Installation guide

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TCP Client
Setting Value Notes Necessity
Destination IP addr valid IP
Allows connection with only the
specified remote IP address.
Required
TCP port
valid port
number
Specific TCP port through which
the remote IP address listens
over the TCP connection.
Required
Startup
Attempts to establish a TCP
connection as soon as the NPort
is powered on.
TCP connect
Any
Character
Attempts to establish a TCP
connection as soon as the NPort
starts receiving serial data.
Required
Delimiter 1 (Hex)
ASCII code
for the 1
st
delimiter
Optional
Delimiter 2 (Hex)
ASCII code
for the 2
nd
delimiter
Once the NPort receives both
delimiters through its serial port,
it immediately packs all data
currently in its buffer and sends
it out the NPort’s Ethernet port.
Note: Delimiter 2 is optional. If
left blank, then Delimiter 1 alone
trips clearing of the buffer. *
Optional
blank (or 0) Disabled.
Force transmit (ms)
1 – 65535
Forces the NPort’s TCP/IP
protocol software to try to pack
serial data received during the
specified time into the same data
frame. *
Optional
blank (or 0) Disabled.
Inactivity time
1 – 65535 ms
TCP connection is automatically
closed by this device if the serial
port is idle for the given time.
Optional
0
TCP connection is not closed
due to an idle serial line.
TCP alive check time
1 – 99 min.
TCP connection is automatically
closed by this device if there is
no TCP activity for the given
time.
Optional
*
If the size of the serial data received is greater than 1K, the NPort will
automatically pack the data and send it to the Ethernet.