Component: Webserver (GENERIC Flash / File) (Comms: Networking)

Author	Matrix Ltd.
Version	1.5
Category	Comms: Networking

Webserver (GENERIC - Flash / File) component

Webserver component designed to work with Network Comms abstraction layer. Provides a very simple interface to allow webpages to be hosted from hardware or simulation. Webpages can be embedded into ROM or can be pulled directly from a local file or a SD card via the File component. The File mode allows for images and other media to be served to the web client.

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

Webserver Embedded Files

A simple example demonstrating how to host a website with fixed HTTP content including dynamic sections that can be passed in and out of Flowcode SCADA.

For example a dynamic section could be used to display a variable value on a webpage such as a temperature or used to control Flowcode e.g. turn on an output.

Webserver Embedded

Webserver Dynamic Files

Flowcode Embedded

A simple example demonstrating how to host a website with dynamic content based on external files including dynamic sections that can be passed in and out of an embedded system using an SD card and an ESP8266 module.

For example a dynamic section could be used to display a variable value on a webpage such as a temperature or used to control Flowcode e.g. turn on an output.

ESP8266 Webserver FileSystem

Webserver Files

Flowcode App Developer

A simple example demonstrating how to host a website with dynamic content based on external files including dynamic sections that can be passed in and out of Flowcode App Developer.

For example a dynamic section could be used to display a variable value on a webpage such as a temperature or used to control Flowcode e.g. turn on an output.

Webserver FileSystem

Webserver Files

Downloadable macro reference

	SetOutValue
Set the value of an outbound substitution string
- BYTE	Index
Incoming string Index Range: 0 to Outgoing Count - 1
- STRING	Value
- VOID	Return

	GetInValue
Returns the string value of a Request parameter
- BYTE	Index
Incoming string Index Range: 0 to Incoming Count - 1
- STRING	Return

	CreateServerSocket
Creates a listening socket on the selected port ready to accept incoming web page requests. Returns: 1 = OK / 0 = Listen Err / 255 = Socket Open Err
- UINT	Port
Default HTTP port = 80
- BYTE	Return

	CheckSocketActivity
Checks for activity on the server socket and serves out the webpages to any requesting parties. Returns: URL string request, or null string if no activity has occured.
- STRING	Return

	Initialise
Resets and initialises the Web Server component.
- VOID	Return

Property reference

	Properties
	Label
Label used to help identify the component on the panel.
	RX Buffer Size
	Network Comms Component
Redirects communications via the selected component allowing different TCP/IP modules with different macros to work.
	HTML Source
Sets the method for streaming data, we can either host it loacally using a property or refer to external files.
	Max Pages
Maximum number of pages we can serve using the embedded page type webserver. Currently limited to 4 pages.
	Name Page 1
Name of HTML page 1 - index.htm is the default page that will be presented.
	HTML Page 1
Embedded HTML code used for page 1
	Name Page 2
Name of HTML page 2
	HTML Page 2
Embedded HTML code used for page 2
	Count
Maximum number of outbound string substitutions
	Length 0
Number of bytes to reserve for data string.
	Count
Maximum number of inbound string substitutions
	Length 0
Number of bytes to reserve for data string.
	.BMP
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.GIF
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.JPG
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.PNG
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.ICO
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.CSS
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.CSV
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.TXT
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.JS
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.JAR
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.JSON
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.PDF
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.XML
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.RAR
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.ZIP
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	.TTF
Decides if the specified file type is supported by the server
	Connections
	Simulations