Peer To Peer; Basic Mode - Advantech ADAM-6217 User Manual

4.3.4

Peer to Peer

When you want to send a signal from one module to another module, Peer-to-Peer is
a perfect solution. With Peer-to-Peer function enabled, ADAM-6200 modules can
actively update its input value to other devices such as PC or another ADAM-6200
module. One typical application is operating with a pair of ADAM-6200 modules. The
value of input channel on one module will be automatically updated to output channel
on another module.
The data will be transferred automatically as long as the connection between the two
ADAM-6200 modules is already built. No controller is needed to take care of the com-
munication. ADAM-6200 modules feature two types of Peer-to-Peer function:
Note! 1.
2.
4.3.4.1

Basic Mode

In basic mode, it's defined as one-way data transmission. That means only one target
device to receive the data transferred from one ADAM-6200 module. You can config-
ure the IP address of target device (Destination) and which channel you're going to
send data to its mapping channel.
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Please use Ethernet Switch between a pair of Peer-to-Peer mod-
ules. Do not use an Ethernet hub. This can prevent data packet col-
lision.
Peer-to-Peer (Event) and GCL function can't run at the same time.
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