Network Serial Port Kit

Overview

You can easily share and access remote printers and hard disks over network. But there is no standard solution which allows to work with remote serial devices.

GPS-receivers, barcode scanners, modems, sensors, PBX, laboratory equipment are not usually dedicated to be shared over network.

Common Solution

It's good if you are able to unplug serial device from a computer and plug it into another one. But often it's a very difficult task, especially if that device is located in a different building or even in a different city.

FabulaTech Solution

Using Network Serial Port Kit you can share physical serial port with a connected device and then access this device from any other computer over local network or the Internet.

At the same time, virtual serial port is created on the computer from which you want to access the serial device and it's the exact copy of the remote physical serial port with the connected device.

Data is forwarded over the network from the physical serial port to the virtual serial port and vice versa. An application on the local computer works with the serial device via the virtual serial port as if it was plugged into this very local computer.

Virtual Null-Modem Cable over Network

You can easily use Network Serial Port Kit for creating virtual null-modem connections over network. In other words, you can connect two communications applications running on different computers by means of virtual null-modem cable over network.

At that, virtual serial ports are created on both computers and they look like physical serial ports for communications applications. Data written to local virtual serial port are automatically forwarded to remote virtual serial port and vice versa.

Example

A modem is plugged into COM1 serial port of a computer in London office. Network Serial Port Kit is installed on that computer and COM1 serial port is shared by means of it.

Using Network Serial Port Kit virtual serial port COM4 is created on a computer in a New-York office and is connected to London office's COM1 serial port over the Internet.

Now a user from New-York office is able to use the modem located in London as if it was connected to a local computer.

OEM License Benefits

Network Serial Port Kit functionality can be easily integrated into your application. So your application will be able to create virtual serial ports connected to remote serial ports directly.

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Target Groups

In general, Network Serial Port Kit is a powerful tool for both business/industry and individuals, because millions of legacy serial devices without built-in network capabilities are still in common use today.

Network Serial Port Kit is ideal for:

• Enterprises, for industrial automation purposes.
• Corporations, because devices from one office can be easily accessed from another office.
• IT integrators, for reducing cost of the whole project.
• Small Office Home Office (SOHO), for saving money because there is no need to buy additional devices.
• Educational organizations, in cases when some employees or students need to use the same specific equipment.

Features

General
Allows to work with remote serial devices over local network or the Internet
Allows to create virtual null-modem cable over local network or the Internet
Virtual serial ports look and work like real physical ports
Once created virtual serial ports are operable at each system startup
Unlimited number of serial devices can be shared simultaneously on a single computer
Unlimited number of serial devices can be accessed simultaneously from a single computer
Virtual communication is more fast and reliable than using real null-modem cable
Different virtual null-modem schemes are available
Fixed COM port settings for shared physical COM port
Broken network connection recovery (auto-reconnect)
Network latency compensation
Compatibility
Full hardware serial ports emulation
Full Microsoft serial.sys compatibility
Serial data transmission speed (bitrate) emulation
Virtual serial ports configuration via Windows Device Manager
Compatibility with PnP and WMI technologies
Compatibility with Hyper-Threading Technology
Compatibility with VMware
User Interface
User friendly program interface
Hot virtual serial port creation and removal, without computer reboot
Developer's API
Serial ports sharing and virtual serial ports creation from your application directly using ActiveX or dynamic link library (OEM license)