General configurations for the ibaNet-E interface can be made in this tab:

Stop acquisition when a broken connection is detected

If a connection to an ibaNet-E device is interrupted, the acquisition is stopped.

Set signals to zero when no data is available

If the ibaNet-E connection is broken, all signals in the acquisition are set to zero. Otherwise, the signal values would show the last current value before the connection was lost.

All ibaNet-E connections are displayed in an overview:

Module

The name of the connected module or device.

Address

Address of the target device. If the device is connected via DHCP, the host name is displayed. Otherwise, its IP address is displayed.

Type

Type of the ibaNet-E connection.

  • ACQ: Receive connection; isochronous acquisition of all values; with telegram repetitions

  • PLC: Send connection; only the most recent value is sent without any repetitions if there are transmission errors

Direction

Input or output direction

  • Input direction: Receiving data from the ibaNet-E device

  • Output direction: Sending data to the ibaNet-E device

Frames

Number of telegrams for this connection.

Ping time

Current ping time for this connection.

While a valid ibaNet-E receive connection is live, a ping is sent cyclically to the ibaNet-E device. The measured time is displayed here, and indicates the connection quality of the Ethernet network. The shorter this time is, the better the connection quality, and the more secure the data transmission. If the connection quality is poor, the connection in question is highlighted in orange.

Example: