Configure the Module
6202-WA-DFNT-DFCM3
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ProLinx Gateway
Wireless EtherNet/IP to DF1 Master/Slave-3 ports
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Page 29 of 190
February 2, 2009
A zero value for a consumed message indicates that the exchange will never
timeout. The zero value can be used for exchanges that will interface with the
command service port (7937) to handle data read and write requests from
another device.
IP Address
The IP Address field should be set to the IP address of destination device
(produced data) or source device (consumed data).
Producer Exchange IP address:
If the cast type is set to 'U' for a produced
exchange, the address should be set to IP address of the specific node to
receive (consume) the data. If the cast type is set to 'B' for produced data, set the
IP to either a network (255.255.255.255) or subnet (192.168.0.255) broadcast
address. If the cast type is set to 'M' for produced data, set the IP address to a
valid multicast address.
Multicast Address Assignments
Important:
Use Multicast whenever the module produces data to at least two other modules. Using
Unicast for these applications can cause data transmission delay when at least one of the
consumer modules is powered down.
Multicast group addresses 224.0.7.1 to 224.0.7.32 are reserved. The module
does not place this limit for messages but the user should consider using the
reserved group addresses. The following table shows the relationship between
multicast group parameters and IP addresses. Refer to Underlying Protocol
Requirements and Constraints for more detailed information on IP and UDP
addresses.
Parameter IP
Address
Group 1
224.0.7.1
Group 2
224.0.7.2
… …
Group 32
224.0.7.32
Important:
For Multicast mode, use transmit rates (page 23) of 1 or 2 for best results.
Consumer Exchange IP address:
For consumed messages both Broadcast
and Multicast type messages should be set to the IP address of the producer
generating the specific exchange. The combination of the IP address and the
exchange ID uniquely identify the exchange to the system.
Exch ID
1 to 16383
The Exch ID field defines the Exchange ID for this message, and must be unique
for each node. For produced exchanges, the module IP address and the entered
exchange ID uniquely define the exchange to the network. Defined consumer
exchanges use the IP address in the message along with this exchange ID to
determine which exchange to associate with the message. The parameters
defined in the exchange then determine how much data is present in the
message and where to place it into the module's internal database.
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