Data Sheet

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ETHERIO24TCPDATASHEET
CommandInterface(ViaTCPandUDPPackets)
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The functionsof the moduleare controlled byacommand set thatis sent
viaTCPorUDPpackets.TheseTCPandUDPpacketscanbesentoutfromthe
PC via application software or from other Ether IO24 module if using
AutoScan.
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This section will cover in detail the command summary followed by the
CommandsetusedbytheEtherIO24TCPmodule.
CommandSummary
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Thecommandsaredisplayedasfollowed:
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• AllcommandsareshownasASCIIcharacters,textinitalicsrepresent
binary1bytevalues.
• ValuesthatpertaintoportInput,Outputorcontrolareshownas
data,
• Valuesthatpertaintoaddressinformationareshownasaddress
• Where a specific byte requires its hexadecimal value it is shown as
followse.g.0x55.
• Thespacesshownareonlyforclarityandnoactualspacesareusedin
commandssenttothemodule.
• TheI/Olinesareaccessedas3portsandeachlineiscontrolledby
itsbitvaluewithinthedatabyte.
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MODULEPORTCONFIGURATION
EachoftheportsontheEtherIO24TCPwillneedtobeconfiguredforthe
appropriateportmodeconfigurationbeforesendingcommandstotheunit.
Careneedstobetakenasdifferentmodescanaffectthedirection
registersoftheports.Theportmodecanbesettoeither
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• IOMode
ThismodesetsthePorttoastandardInput/outputport.
• SPIMode
ThismodeconfiguresthePorttotransmitandreceiveSPIdatafrom
aconnectedSPIperipheraldevice.
• I
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CMode(Pronounced“I‐squared‐C”)
ThismodeconfiguresthePorttotransmitandreceiveI
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Cdatafroma
connectedI
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Cperipheraldevice.
Theportmodecanbechangedviathewebinterfaceorbywritingtothe
portmodeEEPROMvaluesfortheconfigurationrequired.Thedefault
settingfortheboardwillbeIOMODEunlesschangedbytheuser.
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2013ElexolPtyLtd Revision1.3
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