In this serial to Ethernet guide, you’ll find information about the latest developments and solutions in the field of serial communications. We’ll tell you how to share serial devices over Ethernet using the most advanced software and hardware tools. You’ll get the chance to compare the advantages of different products and make a deliberate choice.Contents.Serial over Ethernet SoftwareAs we already know, serial devices are still widely applied in various industrial divisions. However, vendors of modern computers don’t rush to equip their products with a good old and add the USB port instead.Here the question arises of whether it’s possible to connect to a serial device if you don’t have any serial ports on your PC?The answer is pretty simple. Yes, you can do this as long as you have a special software tool installed on your computer.
Serial-TCP/IP is another example of a program that enables serial over IP on Windows machines. This tool can extend the limited serial communication distance by going over TCP/IP as well as allowing remote access to your TCP/IP control software.
This wonderful tool is called serial over Ethernet software.With the help of a dedicated serial over IP app, you’ll be able to create multiple virtual serial ports and communicate through them with remote equipment as though the devices were connected directly to your local machine. Serial over LAN Connectoris one of the leading solutions in the market of serial over IP software. The program has been developed by Eltima for sharing RS232, RS422, and RS485 ports over TCP/IP or UDP channels. This utility supports serial over Ethernet protocol, which allows redirecting real and virtual COM interfaces over local networks. Advanced Virtual COM portis a useful utility for serial communications across the network. The app offers powerful features to and share real ones for remote access.
This serial to Ethernet software helps to establish connections via a virtual null-modem cable locally or through a TCP/IP network. Here are the key advantages of this app:. The option of hot virtual COM port creation and removal without rebooting the PC. The ability to create up to 255 Virtual COM Ports.
Full emulation of Flow control.The utility supports many Windows versions including WinXP, Win2000, Windows Vista Starter, Windows 8.1 (32 and 64-bit). SerialToIPis a Terminal server software which allows you to establish a connection with a device attached to a serial port over LAN or the Internet using well-supported TCP socket communications. This project is designed as a free solution. The working code it offers is plain and clear to understand. The reasons why you should try SerialToIP:.
It’s available as both the command line and GUI app. It can be developed further by anyone with reasonable SW development experience about C#.
It provides a transparent channel either in the TCP-server or TCP-client socket mode from the TCP/IP network to a pre-configured COM port.Complex RS232 over IP solutions: software+hardwareToday, it’s not an easy matter to find an RS232 port on modern PCs. However serial interfaces are still widely applied in industrial automation, security systems, and the IT industry.Serial-over-TCP/IP converter by Tibbo seems to be an ideal solution for such a simple (in the age of innovative technology) operation as serial data transmission via TCP/IP protocol. TibboTibbo has developed efficient (also known as “Device Servers”) as well as Serial-to-Ethernet modules designed specifically for SoI (serial over IP) firmware. Each hardware tool is delivered together with a special software toolkit for Windows which includes the Virtual COM Port over TCP Driver and a set of useful management utilities.The controlling software allows you to work with the Device Server's serial ports as if they were real COM ports on your PC. Here’s why Tibbo Serial-over-TCP/IP tools are that popular:. It is possible to use the Virtual COM Port Driver for Linux.
The Tibbo’s solutions make it possible to create direct TCP and UDP connections. All of the Serial-over-IP devices offered by Tibbo support standard TCP and UDP protocols, so you can simply open a network socket and exchange data directly with the serial port of the Device Server. And you can do this without using the Driver. Connections between devicesA direct TCP or UDP connection can be created between two Tibbo Device Servers. Thanks to this outstanding feature you can create a virtual connection through serial channels within a single room, a building and even globally. HW VSP - Virtual Serial Portis a dedicated serial over IP software driver used for providing an operating system with virtual serial interfaces.
This solution can easily forward any data from a virtual COM port to a hardware serial port over IP. A user just needs to specify the IP address and port number in the software settings. HW VSP is able to run as an NT service suitable for servers.Although this driver can be used as a stand-alone app, it often comes together with a hardware RS232 over IP converter (e.g. Copyright © 2019 Electronic Team, Inc. And its affiliates and licensors. All rights are expressly reserved.
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Enable COM Port-based applications to communicateover a network to equipment around the GlobeSerial-based communication is used almost everywhere to access and control devices. Equipment ranging from POS bar code scanners, to medical equipment, to surveillance cameras, to RFID readers typically use COM Port-based application control software.As long as the attached device is within the limited distance reach of the PC, this works great. But, the moment the device is placed on an Ethernet network and direct serial connection is broken, the ability of the application software to communicate with the device is lost. That’s where Com Port Redirector comes in.Mapping COM Port-based Serial Applications Over EthernetCom Port Redirector (CPR) is software that maps ‘virtual COM’ ports on a PC platform. It redirects application data destined to an attached device via the PC’s local serial (COM) port. Rather than going out the local port, the data is transmitted across the Ethernet network using TCP/IP.
A device server attached to the network receives the data and transfers it from its own serial port to the attached equipment.Conversely, data sent from the networked equipment to the serial port of the device server is transmitted back to the application software on the PC via Ethernet. Com Port Redirector receives the data and presents it to the control application as if it came from a COM port via a local serial connection.Com Port Redirector (CPR) v4 and Infinishield® TechnologyThe fourth generation of Com Port Redirector has been completely redesigned. It extends remote device management and control via Ethernet to a wider range of applications, such as those that are extremely timing sensitive or require complete serial line control. CPR v4 simplifies the process of creating and mapping virtual COM ports, while increasing the number of virtual COM ports that can be created to 255. All can be used simultaneously by the applications software. Designed with OEM customers in mind, CPR v4 is easily integrated into applications and includes built-in monitoring and diagnostics to simplify troubleshooting.Infinishield® Technology combines the RFC2217 Com Port control protocol with Lantronix device server discovery and data handling technology, making a true end-to-end communications solution.
Combined with Lantronix device servers, CPR v4 enables applications to see and change the baud rate, character size, stop bit, parity and line control communication properties, providing full control of remote serial ports. In addition to serial interface control, Infinishield also includes remote buffer monitoring and control of Lantronix device servers. This is critical for sensitive applications requiring special data handling.