Component: TCP/IP (Raspberry Pi) (Comms: Networking)

Author	Matrix Ltd.
Version	1.9
Category	Comms: Networking

TCP/IP component

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

Component Pack

COMMSA

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

Downloadable macro reference

	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

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

	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

	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

	SocketClose
Close the socket
- VOID	Return

	AcceptOpen
- BYTE	Return

	AcceptClose
Close the accept socket
- VOID	Return

	Initialise
Initialises the TCP/IP component
- VOID	Return

Property reference

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