Tutorials - TCP COM Bridge

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Learn how to configure the program for your task

Install TCP COM Bridge: setup, driver, first connection

What the installer does, the virtual COM port driver and its signature, where the ports appear, driver problems and their fixes, trial limits, updates.

Serial port splitter: one COM port for two or more programs

Three connections on one computer give every program its own virtual COM port fed by the same device; who may send, limits, edition. Steps with screenshots.

Serial device server: many COM ports on one Windows PC

One server connection per COM port on its own TCP port, cloned connections, the Windows service mode, allowed addresses, up to 255 ports. Steps with screenshots.

Share a COM port over the network

A server connection on the PC with the device, a virtual COM port on every client, who may send, allowed addresses, limits. Steps with screenshots.

COM port redirector: a virtual COM port to a TCP/IP address

A virtual COM port that sends serial data to a device server or another computer: steps with screenshots, what travels over the network, limits.

Redirect COM ports to a terminal Windows server

Learn to efficiently redirect COM ports to a Windows terminal server, boosting data transfer speeds and optimizing network performance.

Serial over Ethernet: how it works

How serial data travels over a TCP/IP network: raw TCP or RFC 2217, TCP or UDP, software on a PC or a hardware device server.

Connect two COM ports on the same computer

Connect two local COM ports on Windows, bridge hardware/virtual ports, eliminate cables, and monitor/log traffic with Advanced Serial Port Monitor.

Printing on one receipt, POS or fiscal printer from two computers

Sharing a receipt, POS or fiscal printer between two accounting system or two operators on different computers.

Fix slow receipt printing from remote accounting software

Why receipts print slowly through a remote desktop session, and how to set up a dedicated TCP link to a receipt, POS or fiscal printer.

Serial to TCP/IP converter software

Make a serial device on a Windows PC reachable as a TCP or UDP endpoint: server setup, a test with a plain TCP client, UDP notes and limits.

Best serial over Ethernet tools by situation

Which tool fits which job: a COM-only program, an RFC 2217 device server, a free scriptable setup, many ports as a service, a Linux end.

TCP COM Bridge vs tcp2com: when the free tool is enough

tcp2com is a free GPL service that bridges a TCP socket to a COM port. What it covers and when TCP COM Bridge fits better.

TCP COM Bridge troubleshooting

How to read the state lines and byte counters, and what to do when a link drops after hours, a COM port cannot be opened, a virtual port is missing or data arrives garbled.