Introduction
The BCS Serial iNet Downloader enables
communication with serial CTS devices over a LAN, WAN or the Internet. The CTS Serial devices
no longer are limited to a physical connection to the PC COM port. They can be
installed anywhere reachable by the LAN/WAN/Internet using TCP/IP communications. This
allows the SRS/CTS PC software access to serial devices anywhere on the LAN/WAN/Internet.
BCS
serial iNet Downloader provides Ethernet to serial connectivity for our CTS
serial devices. Your control can extend from virtually anywhere, using TCP/IP
Ethernet connections. The BCS serial iNet Downloader has an asynchronous RS232
serial port connection on one side, and a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet connection on
the other side. The SRS or STS Applications automates the download of data to
anywhere on your network.
The
BCS serial iNet Downloader Windows driver provides Virtual COM port to control the
Serial Server. Virtual COM port provides access to any of the ports on the
Serial iNet Downloader, as if they were a real serial port on the computer.
Main Features
10/100 Mbps Ethernet with Auto-detection
TCP/IP operation
OS Support - Windows
7/2000/2003/XP/Vista
Firmware Upgrade for future revisions/upgrades
Configuration of Serial Server settings can be accomplished using
any of the following methods:
Web Server using any web browser
Virtual Manager via LAN
Telnet console via the network
Serial Console
via the serial port
Virtual COM
Driver Software for Windows –
installs Virtual Com ports, viewable in the Windows Device Manager under Ports (COM
& LPT). The driver installs a virtual COM on Windows, which maps the Virtual Com
port to the IP address and TCP/UDP
port of the Serial Server. This enables SRS/STS applications to access remote
serial devices over an IP-based Ethernet LAN. The LAN is transparent to the
serial device and to software running on the PC.
