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5.3.4 Peer-to-Peer Function
• What is Peer-to-Peer?
When you want to send a signal from one module to another module,
Peer-to-Peer is a perfect solution. With Peer-to-Peer function enabled,
ADAM-6000 modules can actively update its input value to other devices
such as PC or another ADAM-6000 module. One typical application is
using a pair of ADAM-6000 modules. The value of input channel on one
module will be automatically updated to output channel on another mod-
ule. The data will be transferred automatically as long as the connection
between the two ADAM-6000 modules is already built. No controller is
needed to take care of the communication. ADAM-6000 modules feature
two types of Peer-to-Peer function:
1. Basic Mode:
For basic mode, there will be only one target device to receive the data
transferred from one ADAM-6000 module (Module A). Usually the tar-
get device is another ADAM-6000 module (Module B). The input chan-
nels of Module A will be mapping to the output channels of module B.
Meanwhile, value of all the input channels of module A will automati-
cally update to output channels of module B. Of course, you can define
mask to disconnect relationship between some input and output channels.
Note: Please use Ethernet Switch between a pair of Peer-to-
Peer modules. Do not use an Ethernet hub. This can
prevent data packet collision.
Note: ADAM-6000 modules support 2 features: Peer-to-Peer
(Event) and GCL (GCL will be introduced in Chapter 7). You
cannot enable these two features at the same time. So if
you has enabled GCL function before, and want to use
Peer-to-Peer (Event) function now, you need to disable GCL
function first. (See Section 7.2 for how to disable GCL)
Note: To utilize Peer-to-Peer function, you need to upgrade firm-
ware version of your ADAM-6000 module to 3.x or later.