B&B Electronics ESP904E User Manual
Installing Virtual COM Port
Manual Documentation Number: ESP904-0504
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The Virtual COM Port feature allows Windows platform software, using standard API
calls, to be used in an Ethernet application.
calls, to be used in an Ethernet application.
The Install Virtual COM port software adds an ESP904 (COM#) port to the computer.
This shows up in the Device Manager. The COM number can be selected from a list of
available numbers. For example, in a computer already having a COM1 and COM2,
COM3 to COM 254 is available for the ESP904. It is recommended that COM Port 5
or higher be selected. The virtual COM port looks like a standard COM port to most
Windows based applications which allows the software to open a connection with the
serial port located anywhere on the LAN/WAN. When using the virtual COM port the
ESP904 is configured as a TCP or UDP Server.
This shows up in the Device Manager. The COM number can be selected from a list of
available numbers. For example, in a computer already having a COM1 and COM2,
COM3 to COM 254 is available for the ESP904. It is recommended that COM Port 5
or higher be selected. The virtual COM port looks like a standard COM port to most
Windows based applications which allows the software to open a connection with the
serial port located anywhere on the LAN/WAN. When using the virtual COM port the
ESP904 is configured as a TCP or UDP Server.
Virtual COM Port Installation
Step 1: In Windows, select
Install Virtual COM
from the
Programs
list.
Start
→
Programs
→
B&B Electronics
→
VLINX
→
ESP Servers
→
Install Virtual COM
The
Search Setup
window will appear.
Step 2: Click on
Search all reachable servers
and click on
OK.
Figure 23. The Search Setup Window
Installing
Virtual
COM
Port
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The program searches the LAN for all available ESP901/ESP902/ESP904
Serial Servers. When complete, the
Serial Servers. When complete, the
Found Server
window appears and
displays a list of the servers that were found.
Figure 24. The Found Server Window
Step 3: Highlight the Server at the IP Address to be mapped to a virtual
COM port, then select
OK
.
Figure 25. The COMInst Window
Windows XP provides a notice concerning Windows Logo testing for XP.