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5.2.5
Bolt Serial TCP/IP Socket Protocol Description
Fig. 26
The Bolt Serial may communicate with raw TCP/IP traffic and bridge the data to RS232 or RS485
on the serial port.
The Bolt Serial act as one of the endpoints in the TCP/IP communication. The other endpoint can
be a PC program, tablet or phone application, PLC, controller or similar.
Using a virtual COM port (VCP) driver is also supported. Use a COM port redirector software that
supports raw TCP/IP to enable wireless access to the devices over the network.
Procedure
To set up TCP/IP communication:
1. Establish IP connectivity between the devices using either WLAN or Bluetooth (PAN profile).
2. Do one of the following:
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Open a TCP/IP socket towards the Bolt Serial.
Use the configured TCP port number (default 5005).
Up to 7 active sockets are supported simultaneously.
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Configure the Bolt Serial as a TCP client to connect to a specific IP.
Result
Serial payload data can now be sent as is via the TCP socket to the Bolt Serial and transparently
forwarded to the serial port.
Incoming data from the serial port is forwarded transparently to all open TCP sockets.
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