Connect Method

Overview

Type:	Method
Available as of:	V1.0.4.0

Task

Establish a connection to a TCP server.

Functional Description

Establishes a connection to a TCP server.

The BOOL return value is TRUE if the function was executed successfully. Evaluate the property Result, in case the return value is FALSE.

NOTE: The return value of this function indicates only whether the connection could be initiated successfully. The status of the connection must be verified using the property State.

State Transition of the Client

Stage	Description
1	Initial state: `Idle`
2	Function call
3	State: `Connecting`, otherwise an error is detected
4	Final state: `Connected`, otherwise an error is detected

Interface

Input	Data type	Valid range	Description
i_sServerIP	STRING(15)	-	IP address of the server to connect to.
i_uiServerPort	UINT	1 ... 65535	TCP port of the server to connect to.

Used by

FB_TCPClient/FB_TCPClient2