Serial interface setup
The WI-Client can have one or two serial interfaces, depending on the options. Each interface is configured
on its own WEB page.
Network configuration
There are different modes available for the use of the serial interfaces:
1)
TCP/IP server mode
:
In this mode the WI-Client opens a socket in a “listen mode”, which means that it is waiting on a certain
port (local port) for a connection. The WI-Client only holds one connection at a time. In this mode only the
port number has to be specified.
Remark:
This operation mode is compatible with the implementation of the bintec Wix040 and Wix065
Rel.7.8 or higher.
2)
TCP/IP client mode
:
In this mode the WI-Client actively opens a TCP connection on the specified port of another network
node. This node can be another WI-Client or a computer which is waiting for a connection on the
specified port. In this mode the port number and the IP address of the connected device have to be
specified.
Remark:
This operation mode is compatible with the implementation of the bintec Wix040 and Wix065
Rel.7.8 or higher.
3)
UDP/IP mode
:
In this mode the WI-Client is waiting for data on the “local port“ which are sent with UDP/IP. The received
data are then sent to the “remote port” of the remote IP address. The UDP should be used in
circumstances where the communication between the devices is frequently interrupted. It should be
considered though that the UDP protocol does not guarantee the correct transfer of data.
4)
Printer server mode
:
In this mode the WI-Client starts a TCP/IP socket in server mode which is waiting for a connection on port
515. The WI-Client is then able to execute print jobs corresponding to RFC1179. If you want to enable a
printer with this method under Windows, it has to be set up like the following example:
Illustration 12: Windows TCP/IP Portmonitor
5)
COM server mode
:
In this mode the WI-Client provides virtual COM ports under Windows. For this purpose a software tool
from the company Wiesemann & Theis (
www.wut.de
) has to be installed. The tool is named “COM
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IP address ESCG
Protocol
Portnumber: LPD is always 515
Name: ignored by Wi-Client
Example:
Windows setup for a printer connected via LPR
