Technical data

Using ESP Manager
Figure 21. The VLINX ESP Manager Window
Software Overview
The VLINX ESP Manager window provides the following information:
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Menus (Server, View, Exit, Help)
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Server Icons (Firmware Upgrade, Virtual COM Configuration,
Searching Server, Uninstall Virtual COM, Monitor Port Status)
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Serial Server / Virtual COM Lists
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Software Status (Ready, Updating, Searching, etc)
Menus
Server
• Firmware Upgrade - Used when downloading new firmware to the
Serial Server.
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• Virtual COM Configuration - Selects the Virtual COM List. Double
clicking on any COM port in the
Virtual COM List brings up a window
that allows changing the virtual COM settings such as
Flow Control,
Protocol, IP address, and Port Number. Virtual COM settings must
match Serial Server port settings.
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Using ESP Manager
• Searching Server - Searches for Serial Servers on the network and
brings back configuration information that will be displayed in the
Server Properties window.
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Uninstall Virtual COM - Allows virtual COM ports to be uninstalled
from the ESP Manager window.
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Monitor Port Status - Brings up a screen that displays the following
information associated with the selected serial port:
o Serial TX: Displays the number of bytes of data sent to the
serial device since the IP connection was established.
o Serial RX: Displays the number of bytes of data received from
the connected
serial device since the IP connection was
established.
o DTR/RTS: The
DTR/RTS Port Status indicator displays the
current logic state of the DTR and RTS hardware handshake
(output) lines for the selected Serial Server port (1 = asserted, 0
= not asserted).
o DCD/DSR/CTS: The
DCD/DSR/CTS Port Status indicator
displays the current logic state being received on the DCD,
DSR and CTS hardware handshake (input) lines for the selected
Serial Server port (1 = asserted, 0 = not asserted)
o Status: Indicates whether the client software has made a
connection with the Serial Server
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o IP Address: Displays the IP address of the connected client
when there is a client connection
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Save Configuration File - Allows the user to save the current
configuration information to a file with a .vcom extension.
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Load Configuration File - Allows the user to load a configuration file.
View
Provides three viewing options for the ESP Manager screen:
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Toolbar – allows the toolbar (directly under the menu bar) to be
viewable or hidden
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Status Bar – allows the Status Bar (at the bottom of the screen to be
viewable or hidden
•
Split – allows the position of the split between the Icons pane and the
Virtual COM List / Serial Server List panes to be dragged horizontally
using the mouse
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