gclib  2.0.8
Communications API for Galil controllers and PLCs
Remote Client Example

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Concepts

This example demonstrates:

  • How to discover other gcaps servers on your local network
  • How to connect to other gcaps servers
  • How to list available hardware on your connected server

Prerequisites

This example works best in conjunction with the Remote Server Example running on a separate machine on the same network.

Note
Linux users will need to install the ncurses library.

Example Output

Text colored green represents user input.

<s> List available servers on the network
<h> List available hardware on currently connected server
<0-9> Enter numbers 0-9 to connect to a server by index
<l> Set active server back to local server
<q> Quit

h

192.168.42.28, DMC4080 Rev 1.3c, Controller, 192.168.42.1
COM1
COM3
COM4

s

Available Servers:
<0> Example Server

0

Server set to: Example Server

h

/dev/ttyS0
/dev/ttyUSB0

l

Server set to: Local