To configure a module, select it in the tree structure.

All modules have the following setting options.
Basic settings

Module Type (information only)

Indicates the type of the current module.

Locked

You can lock a module to avoid unintentional or unauthorized changing of the module settings.

Enabled

Enable the module to record signals.

Name

You can enter a name for the module here.

Comment

You can enter a comment or description of the module here. This will be displayed as a tooltip in the signal tree.

Module No.

This internal reference number of the module determines the order of the modules in the signal tree of ibaPDA client and ibaAnalyzer.

Timebase

All signals of the module are sampled on this timebase.

Use module name as prefix

This option puts the module name in front of the signal names.

Text encoding

You can select the type of text encoding or the code page here for a correct interpretation and display of the received text data for inputs as well as of the text data to be sent for outputs. Available for selection are, beside system locale according to the Windows system settings (default) and UTF-8 Unicode, all other encodings.
Advanced

Swap analog signals/Swap digital signals

Option to change the order of the byte evaluation. The swap mode to be selected depends on the swap mode of the signal source.
Connection

Mode

Here you select, which partner establishes the TCP/IP connection:

  • Passive mode (standard): ibaPDA waits on the selected port for a connection set-up by the partner (Controller).

  • Active mode: ibaPDA establishes a connection; the partner has to be configured as passive and has to wait for the connection set-up on the selected port.

"Client/Server" are other designations for the connection mode: Client corresponds to the active mode, Server to the passive mode.

Source address, Port number

  • In the passive mode, each connection to a specific controller is identified by the IP address and the port number. The port has to be within the port range defined for the interface and has to be enabled for the firewall (see General interface settings).

  • In the active mode, the IP address and port number are needed for the connection set-up to the sending, but passive partner. The port can be outside the TCP port range and has to be enabled for the firewall of the partner.
Module Layout

No. analog signals, No. digital signals

Define the number of configurable analog and digital signals in the signal tables. The default value is 32 for each. The signal tables are adjusted accordingly. Note that the total amount of data must not exceed 16384 bytes for analog and digital signals together.