Atmark Techno Armadillo-J, Startup Manual

Armadillo-J

Startup Guide ver.2.03

5.1.   Configuring Serial Communication 

Start up Armadillo-J Configuration Tool and then press the “Search” button.    (For information on how to 

start up Armadillo-J Configuration Tool, refer to Section 4.1. ”Starting the Armadillo-J Configuration Tool”). 

From the discovered Armadillo-J list, select the target Armadillo-J and then press the “Set Serial” button to 

display the “Set Serial Dialog”.    If the target Armadillo-J is not found in the search, press the “Set Serial” 
button and then specify its IP address within the “Serial setting Dialog”. 

Figure 5-2 Serial Settings Dialog 

If the “Get” button on the “Set Serial Dialog” is pressed, current serial settings are displayed. 
If you want to change these settings, change the parameters to the desired value and then press the “Set” 

button.    The parameters set in this procedure are retained even after the Armadillo-J is restarted. 

 
The following describes the parameters on the “Serial Setting” dialog. 

IP Address: 

Specify the IP address of the target Armadillo-J whose serial communication settings are to be changed. 

Connection Method: 

This refers to the connection with the Armadillo-J.    The following three types of connection methods are 

available. 
 

1. TCPSERVER 

This is a connection-oriented communication method, being always in standby mode.    Once a connection 

is established, it will not accept other connection requests until disconnected.  Furthermore, if the “Connect 
IP address” is specified, it will not accept other IP addresses for connection. (If the IP address of 0.0.0.0 is 
specified, it accepts connection requests from any IP address). 

Note: If a connection is released immediately after data is transfer to the Armadillo-J, it will not accept 

another connection until all the data is completely transferred to serial. 

2. TCPCLIENT 

This is a connection-oriented communication method, trying to connect to the specified “Connect IP 

address” in a short time interval. 

(If the Armadillo-J is used as an Ethernet bridge, set one Armadillo-J to TCPCLIENT and the other 
Armadillo-J to TCPSERVER). 

3. UDP 

This is a connectionless-oriented communication method, allowing simultaneous communication with 

multiple terminals.    It does not insure data arrival and sequence.    The data received serially is transferred 
to the specified destination IP address. 

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