MVI56E-GEC ♦ ControlLogix Platform
Reference
Generic ASCII Ethernet Communication Module
User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Page 65 of 80
The MVI56E-GEC module servers and clients are configured to handle their
TCP/IP session independently. The user parameter Connection Timeout is
utilized to determine the amount of time a connection can remain idle before the
server will close the connection. If the parameter is set to 0, the server will not
perform the timeout logic and the socket will never be closed by the server on an
idle condition. If this feature is utilized, it can prevent connections that may be
lost and were not properly closed. After the connection is established, the ladder
logic should verify that the client had not been communicating for some time and
close the connection.
