Perle Systems MDC User Manual

Set IOChannel

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IOLAN SDS/SCS/STS/MDC CLI Reference Guide, Version 3.7

The TCP Port that the channel/serial signal pin will use to communicate to another 

IOLAN or a TCP/IP application.
Default: 2000 for channel 1, then increments by one for each channel

server-initiated multihost all|backup <config_backup_host> <tcp_port>|none

Used for connections going from the Digital input channel or input serial signal pins, 

allows the input channel/serial signal pin to communicate to either all the hosts in the 

multihost list or a primary/backup host schema (see Configuring Multiple Hosts in the 
IOLAN User’s Guide  for a more detailed explanation).

local-connection <input_channel>

Specify the Digital input channel or input serial signal pin that will control the 

Digital/Relay output channel or output serial signal pin. 

Description Configures up to 49 hosts/IOLANs that the Digital input channel or input serial signal 

pins (DSR, DCD, or CTS-when the line is configured for signal-io) will connect to. To 

see a list of configured hosts/IOLANs, enter the 

show iochannel <channel>

 

command.

User Level Admin
Syntax

set iochannel <channel> multihost entry <number> delete

set iochannel <channel> multihost entry <number> host <host_name> 

<tcp_port>

<channel>

Specify the Digital input channel or input serial signal pin that will be connecting to all 

the hosts/IOLANs in the multihost list. 

Specify the multihost table entry number. Valid values are 1-49.

Deletes the entry number in the multihost table.

Specify the preconfigured host that will be in the multihost list.
Default: None

<tcp_port>

Specify the TCP port that the I/O channel or serial signal pin will use to communicate 

to the 

.

Default: 0