Serial to Ethernet Connector - Creating UDP connection
Serial to Ethernet Connector allows you to establish UDP/IP connection between serial ports. UDP type of connection is useful for streaming big chunks of data as well as for mail, DNS, finger and other services.
1. Specify connection name to identify this configuration (COM1 [Client] is set by default) in "Create connection" tab. Default name is based on local serial port, which participates in connection and selected connection type in brackets.
2. Then select connection type you want to create. In our case it is "Share serial port using UDP" and choose local serial port which will participate in connection. Tick "Create as virtual serial port" option if you would like to use virtual serial ports instead of real ones. Tick "Strict baudrate emulation" checkbox if you want to enable baudrate emulaton.
You can find more details on our virtual serial port and baudrate emulaton technologies here.
3. Specify server's IP address (or network name) and UDP port number to connect to. Make sure that UDP port number matches the one at remote end and isn't blocked by firewall.
You may also specify the port for data receiving, different from that one to which data will be sent. It may be useful if you create connections to several UDP devices that have the same UDP ports.
4. Finally, verify that all settings are correct and click "Create connection" button in the Main Window. On successful creation, you may see your connection in Connections Tree.
5. Open local serial port. You may use Windows HyperTerminal utility for that purpose. This step is necessary only if you want to verify the successful creation of connection.
6. Create "UDP" connection at the remote end and make sure that you specify remote host's name is the same as local one and TCP port number matches the one you set on the local end configuration.
For instance, if you have 2 PCs with IP addresses 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2 then on the one that has 192.168.0.1 you should set server address to 192.168.0.2 and vise versa. UDP ports must be the same.
7. Now you are ready to start communication process with default settings. You can refer to Editing "UDP" connection if you would like to edit new established connection.
Alternatively, you may use Mirror connection option, to automatically configure remote end.
Setting up connection settings section will help you change advanced settings after activating Advanced mode.
If you'd like to find out how to delete the connection, please, consult Removing connections section.
1. Specify connection name to identify this configuration (COM1 [Client] is set by default) in "Create connection" tab. Default name is based on local serial port, which participates in connection and selected connection type in brackets.
2. Then select connection type you want to create. In our case it is "Share serial port using UDP" and choose local serial port which will participate in connection. Tick "Create as virtual serial port" option if you would like to use virtual serial ports instead of real ones. Tick "Strict baudrate emulation" checkbox if you want to enable baudrate emulaton.
You can find more details on our virtual serial port and baudrate emulaton technologies here.
3. Specify server's IP address (or network name) and UDP port number to connect to. Make sure that UDP port number matches the one at remote end and isn't blocked by firewall.
You may also specify the port for data receiving, different from that one to which data will be sent. It may be useful if you create connections to several UDP devices that have the same UDP ports.
4. Finally, verify that all settings are correct and click "Create connection" button in the Main Window. On successful creation, you may see your connection in Connections Tree.
5. Open local serial port. You may use Windows HyperTerminal utility for that purpose. This step is necessary only if you want to verify the successful creation of connection.
6. Create "UDP" connection at the remote end and make sure that you specify remote host's name is the same as local one and TCP port number matches the one you set on the local end configuration.
For instance, if you have 2 PCs with IP addresses 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2 then on the one that has 192.168.0.1 you should set server address to 192.168.0.2 and vise versa. UDP ports must be the same.
7. Now you are ready to start communication process with default settings. You can refer to Editing "UDP" connection if you would like to edit new established connection.
Alternatively, you may use Mirror connection option, to automatically configure remote end.
Setting up connection settings section will help you change advanced settings after activating Advanced mode.
If you'd like to find out how to delete the connection, please, consult Removing connections section.