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Using ESP Manager
Figure 21. The VLINX ESP Manager Window
Software Overview
The VLINX ESP Manager window provides the following information:
•Menus (Server, View, Exit, Help)
•Server Icons (Firmware Upgrade, Virtual COM Configuration, Searching Server, Uninstall Virtual COM, Monitor Port Status)
•Serial Server / Virtual COM Lists
•Software Status (Ready, Updating, Searching, etc)
Menus
Server
•Firmware Upgrade - Used when downloading new firmware to the Serial Server.
Note:
See Chapter 8 for more information on upgrading firmware.
•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.
•Uninstall Virtual COM - Allows virtual COM ports to be uninstalled from the ESP Manager window.
•Monitor Port Status - Brings up a screen that displays the following information associated with the selected serial port:
oSerial TX: Displays the number of bytes of data sent to the serial device since the IP connection was established.
oSerial RX: Displays the number of bytes of data received from the connected serial device since the IP connection was established.
oDTR/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)
oStatus: Indicates whether the client software has made a connection with the Serial Server.
oIP Address: Displays the IP address of the connected client when there is a client connection
•Save Configuration File - Allows the user to save the current configuration information to a file with a .vcom extension.
•Load Configuration File - Allows the user to load a configuration file.
View
Provides three viewing options for the ESP Manager screen:
•Toolbar – allows the toolbar (directly under the menu bar) to be viewable or hidden
•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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