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Exit
•
Allows you to
Exit
the
ESP Manager
program
Help
•
Accesses the
About vcomui
dialogue box, which indicates the
software version number
Server Icons Pane
Firmware Upgrade
,
Virtual COM Configuration
,
Searching Server
,
Uninstall Virtual COM
and
Monitor Port Status
can also be selected
using icons located in the left window.
Serial Server / Virtual COM Lists
To make management of lists of serial server easier, lists can be sorted
by clicking on any tab heading. Scrolling bars facilitate scrolling
through long lists.
Serial Server List
•
Server Name
- Displays the name of the
Serial Server
. The name
is listed once for each port.
•
IP Address
- Displays the IP Address for the
Serial Server
. All
ports in a
Serial Server
have the same the same IP address.
•
Protocol
- Displays the currently selected TCP or UDP mode for
the
Serial Server
.
•
Port
- Displays the port number for each
Serial Server
port.
•
COM Name
- Displays the name of the computer COM port
mapped to each
Serial Server
port. If no computer port has been
mapped it displays
Not mapped.
•
Status
- The Status indicates the mapped virtual COM port
condition.
o
Not Connected
is shown when a program does not have the
port Open.
o
Connected
is shown when that mapped port is Open for use.
Virtual COM List
•
COM Name
- Displays the number of the COM port mapped to
each
Serial Server
port.
•
IP Address
- Displays the IP Address for the
Serial Server
. All
ports in a
Serial Server
have the same IP address.
•
Protocol
- Displays the currently selected TCP or UDP mode for
the
Serial Server
.
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•
Port
- Displays the port number for each
Serial Server
port.
•
Flow Control
- Indicates what type of flow control is configured
for each port.
•
Status
- Indicates whether each port is currently
In Use
or
Not
Used.
Status Bar
Displays the current status of the software in the bottom, left corner of the
screen
•
Ready
•
Updating
•
Searching reachable servers…
Search for Servers
Upon opening the
ESP Manager
software it will automatically
execute Searching Server and search for all reachable ESP90x
serial servers.
Step 4:
To manually initiate a search for servers, click
Searching
Servers
(under the
Servers
menu or the icon on the left side
of the screen). The
Search Setup
box will appear.
It provides two options for searching for servers on the
network:
Specify the IP Address of the Serial Server
Search all reachable servers
Figure 22.
The Search Setup Window
