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fix(plc4j/profinet): Updated documentation around the ip address usage
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hutcheb committed Mar 9, 2023
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An example of this connection string would be:-
Where the {ip-address}, unlike other PLC4X driver, uses the local IP address of the network interface you would like to bind to.
This allows us to connect to multiple devices at once via the devices parameter.

An example of this connection string which has two devices test-device-1 and test-device-2, connected on the localhost interface would be:-

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=== Some useful tips

The GSD file contains all the information of what the addresses will end up being. The easiest approach is to use the browsing
function of the Profinet driver to return a list of all available tags. Then only the address of interest can be selected.
Although the GSD file contains all the information needed to configure which data will be available from a device.
The easiest approach is to use the browsing function of the Profinet driver to return a list of all available tags.
Then only the addresses of interest can be selected.

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