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HW VSP – Virtual Serial Port
Virtual serial port driver for Windows is a software tool that adds a virtual serial port (e.g.
COM5) to the operating system and redirects data from this port via the Ethernet network to
another hardware interface.
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The driver works in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Vista, Windows 2003 Server,
Windows 2008 Server, including 64-bit versions.
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If the device supports RFC 2217 (NVT), you can set the remote serial port parameters (speed,
parity, stop bits).
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The communication can be recorded to a log file for easier debugging.
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It is possible to create multiple virtual serial ports on a single computer (COM5, COM6,
COM7) by starting VSP.EXE from the command line with appropriate parameters.
Using HW VSP with PortStore5
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Install HW VSP (“ HW_VirtualSerialPort ” directory on our CD). When installing, make sure to
check the option to install the second part. After installation, make sure to restart your PC.
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Make sure that NVT is enabled at the UDP Setup tab in the Hercules utility. If not, enable
NVT and save the settings.
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Start HW VSP and find the device at the “ UDPsetup ” tab. Select the MAC address of the
device and click “Use this IP”. Change to the “ Virtual SP ” tab. The IP and Port should be
already set. This search via UDP Broadcast works only on a local network.
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Select a serial port to create from the COM1 to COM20 range and click “Create COM”. The
“LAN status” pane shows whether the device has been
found. If so, the virtual serial port is created.
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As soon as you start any application that opens the selected
virtual serial port (COM5 in this example), the HW VSP
driver establishes a connection with PortStore5, configures
the remote port (speed, parity, number of bits, handshake)
to match the virtual serial port being opened, and starts
transferring data.
Some applications have problems with serial port numbers
higher than COM4. You can always use Hyperterminal in
Windows, the Serial tab in the Hercules setup utility, or the
“Terminal.exe” utility originating from Slovenia and available
on the CD in the utils directory.