SerialGate Serial to LAN Device Server White Paper Ver 2.1 2012. 7.
SerialGate White Paper Overview Computer becomes more efficient tool when combined with features provided by the external equipment connected to it. In order to connect external devices, communication protocol determined as standard is necessary, and the most widely used method is the serial communication. Serial communication is based on Telex communication, and nearly every computer has a serial port. However, communication speed is slow and it is not suitable for long distance communication.
SerialGate White Paper What is a Device Server? Device Server consists of more than one LAN ports and multiple serial ports enables you to easily connect any equipment with a serial port to Ethernet. Devices connected to a device server get the same effect as they are directly connected to the LAN. As devices are indirectly connected to the target computer via LAN connection with the help of the device server, it provides an environment where a variety of tasks is performed more effectively.
SerialGate White Paper SerialGate Features Device Connectivity and Management SerialGate reads RS232/422/485 signals from a serial device and transmits to network. In contrast, network data could be sent to serial data. Serial communication speed is up to 960Kbps while ensuring reliability. It supports various network protocols such as TCP, UDP, Telnet, ICMP, DHCP, TFTP, HTTP and PPP.
SerialGate White Paper COM Port Redirector COM Port Redirector is a serial-LAN conversion driver. It allows a user to utilize serial ports of device server as they are COM ports on PC. User does not need to write a new socket program to use the existing serial communication program. TestView TestView is an application running in Windows. It tests performance and reliability of the products supplied by SystemBase.
SerialGate White Paper SerialGate Application SerialGate can be used in many practical applications in various fields. Here we present some of them.
SerialGate White Paper SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) Bluetooth, WiFi, broadband wireless equipment can be utilized to build a network. Serial Communication Tunneling Tunneling extends cable in between PC and serial devices to network so it makes serial cable with no distance limitation. Also, internet section can take advantage of various media, such as the wire, wireless, and PPP.
SerialGate White Paper Serial to LAN Device Server As the most common example, PC and SerialGate are connected to network, and serial devices connected to SerialGate can be controlled in PC. Using ‘Com Redirector’ feature, it is available to use the program developed for Com Port. Remote COM Port To provide remote COM Port, SerialGate provides Com Redirector.
SerialGate White Paper Serial Device Sharing Through TCP Multiplex Protocol, SerialGate provides an environment in which a serial device can be used simultaneously by up to five PC.
