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Ethernet : UDP.begin()

Description

Initializes the ethernet UDP library and network settings.

Syntax

EthernetUDP.begin(localPort);

Parameters

localPort: the local port to listen on (int)

Returns

1 if successful, 0 if there are no sockets available to use.

Example

  
#include <SPI.h>        

#include <Ethernet.h>

#include <EthernetUdp.h>



// Enter a MAC address and IP address for your controller below.

// The IP address will be dependent on your local network:

byte mac[] = {  

  0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED };

IPAddress ip(192, 168, 1, 177);



unsigned int localPort = 8888;      // local port to listen on



// An EthernetUDP instance to let us send and receive packets over UDP

EthernetUDP Udp;



void setup() {

  // start the Ethernet and UDP:

  Ethernet.begin(mac,ip);

  Udp.begin(localPort);



}



void loop() {



}
  
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