FieldServer FS-8704-11 Manuel D’Utilisation

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FS-8704-11 
Telnet 
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9. 
Running Serial Protocols over Telnet using Virtual Ports 
The Telnet driver can be used to run serial protocols over TCP. To connect the Telnet driver to 
a serial driver, use virtual comports. Virtual comports are software emulations of real comports, 
and are connected in pairs. These connected pairs are ports VC1 and VS1, VC2 and VS2, VC3 
and VS3, VC4 and VS4, and VC5 and VS5. Anything written to the port VCx will be received at 
the port VSx, and vice versa. Note that autoconnect mode does not modify the data passing 
through in any way; it overrides any linefeed or tab options that might have been set. 
 
Serial ports on two FieldServers may be connected over TCP in this way, using a Telnet client 
on one end and a Telnet server on the other. The client is configured to connect to the server 
using Telnet, and both client and server autoconnect to the desired serial ports on the 
respective FieldServers. The two serial ports are then transparently linked. 
10. Limitations 
The Telnet driver will only capture ports that have been specified in the configuration file 
used by the FieldServer. It will use the specified port parameters (baud rate, start/data/stop 
bits, parity), or FieldServer defaults where these have not been specified. 
11. Revision 
History 
 
Date 
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Version 
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Resp  Comment 
09/05/02 1.00  0 
JCE JCE-Created 
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09/06/02 1.00  1 
MF  MF-Reformatted 
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7/23/03 1.00  2 
JD Releasing