Using ESP Manager
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.
oNot Connected is shown when a program does not have the port Open.
oConnected 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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Using ESP Manager
•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
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