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3 Configuration
3.3 Device description
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Type and Class
The Type and Class elements identifies the device type and class and are currently
not validated, therefore they can also contain undefined device types or classes.
Element
Type
Class
Network
The Network section defines the network connection settings for the device. The
Address attribute specifies the IP address or host name of the device on the
network. The optional Port attribute is used to specify the physical Ethernet port
on the controller side that the cable is plugged into. Valid values are WAN and
Service. The attribute can be omitted if the WAN port is used for communication.
Element
Network
Channel
The Channel element defines the settings for the communication channel between
the robot controller and the external device. The Type attribute identifies the channel
type, only Cyclic is supported by Robot Reference Interface.
The Protocol attribute identifies the IP protocol used on the channel, for Robot
Reference Interface you can specify to use Tcp or Udp. The Port attribute specifies
the logical port number for the channel on the device side.
Element
Channel
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Attribute Description
Sensor type
Sensor class
Attribute Description
Network settings
Address IP address or host name
of the device
Port Physical Ethernet port on
the controller
Attribute Description
Channel settings
Type Channel type
Protocol The IP protocol type
Port The logical port num-
ber of the channel
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Value Comment
Any string Not validated
Any string Not validated
Value Comment
Any valid IP ad- 10.49.65.249
dress or host
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name
WAN Optional. Can be omit-
ted if WAN port is
Service
used.
Value Comment
Cyclic
Tcp
Udp
uShort Any available port num-
ber on the device, maxim-
um 65535.
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