¶ Integration Note
| Manufacturer | ANY |
| Model | ANY TCP Host |
| Driver Name | WatchDog |
| Driver Version | 24.06.16.00 |
| Document / Driver Revision | June 16 2024 |
| Core Min / Max Tested | 8.6.11 / 8.6.522 |
¶ Overview
Monitor any local LAN TCP network host from Elan and create event maps for Host Up / Host Down State.
The driver does not use PING but tries to connect to an actual TCP socket on the host and report the connection status. This is more reliable for monitoring services and hosts rather than just hosts.
¶ Supported Features
THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS ARE SUPPORTED:
- Variable Polling Time
- Event Trigger for Host Up and Host Down state
- Time stamp since last check
- Time stamp since last Up / Down event
The driver doesn’t support UDP or ICMP connections.
¶ Driver Configuration
- Your controller must be on the same subnet as the controller
- Install an instance of the driver for each device.
- You must find a port number on the device that can receive TCP connections. Any port number will do.
¶ Installation Process
- Go to Sense Inputs, then add New Input Controller.
- Navigate to the folder where the driver is located and Choose the WatchDog
- You’ll receive a warning that this is not a Native Elan driver, click OK
- Polling Time: (default 30 seconds) Choose the Polling time to check the host
NOTE: The more hosts you monitor the longer the polling time should be. This will reduce network traffic and controller load. In general for every 2 hosts go the next level of polling.
- IP Address / Port: the driver will try to connect automatically with the device to check if the connection was successful. You must find a port number on the device that can receive TCP connections. Any port number will do. To find a port number, turn on your device, use a tool such as NMap or Advanced Port Scanner. It’s recommended that you first run the scanning tool when the device is off then when it’s on and pick the port number that is only accessible when the device is on.
¶ Create Event Maps
The Driver has a built Event that will trigger whenever a WOL packet is sent and the driver receives a connection confirmation. This will only trigger if option (D) above is set.
- To Create an Event, Right click the WatchDog State 🡪 Create Event Map For 🡪 State Change off
🡪On
The Driver supports
- Off to On for when the host goes from DOWN state to UP state
- On to Off for when the goes from UP state to DOWN state.
- Use the trigger to build out the needed event.
YOU ARE NOW READY TO USE THE DRIVER.
¶ Configuration Details
The following table provides settings used in Configurator …Please refer to the Configurator Reference Guide for more details.
In the table below:
- “<User Defined>”, etc. Type in the desired name for the item.
- “<Auto Detect>”, etc. The system will auto detect this variable.
| Devices | Variable Name | Settings | Comments | |
| Input | Name | User Defined (Default: WatchDog) | ||
| System # | <Auto Detect> | |||
| Device Type | Ethernet | |||
| Driver Name | WatchDog | |||
| Driver Version | <Auto Detect> | |||
| Driver Vendor | Innovo | |||
| Activation KEY | <User Defined> | |||
| IP Address | <User Defined> | |||
| Port | <User Defined> | |||
| System # | <Auto Detect> | |||
¶ Using The Driver
The Driver comes with a sample interface. To use it, import it into the Interface Custom Pages and connect the matching elements.
¶ Troubleshooting
- Driver not Activated. Wait 15 seconds after Apply
- Driver not reporting host status. Make sure hosts responds to TCP port connections