This procedures show how to work with GI.bench (GI.com, GI.config, GI.data) using the function calls of the XML-RPC interfaces. This section is preliminary information!!
Network
GI.com offers methods to get a list of all available devices in a network.
| Step | Parameters/Results | Action |
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| Connect to GI.com → DeviceConfigAPI | ||
| Execute method “StartScanDevice” | Parameters: Network Controller (TyNwCntrl) | Initializes the network scan. |
| Execute method “GetDeviceScanResult” | Results: * ScanResult: array of all devices found in the network * ScanFinished: if the scan is not finished before this function call, this parameter is “false” * ReturnState |
Returns the result of the scan. |
The struct of a ScanResult item includes the following information:
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DHCP_Enabled
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GatewayAddress
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IPAddress_Dynamic
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IPAddress_Static
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MACAddress
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SubnetMask
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Firmware
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Location
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RS232_PPP
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RS485_PPP
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SerialNumber
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SetTypeName
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SetVendorName
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Casing
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Function
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Main
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MID
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PartNumber
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SeriesName
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Sub
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UniqueType
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VendorName
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TypeName
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UART
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ID
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InterfaceAddress
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InterfaceType