Custom application profile – Perle Systems IOLAN SCS User Manual

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IOLAN SDS/SCS/STS User’s Guide, Version 3.6

Custom Application Profile

Overview

The

Custom App/Plugin

profile is used in conjunction with custom applications created for the

IOLAN by using the Perle SDK. See the SDK Programmer’s Guide (the SDK and guide are found on
the Perle website at

www.perle.com/downloads/index.shtml

) for information about the

functions that are supported.

Functionality

You must download the program and any ancillary files to the IOLAN and set the serial port to the

Custom App/Plugin

profile to actually run a custom application. You must also specify the program

executable and any parameters you want to pass to the program in the

Command Line

field. The

custom application is automatically run when the serial port is started.

General Tab Field Description

Configure the following parameter:

Command Line

The name of the SDK program executable that has been already been
downloaded to the IOLAN, plus any parameters you want to pass to the
program.Use the

shell

CLI command as described in the SDK Programmer’s

Guide to manage the files that you have downloaded to the IOLAN. For
example, using sample outraw program, you would type:

outraw 192.168.2.1:10001 Acct:10001

if you were starting the application on a serial port.

Field Format: Maximum of 80 characters

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