Serial Port Virtualization. Means of virtualizing Com ports.

Serial port virtualization has acquired a greatSerial Port Redirector makes serial data from
demand on the software market. New virtualvirtual serial ports available on a TCP/IP network.
technologies have made a great step further toAll data written to virtual COM port appers on
ease human life in solving the most pressingspecified TCP-port of remote IP address. Virtual
problems. FabulaTech is one of the majorserial port looks and works exactly as a real
software development companies which provideshardware serial port. Compatible with a wide
solutions in USB и Serial device virtualizationrange of serial device servers, Serial Port
area serving the needs and demands of itsRedirector offers highly configurable virtual COM
customers worldwide. The company is the world'sports. Serial device server developers confirmed,
pioneer at creating the innovation-based USBRFC2217 protocol is supported completely.
virtualization technology that really works. BeingSerial Port Mapper maps any serial ports to virtual
the global leader in the USB virtualization, networkserial port. Serial communications program opens
and wireless software solutions its primary focusCOM port alias but actually works with specified
is innovation.physical COM port. Additional console utility allows
FabulaTech measures itself by how well it servesto control Serial Port Mapper via command-line
and helps its customers to solve their mostinterface.
yearning problems. Its virtual USB and serial portSerial Port Control allows your application to
products are the largest segment with the duecontrol serial ports in the easiest way possible.
responsibility for product delivery, technicalThe control comes in different forms such as
architecture and support. In this article we willActiveX control, .Net component and Borland
outline the most popular and demanded serial portBuilder 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 Comdata. Simply define a function for needed event
Port Control and Virtual Serial Port Kit to give theand 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 Portcompare this to writing thousands of lines of code.
Splitter) allows to get access to a deviceVirtual Com Port Control is an ActiveX control
connected to a COM port from severalwhich makes it possible to create virtual serial
applications simultaneously. This is a true virtualports and control them fully. At the same time
serial port driver and it runs as system service. Itvirtual ports look like as if they were real
easily shares serial data of one Com port amonghardware serial ports for communications
several applications.applications.
Network Serial Port Kit allows to access remoteVirtual 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 ifcommunications applications. The control is ready
network connection with the remote side isto use in ANY ActiveX enabled developer
broken. As soon as the connection can beenvironemnt linke Microsoft Visal Studio, Borland
established, the program reconnects to theBuilder, Borland Delphi. No need to check ports
remote side. Some communications applicationsperiodically if there is new data. Simply define a
expect minimal response time from a serialfunction for needed event and process the data.
device. Network Serial Port Kit he NetworkSo as you can see means of serial port
Latency Compensation capability to avoid influencevirtualization can vary though the demand in this
of network delays.contributes to increase in need of innovations.