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Phidget.EnableServerDiscovery
Enables the dynamic discovery of servers that publish their identity to the network.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| Phidget | 14.0 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
MBS( "Phidget.EnableServerDiscovery"; ServerType ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ServerType | Pass none, deviceListener, Device, DeviceRemote, WWWListener, WWW, WWWRemote or SBC. | "DeviceRemote" |
Result
Returns OK or error.
Description
Enables the dynamic discovery of servers that publish their identity to the network.Currently Multicast DNS is used to discover and publish Phidget servers.
To connect to remote Phidgets, call this function with server type DeviceRemote.
Phidget.EnableServerDiscovery must be called once for each server type your program requires. Multiple calls for the same server type are ignored
This call will fail with the unsupported error if your computer does not have the required mDNS support. We recommend using Bonjour Print Services on Windows and Mac, or Avahi on Linux.
Examples
Watch for remote devices:
MBS( "Phidget.EnableServerDiscovery"; "DeviceRemote" )
See also
Release notes
- Version 14.0
- Added Phidget.DisableServerDiscovery and Phidget.EnableServerDiscovery functions.
Example Databases
- Phidgets/Phidget Barometer
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Blog Entries
This function is free to use.
Created 16th November 2023, last changed 16th November 2023
