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ModbusTCP_Connect


Header: STD.h
Namespace: fil
Module: FoundationLite

Connects as a client to a remote Modbus server socket.

Syntax

void fil::ModbusTCP_Connect
(
	TcpIpConnectState& ioState,
	const ftl::String& inHost,
	int inPort,
	const ftl::Optional<int>& inTimeout,
	const ftl::Optional<int>& inKeepAliveTime,
	ftl::Conditional<fil::SocketId>& outSocket
)

Parameters

Name Type Range Default Description
Input will be modified ioState TcpIpConnectState& Object used to maintain state of the function.
Input value inHost const String& \"localhost\" The hostname or IP address to connect to.
Input value inPort int 7 - 65535 502 Modbus port of host to connect to. 502 is the default one.
Input value inTimeout const Optional<int>& 500 - NIL Timeout in milliseconds, block if not specified.
Input value inKeepAliveTime const Optional<int>& 2000 - NIL When specified activates Tcp/Ip keep alive on new socket with given idle time.
Output value outSocket Conditional<SocketId>& Connected socket ID.

Description

For more details please check help of TcpIp_Connect filter. The filters works in the same way.

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