Com Port Data Emulator
This article is a reboot of an earlier piece which to our surprise is continuously one of the most visited pages on the NetBurner Learn Blog. However, the original is quite old and sorely in need of an update as our software has evolved. It’s great to see people are still making good use of this information and if you read on, you’ll see why it’s a great solution when you don’t want to reinvent the wheel. What is a virtual COM port? A virtual COM port or a virtual serial port is an ideal solution for when a legacy software application expects a connection to a serial device port (COM port) but cannot connect, due to a physical lack of available serial ports. Instead, we reconfigure the computer to send serial port data over a local area network or the Internet as if over a true serial port. When the legacy application sends data to a serial COM port, it is actually transmitted over a TCP/IP network and back from the network to your legacy application — and presto!
Usb Comm Port Emulator
Com Port Data Emulator Download
— we have a virtual serial or virtual COM port. Why should I use a virtual COM port? Most modern desktop computers and laptops no longer have the old school DB9 RS-232 serial ports (COM ports) that were traditionally used to connect directly to hardware used in commercial, laboratory or industrial safety and control systems. In many cases, even if they do, the number of available ports is very limited. This can be especially problematic if you still rely on legacy software applications that specifically communicate through those now non-existent (or very limited) serial ports.