A subnet mask is a bit mask used to define a subnet of an Ethernet network. It acts like a filter to only allow devices with certain IP addresses to communicate.
Subnets are used to specify which devices can communicate with which other…
The attached paper reviews options that are available for Ethernet and non-Ethernet connections within a motion controller. It begin with a summary of what information can be transferred in and out of the motion controller followed by network and…
The udpSendToVar and udpRcvFromVar functions (starting in soon to be released KAS version 2.11)can be use to read and write variables via UDP to and from a PxMM. The other device can be a PDMM or a third party device. In this example, for…
Setting up an Ethernet network can be frustrating if you don’t understand the basics. A network is just the communication connection between two or more devices. These devices can be computers, PLC’s, servo drives, HMI’s, sensors,…
General
Ethernet is a cable based data network technology for local data networks (LANs). It enables data exchange in the form of data frameworks between all attached devices in a local area network (LAN) (computers, printers and…