App Tip From Windmill Software
Online -- TCP/IP is a standard method for sending messages across a network. It is used on many networks including Internet and Ethernet.
It is a good idea when first connecting instruments to keep things as simple as possible.
A direct connection between instrument and computer with no wider network connection seems sensible but it has some pitfalls.
- To connect your computer Ethernet port directly to the Instrument requires a special twisted cable. The cable used to connect your computer to a network hub will not work.
- If your computer uses a Dynamic IP Address then it cannot get an IP Address unless connected to a DHCP server. So in this arrangement won't work either.
- If the instrument uses a Dynamic IP Address it will not work unless your computer is configured as a DHCP server. Your computer will also need to perform the Name Server function to deal with such an instrument.
- Both computer and instrument will need to be on the same Subnet.
A direct connection is only easy if both computer and instrument use fixed IP Addresses on the same subnet and you have the correct cable.
Read the whole story online on the Windmill Software website: https://www.windmill.co.uk/tcpip-data-logger.html
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