7.32 CommunicationSettingsType ObjectType Definition

The CommunicationSettingsType provides Variables for the communication settings of the Main Control System and is formally defined in Table 68.

Table 68 – CommunicationSettingsType Definition
Attribute Value
BrowseNameCommunicationSettingsType
IsAbstractFalse
References Node Class BrowseName DataType TypeDefinition Other
Subtype of the 0:BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5.
0:HasPropertyVariableDefaultGateway0:String0:PropertyTypeO, RO
0:HasComponentVariableDhcp0:Boolean0:TwoStateDiscreteTypeO, RO
0:HasPropertyVariableDnsServer0:String0:PropertyTypeO, RO
0:HasPropertyVariableDomainName0:String0:PropertyTypeO, RO
0:HasPropertyVariableHostname0:String0:PropertyTypeO, RO
0:HasPropertyVariableIpAddress0:String0:PropertyTypeM, RO
0:HasPropertyVariableIpVersionIpVersionEnum0:PropertyTypeO, RO
0:HasComponentVariableMacAddress0:String0:BaseDataVariableTypeO, RO
0:HasPropertyVariableSubnetMask0:String0:PropertyTypeO, RO

The InstanceDeclarations of the CommunicationSettingsType have additional Attributes defined in Table 69.

Table 69 – CommunicationSettingsType Attribute values for child Nodes
Source Path Value Attribute Description Attribute
DefaultGatewayIP Address of the default gateway used by the MCS.
DhcpStates if DHCP is enabled or disabled on the MCS.

“DHCP disabled”

“DHCP enabled”
DnsServerIP Address of the DNS server used by the MCS.
DomainNameDomain name the MCS is assigned to.
HostnameHost name of the MCS.
IpAddressIP address of the MCS.
IpVersionVersion of the internet protocol used for the MCS.
MacAddressMAC address of the NIC of the MCS.
SubnetMaskSubnet mask of the MCS.