Server User Manual

Using ESP Manager
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Exit
• Allows you to Exit the ESP Manager program
Help
• Accesses the About vcomui dialogue box, which indicates the
software version number
Server Icons Pane
Firmware Upgrade, Virtual COM Configuration, Searching Server,
Uninstall Virtual COM and Monitor Port Status can also be selected
using icons located in the left window.
Serial Server / Virtual COM Lists
To make management of lists of serial server easier, lists can be sorted
by clicking on any tab heading. Scrolling bars facilitate scrolling
through long lists.
Serial Server List
• Server Name - Displays the name of the Serial Server. The name
is listed once for each port.
•
IP Address - Displays the IP Address for the Serial Server. All
ports in a Serial Server have the same the same IP address.
•
Protocol - Displays the currently selected TCP or UDP mode for
the Serial Server.
•
Port - Displays the port number for each Serial Server port.
•
COM Name - Displays the name of the computer COM port
mapped to each Serial Server port. If no computer port has been
mapped it displays Not mapped.
•
Status - The Status indicates the mapped virtual COM port
condition.
o
Not Connected is shown when a program does not have the
port Open.
o
Connected is shown when that mapped port is Open for use.
Virtual COM List
• COM Name - Displays the number of the COM port mapped to
each
Serial Server port.
•
IP Address - Displays the IP Address for the Serial Server. All
ports in a
Serial Server have the same IP address.
•
Protocol - Displays the currently selected TCP or UDP mode for
the
Serial Server.
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• Port - Displays the port number for each Serial Server port.
•
Flow Control - Indicates what type of flow control is configured
for each port.
•
Status - Indicates whether each port is currently In Use or Not
Used.
Status Bar
Displays the current status of the software in the bottom, left corner of the
screen
• Ready
• Updating
• Searching reachable servers…
Search for Servers
Upon opening the ESP Manager software it will automatically
execute Searching Server and search for all reachable ESP90x
serial servers.
Step 4: To manually initiate a search for servers, click Searching
Servers (under the Servers menu or the icon on the left side
of the screen). The
Search Setup box will appear.
It provides two options for searching for servers on the
network:
 Specify the IP Address of the Serial Server
 Search all reachable servers
Figure 22. The Search Setup Window