Description
iba has implemented an AN-X-DCSNet interface to perform measurements in a RELIANCE DCS network.
AN-X-DCSNet is the name of a device, manufactured by Quest Technical Solutions. This device establishes a connection to the DCS network via a passive tap. It can be configured as a master or as a slave on the DCS network. It monitors the input and output data of all participants (drops) in the network. ibaPDA establishes a connection to an AN-X-DCSNet device via Ethernet and configures it so that it cyclically sends the requested drop data to ibaPDA. ibaPDA supports up to 4 devices. Each device can host up to 10 connections.
Interface configuration
Port number
This is the UDP port number that ibaPDA listens to for messages from an AN-X-DCSNet device. Usually, the default port number 47920 can remain unchanged.
Allow ports through firewall
When installing ibaPDA, the default port numbers of the used protocols are automatically entered in the firewall. If you change the port number or enable the interface subsequently, you have to enable this port in the firewall with this button.
<Reset port to default>
Use this button to reset the port to the default port number.
Network interfaces
Using this drop-down list, you can select which network adapters on your computer are used for this interface. The sockets will be opened for communication only on the selected network adapters. In case a network adapter has multiple IP addresses configured, a socket will be opened for all of these IP addresses. At least one network adapter should be selected to get the interface configuration validated. If you select None, an error message will be displayed when validating the I/O configuration. By default, the option All is selected.
Connection table
Source IP address
This is the IP address of an AN-X-DCSNet device.
Destination IP address,
This is the Multicast IP address of the target controller.
Configuration ID
This custom 32-bit configuration number determines the data structure.