Advantech EKI-1352, EKI-1351 manual Setting Virtual COM Operating Mode Parameters

„Stop Bits: The EKI-1351/1352 provides three options: 1, 1.5 and 2.

„Flow Control: The EKI-1351/1352 provides four options: None, XOn/XOff, RTS/ CTS, and DTR/DSR.

Note When you have finished the configuration of these settings for each category, please press the “Apply” button in order to make these settings effective on all serial device servers. (Will restart your serial device server immediately)

3.4.2Setting Virtual COM Operating Mode Parameters

The Advantech serial device servers extend traditional COM ports of a PC to Ether- net access. Through Ethernet networking, users can control and monitor remote serial devices and equipment over LAN or WAN. Advantech serial device servers come with a COM port redirector (Virtual COM driver) that transmits all serial signals intact. This means that your existing COM-based software can be preserved, without modifying to fulfill the needs. The Virtual COM mode allows user to continue using RS-232/422/485 serial communications software that was written for pure serial com- munication applications.

EKI-1351/1352 comes with COM port redirector (virtual COM driver) that work with Window NT/2000/XP/Vista(X86) systems. The driver establishes a transparent con- nection between host and serial device by mapping the IP of Advantech serial device server serial port to a local COM port on the host computer.

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