Tiny Serial-to-Ethernet Device Server
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Introduction
The tDS-700 is a series of Serial-to-Ethernet device servers that are
designed to add Ethernet and Internet connectivity to any RS-232
and RS-422/485 device, and to eliminate the cable length limitation
of legacy serial communications. By using the VxComm
Driver/Utility, the built-in COM Port of the tDS-700 series can be
virtualized to a standard PC COM Port in Windows. Therefore,
users can transparently access or monitor serial devices over the
Internet/Ethernet without the need for software modification.
tDS-700 device servers can be used to create a pair-connection application (as well as serial-bridge
or serial-tunnel), and then route data between two serial devices via TCP/IP. This is useful when
connecting mainframe computers, servers or other serial devices that do not themselves have
Ethernet capability. By virtue of its protocol independence and flexibility, the tDS-700 meets the
demands of virtually any network-enabled application.
