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SW5002 Wireless Serial Server

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TCP Client in Virtual COM Mode

SW5002 can be configured to be TCP Client mode (PC as a server) to establish a TCP connection to

an application server on PC, or the Remote Control Host. Once the connection is established, PC or

Remote Control Host can exchange data with several serial devices at the same time through

SW5002.

Configuring SW5002 to be TCP client

User can configure SW5002 to be as TCP Client for example, from Fig. 7. PC, as a server, has IP

address 10.0.0.100 and listening on port 1000. Each SW5002, connected with serial device,

configured as TCP client mode with destination IP address 10.0.0.100 and the destination port

1000, and the IP filter is disabled (by default).

Fig 7. TCP Client in Virtual COM Mode

4.2.2. Tunneling Mode

Tunneling Mode is used for multiple serial devices to “talk” among one another through SW5002’s

through wireless LAN or wired Ethernet. This mode is particularly useful when two or more serial

devices are far away. This mode can be used to extend the normal serial communication distance of

15 m to 100 m or longer.

One SW5002 can be configured to be the TCP Server Mode with serial device connected and also

another SW5002 is configured as TCP client with serial device connected. After the connection is

established, both serial devices can exchange data to each other transparently. For example,

User can implement SW5002 tunneling mode for Master /Slave mode PLCs or between other serial

devices.

Fig 8. TCP Link in Tunneling mode