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Broadcast serial device data via UDP
Serial to Ethernet Connector lets you transmit data and messages to all computers on your LAN using UDP.
Serial to UDP: Enhanced data communication flexibility
Greater flexibility is provided when using the UDP protocol due to its ability to encapsulate all data from a serial port. You can configure broadcast messages to simplify sending information to all network devices. No additional settings are required for anyone listening on the specified port to receive the messages.
Launch Serial to Ethernet Connector and create a UDP connection using the application’s interface. The broadcast address is your network subnet, for instance, 196.178.0.255. On computers with multiple networks, you can configure designated broadcasts for each network using the UDP port.
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You can now broadcast data from the device’s serial port to an unlimited number of network devices or applications. Multiple connections can be set up with physical or virtual ports for a system that sends all data generated by any node to all clients.
Note: Broadcast is a commonly used technique of delivering information generated by one sender to all network-attached devices. It is often used for sending messages to all network nodes or performing device discovery.
Configuring settings to support broadcast may require you to specify an address that reaches all network devices. IP networks commonly use 255.255.255.255 to communicate with all network nodes. Settings for broadcast are based on the technologies used in a given computing environment.
Serial to Ethernet Connector turned out to be the most effective solution I've tried so far. Serial port virtualization technology offered by this software is an efficient alternative to using additional computers or expansion cards. This technology is particularly useful in my data transmission system, as virtual RS 232 interfaces provide the simplest way for remote access and management of serial port devices over the network.
Olivia Lane
Pollution Control Engineer
In our quality control laboratory, we use specialized instruments which communicate with computers via serial ports. To avoid constant relocation and re-calibration of the equipment, we decided to try sharing the devices over LAN. Serial to Ethernet Connector helped us do this easily. Now, if somebody needs to connect to a particular device, they can share serial over Ethernet and access it remotely via a terminal server.
Stefan Mueller
Solution Architect at Alpla
Serial to Ethernet Connector allowed us to connect the old devices with the new web-based app. The main reason for choosing Electronic Team was the interface of the software. It seems much more intuitive and modern than those of the competition. With Serial to Ethernet Connector, we don’t have to replace the older equipment that is connected to clients via serial interfaces and can continue using it with the new solution.
Emma Davis
Process Control Programmer
Serial to Ethernet Connector meets all of our key requirements. It’s reliable and offers password authentication and traffic encryption. These options are especially important to us, as we work with the point of sale terminals and need to keep our data protected. This app has made it super easy to access POS hardware via virtual serial ports shared over Ethernet.
James Meyer
Efficiency Engineer
The COM port sharing capabilities of Serial to Ethernet Connector has become an integral part of our diagnostic software for oil rig machines. After our engineers implemented the remote access functionality in our automation system, the service personnel can detect issues, affecting the system’s state, significantly faster and more efficiently.
Jacob Williams
Communications Engineer
I was looking for a way to pass through a TAPI device to a client Citrix XenDesktop session. Since it didn’t seem possible to map it to a client COM port in XenDesktop, I chose to go with a third-party solution. Serial to Ethernet Connector allowed me to forward my TAPI device across Ethernet to my virtual machine.
Claudio Corniani
Electronic Engineering Manager at PIUSI SPA (Italy)
We integrated the Serial to Ethernet Connector functionality into the hardware. This allowed us to virtualize a new serial port and redirect the communication traffic to the Ethernet port, without other modifications on our original software application. We increased our overall efficiency!
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