B&B Electronics ESP901 - Software Overview; Menus

Using ESP Manager
Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 4 23
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Figure 21. The VLINX ESP Manager Window
Software Overview
The VLINX ESP Manager window provides the following information:
 Menus (Server, View, Exit, Help)
 Server Icons (Firmware Upgrade, Virtual COM Configuration,
Searching Server, Uninstall Virtual COM, Monitor Port Status)
 Serial Server / Virtual COM Lists
 Software Status (Ready, Updating, Searching, etc)
Menus
Server
 Firmware Upgrade - Used when downloading new firmware to
the Serial Server.
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See Chapter 8 for more information on upgrading firmware.
 Virtual COM Configuration - Selects the Virtual COM List.
Double clicking on any COM port in the Virtual COM List brings
up a window that allows changing the virtual COM settings such
as Flow Control, Protocol, IP address, and Port Number. Virtual
COM settings must match Serial Server port settings.