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Configuring Properties |
The configuration parameters to communicate with a device are available on this Driver's Properties Window.
In addition to this Properties Window, these settings can also be defined at run time in Elipse Software applications. To do so, initialize this Driver in Offline mode, that is, execute an application with the Start driver OFFLINE option enabled, which is configured on the Setup tab of the Properties Window. The configuration options of this Driver are described on the next table.
Configuration options for NODERED NodeRED Driver
Tab |
Parameter |
Offline String |
Data Type |
Description |
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Setup |
Physical Layer |
IO.Type |
Text |
Use the Ethernet option |
Timeout |
IO.TimeoutMs |
Number |
A time limit, in milliseconds, to receive data from a device's response. For example, the value 1000 defines a one second limit |
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Ethernet |
Transport |
IO.Ethernet.Transport |
Text |
Use the TCP/IP option |
Listen for connections on port |
IO.Ethernet.ListenPort |
Number |
TCP/IP port selected to connect to a Node-RED device |
All offline properties must be configured via PLC Tags in String format, by 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.