Time Triggered Ethernet Output
   

Note:

  • You must be in Editor mode to configure the Time Triggered Ethernet Output.

 

Configure Time Triggered Ethernet Output

 

To configure a Time Triggered Ethernet Output, make sure that the scheduler entry is selected in the Scheduler view, and then do the following in the Properties view:

 

Ethernet Output

To configure the Ethernet Output:

  1. In the Ethernet Output section, click in the IPv4 Address field. Enter the IP address of the third-party device to which you are connecting.

  2. In the Transmission Router field, enter the IP address of the router responsible for sending data packets that communicate with third-party devices.

  3. In the IP Protocol field, click and choose between ' TCP ' and ' UDP ' data transmission protocols.

  4. In the IP Port field, enter the listener port (for TCP) or comms port (for UDP).

  5. In the Data Packet field, enter \x if you want to view messages in hexadecimal format. By default, the field is left blank and, as a result, messages will be viewed in ASCII format.
     

Note:

  • The data packet field allows for both ASCII strings to be configured and the set of digital packets to be defined. The maximum number of bytes that can be sent is 44.

  • When configuring an ASCII string the standard escape sequence characters can be included by prefixing them with a '\'.  However, the first escape sequence must not be hexadecimal.

  • To define a data packet with hex values then prefix the string with '\x' and ensure all characters are valid hex chars.

  • If there is an odd number of hex chars then the first char is prefixed with 0.

 

Scheduler Entry

To configure a Scheduler Entry:

Trigger Time – Time Style

  1. Click in the Time Style field, and then click .

  2. Select either Clock Time (for 24-hour clock time), Dawn Time or Dusk Time (to configure enabling of Daylight Saving relative to the pre-determined dusk or dawn times).

 

Trigger Time – Time

If you chose Clock Time in the Time Style field, to set the time at which Daylight Saving is enabled:

  1. Click in the Time field, and then click .

  2. Enter the time (in hh:mm:ss) at which to enable Daylight Saving.

  1. Click to apply the changes.

 

Offset (for Dusk / Dawn Time)

Tips:

  • If you select a dusk or dawn time, you can set Daylight Saving enablement to be at an interval before or after the dusk or dawn time, by clicking in the Offset field and entering the time (in minutes).

  • To configure the offset to be before the dusk or dawn time, enter minus (-) and then the number of minutes.

  • When specifying times relative to dawn or dusk, remember that these times are dependent on the longitude and latitude settings within Designer and may not be suitable for use on a ship, due to the ship's movements. For more information, see Longitude and Latitude, Dates and Times and Daylight Saving Time.

  • Today's official dawn and dusk times are shown in the Today field. These are calculated using latitude, longitude and date.

If you chose Dusk Time or Dawn Time in the Time Style field, to set the time at which Daylight Saving is enabled, relative to the Dusk/Dawn time:

  1. Click in the Offset field, and then click .

  2. Enter the time (in mins), before or after the Dusk/Dawn time, at which to enable Daylight Saving.

  1. Click to apply the changes.

 

Condition

If you want to apply a condition to the scheduler entry:

  1. Click in the Condition field, and then click .

  2. Select a condition from the drop-down menu.

  3. Click to apply the changes.

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