Dialog: Properties: Network Variables

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Function: In this dialog, you define the network properties for the variable list which is selected in the device tree. Furthermore, any variables in it which are declared as network variables are also available.

Call: “Context menu of the variable list in the device tree Properties”, “Network Variables” tab

“Network type”	UDP
“Task”	Task of the current application which controls the variables to be sent CODESYS always sends the variables at the end of a task cycle.
“List identifier”	Used to identify the network variable list Has to be unique
“Pack variables”	The size of the packages (telegrams) that are transmitted depends on the network type. In the case of “UDP”, a package is 256 bytes. : CODESYS bundles the variables for sending in packages in order to reduce as much as possible the number of packages to send. In the case of variables of type array or structured data types, this can lead to the splitting of the variables into multiple telegrams. As a result, data inconsistencies are possible within these variables, even if the variable size is smaller than the package size. : CODESYS generates one package per variable.
“Transmit checksum”	: A checksum is provided for each variable package. The receiver checks the checksum to make sure that the variable definitions match from the sender and receiver. A package with conflicting checksums is not accepted.
“Acknowledgment”	: CODESYS sends an acknowledgment message for each received data package. If the sender does not receive an acknowledgment before it sends again, then an error is written to the diagnostic structure. Note: For the `‎NetVarUdp‎` library version 3.5.7.0 and higher, a receiver channel is no longer assigned when acknowledged transfer is not selected. As a result, network variable exchange is also possible between two controllers on one hardware device.
“Cyclic transmission”, “Interval”	CODESYS sends the variables within the defined interval. Example for time definition: "T#70ms"
“Transmit on change”, “Minimum gap”	: CODESYS sends the variables only if their values have changed. You can use "minimum gap" to define the least amount of time between two transmissions.
“Transmit on event”, “Variable”	: CODESYS sends the variables as soon as the defined variable yields `‎TRUE‎`.
“Settings”	Protocol-specific settings Possible entries depend on the network library: “Port”: Number of the port which CODESYS uses for data exchange with other network units The “Default value” is "1202". You can change the current value at any time in the “Value” field: Select the field, press the [Space Bar], and specify the value. Caution: The other nodes in the network have to define the same port. If more than one UDP connection is defined in the project, then the port numbers in all configurations are adapted to this value. “Broadcast Adr.”: The “Default value” is 255.255.255.255, which means that data exchange will take place with all network units. You can change the current value at any time in the “Value” field: Select the field, press the [Space Bar], and specify the address or address range of a subnetwork. Example: `‎197.200.100.255‎` when communication should take place with all nodes which have IP addresses in the range of "197.200.100.x"

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