NotesGetting Started :: Using Virtual COM Ports
In your application:
Find the "settings", "preferences" or "options" command in your application that allows you to configure which COM ports are used. Virtual COM ports will appear with the local COM ports.
Select the virtual COM ports that you have configured (in the Serial/IP Control Panel) to access the serial device that you want to use on a serial device server.
Your application now can use this COM port the same way it does a local COM port.
When using virtual COM ports:
In the Port Monitor, use the Activity panel to see a real-time summary of virtual COM port activity. details
In the Port Monitor, use the Trace panel to see a detailed record of virtual COM port operations and interactions with the serial device server. details
NotesThe serial device provided to a virtual COM port by a server is determined by a TCP port number used by the virtual COM port and the configuration of the server. Be sure you understand how the server is configured so that you get the serial device you expect.
Some older Windows applications do not recognize COM ports higher than COM4. Early versions of Windows HyperTerminal, for example, have this limitation. If you need to use such an application, create virtual COM ports in the COM 1-4 range.
A programming error (typically found in older applications) can cause the application to fail to open COM10 and above. If this defect in the application is not fixed, it is limited to using virtual COM ports COM1-COM9.
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