# Network operation functions

## esConnectPorts

### [EC_T_DWORD](api.html.md#_CPPv410EC_T_DWORD) esConnectPorts([EC_T_DWORD](api.html.md#_CPPv410EC_T_DWORD) dwInstanceId1, [EC_T_WORD](api.html.md#_CPPv49EC_T_WORD) wCfgFixedAddress1, [EC_T_BYTE](api.html.md#_CPPv49EC_T_BYTE) byPort1, [EC_T_DWORD](api.html.md#_CPPv410EC_T_DWORD) dwInstanceId2, [EC_T_WORD](api.html.md#_CPPv49EC_T_WORD) wCfgFixedAddress2, [EC_T_BYTE](api.html.md#_CPPv49EC_T_BYTE) byPort2)

Connect a slave ESC port to another slave ESC port or to a network adapter. 

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* **Parameters:**
  * **dwInstanceId1** – [in] Simulator Instance ID of Port1 
  * **wCfgFixedAddress1** – [in] Slave’s station address of Port1. 0: network adapter 
  * **byPort1** – [in] ESC port of Port1. 0, 1, 2, 3: port A, port B, port C, port D. 
  * **dwInstanceId2** – [in] Simulator Instance ID of Port2 
  * **wCfgFixedAddress2** – [in] Slave’s station address of Port2. 0: network adapter 
  * **byPort2** – [in] ESC port of Port2. 0, 1, 2, 3: port A, port B, port C, port D. 
* **Returns:**
  [EC_E_NOERROR](error-codes_generic.html.md#d3/d2f/group___e_c___e_r_r_o_r___c_o_d_e_s___g_e_n_e_r_i_c_1ga8c8419c32e88e73d940a4501fe427116) or error code 

## esDisconnectPort

### [EC_T_DWORD](api.html.md#_CPPv410EC_T_DWORD) esDisconnectPort([EC_T_DWORD](api.html.md#_CPPv410EC_T_DWORD) dwInstanceId, [EC_T_WORD](api.html.md#_CPPv49EC_T_WORD) wCfgFixedAddress, [EC_T_BYTE](api.html.md#_CPPv49EC_T_BYTE) byPort)

Disconnect a slave ESC port or a network adapter. 

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* **Parameters:**
  * **dwInstanceId** – [in] Simulator Instance ID 
  * **wCfgFixedAddress** – [in] Slave’s station address. 0: network adapter. 
  * **byPort** – [in] ESC port. 0, 1, 2, 3: port A, port B, port C, port D. 
* **Returns:**
  [EC_E_NOERROR](error-codes_generic.html.md#d3/d2f/group___e_c___e_r_r_o_r___c_o_d_e_s___g_e_n_e_r_i_c_1ga8c8419c32e88e73d940a4501fe427116) or error code 

## esPowerSlave

### [EC_T_DWORD](api.html.md#_CPPv410EC_T_DWORD) esPowerSlave([EC_T_DWORD](api.html.md#_CPPv410EC_T_DWORD) dwInstanceId, [EC_T_WORD](api.html.md#_CPPv49EC_T_WORD) wCfgFixedAddress, [EC_T_BOOL](api.html.md#_CPPv49EC_T_BOOL) bOn)

Power on or power off a slave. 

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* **Parameters:**
  * **dwInstanceId** – [in] Simulator Instance ID 
  * **wCfgFixedAddress** – [in] Slave’s station address 
  * **bOn** – [in] EC_FALSE: switch off, EC_TRUE: switch on 
* **Returns:**
  [EC_E_NOERROR](error-codes_generic.html.md#d3/d2f/group___e_c___e_r_r_o_r___c_o_d_e_s___g_e_n_e_r_i_c_1ga8c8419c32e88e73d940a4501fe427116) or error code