Silex technology SX-550, Developer'S Reference Manual

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To set E-Cable mode, use a web browser to access the SX-550 internal web pages (see chapter 3 for
instructions on using the internal web pages). After you have logged in, click I/O port on the left side of
the screen.
You can now enable ECable mode and set the required parameters.
1. Enable ECable mode by clicking the radio button.
2. Enter the address (Destination Address) of the computer or other device that will be
communicating with the SX-550)
3. Enter the TCP port number (Destination Port) used by the destination device for communicating
with the SX-550 (must be greater 1023).
4. If desired, change the ECable Connection Attempt Time. This specifies the time interval between
connection attempts. For example, by default the SX-550 will try once every 30 seconds to make
a connection to the destination device; if it fails to make this connection, it will wait 30 seconds
before attempting again. Changing this interval will reduce or increase the amount of network
traffic.
5. It is also possible to use UDP instead of TCP for communicating to and from the SX-550. If you
wish to use UDP, then:
a. Select UDP as ECable I/O Mode.
b. Enter the UDP port number (Destination Port) used by the destination device to
communicate with the SX-550. This number must be a valid port on the destination
device (check the documentation for that device to determine the valid port numbers).
c. Enter the UDP port number (Local Port) used by the SX-550 to communicate with the
destination device. This number must be greater than 1023, but is otherwise arbitrary.
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NOTE: ECable mode cannot be used in conjunction with the Serial Port Emulator software.