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Cooper Bussmann 945U-E Wireless Ethernet Modem & Device Server User Manual
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3.12 Multicast Pipe Manager
Previously, it has been difficult to connect a single TCP device (such as a SCADA or DCS system) to multiple
remote multicast serial devices. Multicast pipe allows this type of connection. An example would be a SCADA
system that needs to communicate with multiple remote serial devices. A modem can be placed at each remote
location and connected serially to each device. A multicast pipe is configured to communicate with all devices
using a multicast address and port, for example, 224.0.1.1:5000. The SCADA then communicates with the
remotes using TCP via the IP address of the multicast manager and the port selected in the configuration, for
example, 5001.
Figure 37 Multicast Pipe
Figure 38 Multicast Group
Enabled
Enables or disables the multicast pipe manager.
Server Port
Server port used by the multicast pipe manager. Will need to be configured the same
as the port on the client (for example, SCADA or DCS).
Multicast Group IP
Address
Broadcast address used when communicating to all other multicast devices. This
address will need to be the same on all communicating multicast devices.
Multicast Group Port
Multicast port used when communicating to all other multicast devices. This will
need to be the same on all communicating multicast devices.
3.13 Digital Input/Output
The functionality of the shared digital input/output pin may be configured via the Transfer webpage. Because this
pin is shared, the digital input status will be On when the digital output is set On.
The digital I/O channel can be transferred to/from another device using Modbus (see “3.14 Modbus I/O Transfer”)
or it can be configured to provide status of the module communications. If the 945U-E disassociates from another