Re: Production Scoreboards

["Dee Westerfield" <dwesterfield@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I do know that each number has it's own IP address. I'll have to find out
which way the connection goes.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Bipes" <chris.bipes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 7:39 PM
Subject: RE: Production Scoreboards


> Contact the manufacture of the production scoreboards.  If each number has
> its own IP, then they are speaking TCP/IP.  Find out whether they are
acting
> as a client or server.  (Do they initiate the connection to the AS400 or
> does the AS400 connect to them.)  You will need to know what port they use
> or if you configure the remote system / port.  Then it is either a socket
> client or server program on the AS400 that you will need to write.  Of
> course you will need to know what it's syntax is.
>
> Chris Bipes
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dee Westerfield [mailto:dwesterfield@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 3:44 PM
> To: Midrange LIST
> Subject: Production Scoreboards
>
>
> We are about to install some production scoreboards in the factory.  They
> will have an ethernet card in them and will be attached to our network.  I
> would like to be able to send 4 numbers to this board directly from the
> AS400.  Now for the big question.  Can I do this?  I have no idea where to
> begin.  Each number on this board will have it's own IP address.  It seems
> as though I should be able to send the number to this board to display.
But
> I don't know how to configure the device or how to accomplish any of this.
>
> If anyone has done this could you please give me some pointers on where to
> get started.  I would like to use an RPG program.
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