VSPM Ver 2.

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User Manual

Introduction:
VSPM is a software tool, which adds to the operating system a virtual COM
Port, (COM 5 for example) and redirects the data from this port through the
TCP/IP network to another hardware interface, defined by IP address and
port number.

Basic Features:
Free and unlimited driver virtual serial port for any TCP/IP devices.
Can be set to windows start up and hide to system tray or background
hide.
Normally works as TCP Client but can be also used as TCP
Server.
Up to 256 virtual coms can be created.
You can bind any application with VSPM.
No need to create batch files.

Software Installation:
Step1: Double click on the VSPM.exe and select the language to use during
installation.

Step2: Click Next to continue or Exit to cancel the setup

Step3: Select the destination folder where you want to installed and click Next to
continue

Step4: It will start installing VSPM on your computer.

Complete installation of VSPM will create a VSPM icon on your desktop. Double
click on the icon select the proper language and work mode as per your application.

Selecting Proper Work Mode:

1. VSPM run as client on PC and supports server device

In client mode VSPM will work as a client and our device will work as server.
Always select the first option to create the serial ports, in second option it will
select serial ports by its own and click OK

Click on Manager->New Virtual Com to create a virtual com on your PC for server
device as shown in above diagram. Following window will appear.

Select the COM Port you want to create (e.g. COM3), put remote server IP address
i.e. IP address of serial to Ethernet converter and select server port as shown in
above screen shot.
Clicking OK will create specified COM on your computer and will connect to the
IP and PORT specified. In this way you can create up to 256 virtual ports.

The main screen of VSPM will show you the created virtual com, IP address and
PORT number of server, state of virtual port(close/open), no of bytes send and
receive on com and TCP/IP state(connected/Disconnected).

To configure the virtual com click Config->Config as shown in above screen.

Following screen will appear on screen. In baseconfig select the configuration as
shown in the screen1

Screen1:

Disabled the Keep alive time. Retry connect interval is kept 1 min. This will try
connecting to the device in every 1 min (or the time you have specified) if there is
connection failed. As shown in screen2

Screen2:

Disable the option shown in screen3

Screen3:

How to bind your application with VSPM?

You can bind your application (.exe) file with VSPM. So whenever you start VSPM it
will automatically creates the com ports and it will start your application also. So no need
to keep your application in start up.

Select Config-> Bind auto start app with VSPM option as shown below

This will open following screen

Browse your .exe file you want to bind with VSPM and click on Save Bind. If you want
to delete bind then click on Delete Bind