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4.4 Retrieving data over a network
The RX-C4 is provided with a so-called “data server”. The data server provides an alternative
way of getting the received data from the RX-C4 to a computer. Normally, a computer receives
data from the RX-C4 over a serial port connection. The data-server allows a computer to receive
data over the LAN network or, if the LAN is connected to the internet, over the internet. The
data sent over the data server is 100% identical to the data sent over the serial port. The data
server can therefore be considered a “virtual” serial port.
The data-server is running on TCP/IP port
1180
. This port is fixed and cannot be changed.
The data server has 4 so-called “slots” available. Each slot allows a single remote computer to
receive data. The status of these slots can be monitored from the web interface home page (see
paragraph 4.3
). A slot is labelled “IDLE” if the slot is not currently sending data to a remote
computer. A slot is labelled “CONNECTED” if the slot is sending data to a remote computer.
The address of the remote computer that is receiving the data is shown in the “Remote address”
column.
To use W@ves21, SeaSaw21 or Waves4 with the data-server, please refer to the documentation
that came with the software. For users who wish to write or adapt their own software to use the
data server, refer to
for data server programming considerations.
