| Serial port virtualization has acquired a great | | | | Serial Port Redirector makes serial data from |
| demand on the software market. New virtual | | | | virtual serial ports available on a TCP/IP network. |
| technologies have made a great step further to | | | | All data written to virtual COM port appers on |
| ease human life in solving the most pressing | | | | specified TCP-port of remote IP address. Virtual |
| problems. FabulaTech is one of the major | | | | serial port looks and works exactly as a real |
| software development companies which provides | | | | hardware serial port. Compatible with a wide |
| solutions in USB и Serial device virtualization | | | | range of serial device servers, Serial Port |
| area serving the needs and demands of its | | | | Redirector offers highly configurable virtual COM |
| customers worldwide. The company is the world's | | | | ports. Serial device server developers confirmed, |
| pioneer at creating the innovation-based USB | | | | RFC2217 protocol is supported completely. |
| virtualization technology that really works. Being | | | | Serial Port Mapper maps any serial ports to virtual |
| the global leader in the USB virtualization, network | | | | serial port. Serial communications program opens |
| and wireless software solutions its primary focus | | | | COM port alias but actually works with specified |
| is innovation. | | | | physical COM port. Additional console utility allows |
| FabulaTech measures itself by how well it serves | | | | to control Serial Port Mapper via command-line |
| and helps its customers to solve their most | | | | interface. |
| yearning problems. Its virtual USB and serial port | | | | Serial Port Control allows your application to |
| products are the largest segment with the due | | | | control serial ports in the easiest way possible. |
| responsibility for product delivery, technical | | | | The control comes in different forms such as |
| architecture and support. In this article we will | | | | ActiveX control, .Net component and Borland |
| outline the most popular and demanded serial port | | | | Builder component. It allows to use native |
| virtualization softwares: Serial Port Splitter, | | | | component in different developer environments. |
| Network Serial Port Kit, Serial Port Redirector, | | | | No need to check ports periodically if there is new |
| Serial Port Mapper, Serial Port Control, Virtual Com | | | | data. Simply define a function for needed event |
| Port Control and Virtual Serial Port Kit to give the | | | | and process the data. Just drop a control on a |
| general idea of what such programs can do. | | | | form in any development environment and |
| Serial Port Splitter (or sometimes Com Port | | | | compare this to writing thousands of lines of code. |
| Splitter) allows to get access to a device | | | | Virtual Com Port Control is an ActiveX control |
| connected to a COM port from several | | | | which makes it possible to create virtual serial |
| applications simultaneously. This is a true virtual | | | | ports and control them fully. At the same time |
| serial port driver and it runs as system service. It | | | | virtual ports look like as if they were real |
| easily shares serial data of one Com port among | | | | hardware serial ports for communications |
| several applications. | | | | applications. |
| Network Serial Port Kit allows to access remote | | | | Virtual Serial Port Kit creates virtual COM ports |
| serial devices over local network or the Internet. | | | | and controls them fully. Virtual COM ports look like |
| This is a true emulation of the remote serial port. | | | | exactly as real hardware serial ports for |
| Network Serial Port Kit automatically detects if | | | | communications applications. The control is ready |
| network connection with the remote side is | | | | to use in ANY ActiveX enabled developer |
| broken. As soon as the connection can be | | | | environemnt linke Microsoft Visal Studio, Borland |
| established, the program reconnects to the | | | | Builder, Borland Delphi. No need to check ports |
| remote side. Some communications applications | | | | periodically if there is new data. Simply define a |
| expect minimal response time from a serial | | | | function for needed event and process the data. |
| device. Network Serial Port Kit he Network | | | | So as you can see means of serial port |
| Latency Compensation capability to avoid influence | | | | virtualization can vary though the demand in this |
| of network delays. | | | | contributes to increase in need of innovations. |