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Configuring Properties |
This topic contains information about the properties available on the TaktisMCE tab, already including the value of Strings for 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, select the Start driver OFFLINE option on the Setup tab of the properties window to start this Driver in Offline mode. The configuration options of this Driver are described on the next table.
Configuration options for Kentec TaktisMCE Driver
Tab |
Parameter |
Offline String |
Data Type |
Description |
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Setup |
Physical Layer |
IO.Type |
Text |
Physical layer. Possible values are None, Serial, Ethernet (default), Modem, or RAS |
Timeout |
IO.TimeoutMs |
Number |
A time limit, in milliseconds, to receive data from a device's response. For example, the value 1000 defines a 1 (one) second limit |
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Ethernet |
Transport |
IO.Ethernet.Transport |
Text |
Configures the transport layer. Possible values are TCP/IP (default) 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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TaktisMCE |
Use Connection Monitoring (Heartbeat) |
TaktisMCE.UseConnectionMonitoring |
Number |
Enables or disables the Connection Monitoring communication mode. Also requires enabling or disabling a device. Possible values are 0: Disabled or 1: Enabled |
My Client ID |
TaktisMCE.MyClientID |
Number |
Assigns an identifier so that this Driver communicates in Connection Monitoring mode |
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Heartbeat Interval (seconds) |
TaktisMCE.HeartbeatInterval |
Number |
Defines a periodic time interval for sending a heartbeat during communication in Connection Monitoring mode |
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Retry failed responses (time-out) |
TaktisMCE.UseRetryResponses |
Number |
Enables or disables a number of attempts to receive a response from a device after expiring the time-out. Possible values are 0: Disabled or 1: Enabled |
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Number of Retries |
TaktisMCE.NumRetries |
Number |
Defines how many times this Driver waits for a response from a device, in case of a time-out |
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Force Reconnection after the last retrial |
TaktisMCE.ForceReconnectComm |
Number |
Forces an Ethernet reconnection with a device or not, after all attempts to receive a response from a device without expiring the time-out failed. Possible values are 0: No or 1: Yes |
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Wait for the device to disconnect |
TaktisMCE.WaitDeviceDisconnect |
Number |
Instructs this Driver to wait or not for an Ethernet disconnection from a device, after this device finished sending all active events. Possible values are 0: No or 1: Yes |
All properties in Offline mode must be configured via PLC Tags in String format using the N1 parameter equal to -1 (minus one), the N2 parameter equal to 0 (zero), the N3 parameter equal to 0 (zero), and the N4 parameter equal to 3 (three). For more details and examples, please check topic Documentation of I/O Interfaces.