Chapter 1 Overview Of The Communication Functions; Communication Functions Using The Ethernet Interface (/C7 Option); Functional Construction; Setting/Measurement Server - YOKOGAWA Vigilantplant mR10000 User Manual

Chapter 1 Overview of the Communication Functions

1.1 Communication Functions Using the Ethernet
Interface (/C7 Option)

Functional Construction

Setting/Measurement Server

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The recorder can be equipped with an optional Ethernet interface. For details on how to
use the Ethernet interface, see chapter 2.
The following figure shows the relationship between the communication function of the
recorder and the Ethernet interface. Perform communication according to the respective
protocol.
* Protocol is a set of rules that two computers use to communicate via a communication line (or
network).
Setting/
Measurement Server
Application
Login (user authentication/access
Upper layer
Dedicated protocol
protocol
Lower layer
protocol
Interface
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
IP (Internet Protocol)
• You can specify settings that are approximately equivalent to those specified by front
panel key operations. However, you cannot turn the power ON/OFF, set the user
name and password for communications, nor set the key lock.
• The data below can be output.
Data Type
Measured/computed data
Setup data
Periodic printout and the most recent TLOG computation data
Status information
Information on connected users
• The commands that can be used are Setting commands, Basic Setting commands,
Control commands, and Output commands.
<Related Topics>
• Ethernet interface settings: Section 2.3
• Commands: Section 4.2
• Data output format: Chapter 5
Communication functions of the recorder
Maintenance/
Test Server
privileges granting)
TCP
IP
Ethernet (10BASE-T)
Connect the recorder and the
PC using an Ethernet cable.
PC
Instrument
Information Server
UDP
Output Format
BINARY/ASCII
ASCII
ASCII
ASCII
ASCII
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