BB-VESR90x Serial Servers
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USING BB-VESR90X SERIAL SERVERS IN VIRTUAL COM
PORT MODE
In Virtual COM Port Mode, a PC can communicate across the network to
the serial server as if the serial ports on the serial server are the PC’s
serial ports. When a virtual COM port is configured on the PC (using
Vlinx Manager) a new COM port appears in the Device Manager.
Windows programs using standard Windows API calls are able to
interface to virtual COM ports. When a program on the PC opens the
new COM port, it communicates directly with the remote serial device
connected to the serial server.
To set up a Virtual COM Port Mode connection:
1. Connect the serial server to the network and a serial
device as described in previous sections.
2. Configure the serial server for VCOM operation
(using Vlinx Manager).
3. Configure your software application to communicate
via the virtual COM port.
USING BB-VESR90X SERIAL SERVERS IN PAIRED MODE
When using serial servers in Paired Mode, two serial servers (connected
to serial devices via their serial ports) are connected to the network. The
serial devices communicate directly, transferring data between devices
as a point-to-point serial connection. Paired Mode set up as shown in the
following diagram and configured using Vlinx Manager software or web
interface.
Paired Mode Setup