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Ethernet : UDP.begin()

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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