Xantrex Technology ENET-XFR3 manual Installing and Using RealPort1, Background

Installation and Configuration

Installing and Using RealPort®1

Background

RealPort® software allows you to keep using your existing applications that rely on COM ports and RS-232 links for communication purposes, instead of having to develop TCP/IP based network applications. Installed on a network-enabled PC, RealPort® creates a virtual COM port. As such, your application still thinks it is working with a real serial port, such as COM1. When the application sends data to this serial port, RealPort® ships the data across the network to the Ethernet Bridge in your power supply. By doing this, the network is transparent to your existing application.

Installation

RealPort® can be installed on any PC running Windows NT 4.0,

Windows 2000, or Windows XP.

1.Insert the Xantrex XFR Ethernet Software Utilities CD into your CD drive

2.If the CD does not start automatically, double-click the My Computer icon, double-click the CD icon and then double-click autorun_main.htm.

3.When the menu appears, click Digi RealPort®.

4.Follow the on-screen instructions for proper installation.

Note: RealPort® drivers for UNIX systems are available. Contact your Xantrex representative to obtain these drivers if necessary.

Using RealPort®

Once you have installed the RealPort® driver for your power supply, using it is as simple as running your existing application (such as HyperTerminal, or a custom RS-232 application) and setting the COM port to be the one created by the RealPort® driver for your instrument.

1.RealPort® is a registered trademark of Digi International.

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