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SW5501 – SW5502
Wireless Serial Server
User Manual
Link modes and
Applications
5.2
Link Mode Applications
This section describes application options for the TCP Server, TCP Client, and UDP
Link Modes
.
The application
options will define how the serial data communication will be emulated over the network communication link
.
The
user will have flexibility in choosing the suitable application that matches their need for serial data communication
.
5.2.1
TCP Server Application: Enable VirtualCOM
SW550X will encapsulate control packets on top of the real data when Virtual COM is enabled
.
This will allow the
Virtual COM port on the Windows
/
Linux operating system to access SW550X
’
s COM ports
.
The benefit of using
Virtual COM is that rewriting an existing COM program to read IP packets is unnecessary
.
In other words, it is
possible to use an ordinary or legacy serial
(
COM
)
program
.
The conversion
/
virtualization of IP to COM is all done
in the system driver transparently
.
Figure below shows SW550X in TCP Server mode with Virtual COM enabled
.
Please follow the following steps to enable Virtual COM application in TCP Server Link Mode
.
Figure 5.11
Virtual COM Application in TCP Server Link Mode
Follow steps in
Chapter
Link Mode: Configure SW550X as a TCP Server
5.1.1 above
to configure SW550X
in TCP Server Link Mode properly
.
Click on the drop
-
down list of the Application option under TCP Server section and switch to
“
Virtual COM
”
to enabled Virtual COM application in SW550X
.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on
“
Save & Apply
”
button to save the changes
.
Configure Virtual COM in the Operating System on the remote host computer
.
For Windows, please refer to
Chapter 6 below for necessary instructions
.
Please remember SW550X
’
s IP address and the Local Port
number
configured
on this page in order to enter the same information in Serial
/
IP Virtual COM
’
s Control Panel later
.
Note: that
a Serial
/
IP Virtual COM Redirector software is provided as a utility software by Atop Technologies
.