User Guide > Host
A Host represents a computer node whose operating system schedules applications that can send messages to applications running in other Hosts in the network. These applications then generate outbound network traffic on the Host’s Ports, like for example CAN- and Ethernet packets.
To add a new Host to your system model, click the Host button in the Toolbar.
This will open the Host dialog:
In the upper part, this dialog allows you to specify a name for the new Host and the number of ports of type Ethernet, CAN, FlexRay and LIN, respectively. Furthermore, it is possible to specify fixed execution times of software components involved in creating IPDUs and routing these between different ports when the Host is used in a gateway setup.
The “PSFP” tab allows configuration of Per stream filtering and policing - for a detailed explanation see PSFP.
In the center pane, Ethernet port configuration settings are available - for a detailed explanation see Ethernet port configuration.
The following actions are available for existing Hosts - right-click on a Host in the topology or the tree view:
Edit | Opens the Host dialog in edit mode. | |
Delete | Removes the Host from the
topology. Note! this will affect for example flows where this Host is used. |
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Add IPDU | Opens the New IPDU dialog with the current Host as Source. | |
Add gPTP Domain | Opens the New gPTP dialog with the current Host as Grand Master. |
The following actions are available for existing Host CAN ports - right-click on a port in the topology or the tree view:
Add CAN Frame | Opens the New CAN Frame dialog with the current Port as Source. |
The following actions are available for existing Host FlexRay ports - right-click on a port in the topology or the tree view:
Add FlexRay Frame | Opens the New FlexRay Frame dialog with the current Port as Source. |
The following actions are available for existing Host LIN ports - right-click on a port in the topology or the tree view:
Add LIN Frame | Opens the New LIN Frame dialog with the current Port as Source. |
The following actions are available for existing Host ethernet ports - right-click on a port in the topology or the tree view:
Edit | Opens the Host port dialog in edit mode. | |
Add Ethernet Frame | Opens the New Ethernet Frame dialog with the current Port as Source. | |
Add UDP Datagram | Opens the New UDP Datagram dialog with the current Port as Source. |