TCP/IP Hosts - Hardware Setup

Hints and Tips

• The first time a page is entered that has tags animating it for hosts that have not been used elsewhere, the page will take a while to draw. This is because the hosts need to be physically pinged before the driver can return the data that Plant SCADA requires to draw the page.

• The response times on the driver page in the kernel are not valid for this driver. The driver keeps information about each host in an internal cache. The response times in the kernel show how long it takes the driver to read the information out of the cache and send it back to Plant SCADA. It does not show the response time of the hosts being pinged. It will usually be 0.

Note: The I/O Device will always be online for CTICMP protocol.

Required Components

TCP/IP needs to be installed on the machine on which the driver is operating. It also requires Windows Sockets Version 2.0.

Plant SCADA Computer Setup

It is recommended that you setup your specific Ethernet card as required and confirm basic network communications before proceeding with the communications configuration for the CTICMP driver. Refer to the documentation accompanying your hardware for instructions.

See Also

Communication Settings