the requested telecommand |
All offline properties must be configured via PLC Tags in String format using parameters N1 equal to -1 (minus one), N2 equal to 0 (zero), N3 equal to 0 (zero), and N4 equal to 3 (three). For more details and examples, please check topic Documentation of I/O Interfaces.