TCP I/O Controls

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Communicate

TCP I/O Controls

The following controls area available on the property page of the step.

Control Name Description
Step Name Name to give the step.
Command List List of all the commands to send and receive through TCP communication. The following information is displayed for each command:
  • Device—Name of the external communication device.
  • Direction—Specifies whether the command is input or output.
  • Command—Command you want to send or receive.
  • Comment—Comments about the command.
Tip Tip  Right-click a command in the Command List and select either Move Up or Move Down to change the order of commands in the list.
Send Command Launches a dialog box in which you configure a command to send.
Wait for String Launches a dialog box in which you configure your system to wait for an incoming command.
Flush Buffer Launches a dialog box in which you configure your system to clear the TCP communication buffer.
Wait Launches a dialog box in which you configure your system to wait before sending or receiving additional TCP commands.
Edit Launches a dialog box in which you can edit the selected command.
Delete Deletes the selected command.
Delete All Deletes all the commands in the Command List.
Test Executes all the commands in the Command List.
Show Terminal Launches a Communication Terminal that lists all of the terminals and displays the commands that are sent and received.
Step fails in case of error or timeout Sets the step status to FAIL when there is an error or timeout during communication.