Component: TCP/IP Dummy (Raspberry Pi) (Comms: Networking): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:23, 13 July 2026

Author	Matrix Ltd.
Version	1.8
Category	Comms: Networking

TCP/IP Dummy component

TCP/IP sockets component for use with Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi Only

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_TCPIP_RPI_Dummy.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_TCPIP_RPI_Dummy.fcfx

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

Here is an example of using the TCP/IP component as a means to request data from a remote server on the internet or local network.

Example RPI Client Request Data

Here is an example of using the TCP/IP component as a means to serve data to a client via the internet or local network.

Example RPI HTML Webserver

Macro reference

AcceptClose

	AcceptClose
Close the accept socket
- VOID	Return

AcceptOpen

	AcceptOpen

- BYTE	Return

Connect

	Connect
Attempt to connect to the given address and port. First open a socket on the local device using the Socket function and check that it is successful.
- STRING	Address
Remote destination address
- UINT	Port
Remote destination port
- BYTE	Return

Initialise

	Initialise

- VOID	Return

Listen

	Listen
Bind the socket to a port on the local host and set to listen mode. First open a socket on the local device using the Socket function and check that it is successful.
- UINT	Port

- BYTE	Return

Receive

	Receive
Receive data into the data buffer. Returns the number of bytes received
- STRING	Data
Data byte buffer to receive the data
- UINT	Count
Maximum number of bytes to read
- UINT	Return

Send

	Send
Send data
- STRING	Data
Data byte buffer to send
- UINT	Count
Number of bytes to send
- UINT	Return

SocketClose

	SocketClose
Close the socket
- VOID	Return

SocketOpen

	SocketOpen
Attempts to create a socket on the local device. Type =0 for TCP, =1 for UDP This must be successfully done before attempting connection with a remote destination. Returns 1 if successful, 0 if not.
- BYTE	Type
Type of socket to create
- BYTE	Return

Property reference

	Properties

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-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Connect'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Connect'''
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 | colspan="2" | Attempt to connect to the given address and port. First open a socket on the local device using the Socket function and check that it is successful. &nbsp;
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-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
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-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Listen'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Listen'''
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 | colspan="2" | Bind the socket to a port on the local host and set to listen mode. First open a socket on the local device using the Socket function and check that it is successful. &nbsp;
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-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Receive'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Receive'''
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 | colspan="2" | Receive data into the data buffer. Returns the number of bytes received&nbsp;
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-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Send'''
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-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SocketClose'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SocketClose'''
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-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SocketOpen'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SocketOpen'''
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 | colspan="2" | Attempts to create a socket on the local device. Type =0 for TCP, =1 for UDP This must be successfully done before attempting connection with a remote destination. Returns 1 if successful, 0 if not.&nbsp;
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