User manual User guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 Preface
- 2 Introduction
- 3 Getting Started
- 4 LCM Configuration
- 5 Web Configuration
- 6 CLI Configuration
- 7 Link Modes and Applications
- 7.1 Link Mode Configuration
- 7.2 Link Mode Applications
- 7.2.1 TCP Server Application: Enable Virtual COM
- 7.2.2 TCP Server Application: Enable RFC 2217
- 7.2.3 TCP Client Application: Enable Virtual COM
- 7.2.4 TCP Client Application: Enable RFC 2217
- 7.2.5 TCP Server Application: Configure SE5416A Series as a Pair Connection Master
- 7.2.6 TCP Client Application: Configure SE5416A Series as a Pair Connection Slave
- 7.2.7 TCP Server Application: Enable Reverse Telnet
- 7.2.8 UDP Application: Multi-Point Pair Connection
- 7.2.9 TCP Server Application: Multiple TCP Connections
- 7.2.10 TCP Server Application: Multi-Point TCP Pair Connections
- 8 VCOM Installation & Troubleshooting
- 9 Specifications
- 10 Upgrade System Firmware
- 11 Warranty
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7.2 Link Mode Applications
7.2.1 TCP Server Application: Enable Virtual COM
SE5416A Series will encapsulate control packets on top of the real data when Virtual COM is
enabled. This will allow the Virtual COM port in the Windows/Linux system to access SE5416A
Series’ 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 serial (COM)
program. The conversion/virtualization of IP to COM is all done in the system driver
transparently. Figure 7.7 shows SE5416A Series in TCP Server mode with Virtual COM
enabled.
Figure 7.7
Follow Sec 7.1.1 to configure SE5416A Series in TCP Server mode properly.
Click on the dropdown box of the Mode option and switch to “Virtual COM” to enabled
Virtual COM application in SE5416A Series.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Save Configuration” button to save the
changes.
Configure Virtual COM in the Operating System. For Windows, refer to Chapter 8. For
Linux, refer to a separate manual included in the Linux driver zip file. Remember
SE5416A Series’ IP address and Local Port here in order to enter this information in