Portbase User Guide
set “port <x/ all/ x-x> protocol
<disable/com2kxp/com98/tcp_server/tcp_client/tcp_mserver/udp_server/udp_client/xconsole>”
Set operation mode of the given serial port.
J disable
Do not use this port.
J com2kxp
Use the serial ports of Portbase as the COM ports of Windows 2000/XP/2003 operated
PC. (Both the data and the signal line information of the serial port can be controlled.)
J com98
Use the serial ports of Portbase as the COM ports of Windows 98/ME operated PC. (Both
the data and the signal line information of the serial port can be controlled.)
J tcp_server
Portbase works as a socket server, waiting for the client connection on the network.
Socket number for awaiting connection can be set in ‘Socket Number’ field.
All data between the socket and the serial port is transferred untouched after the socket
connection is established.
J tcp_client
Portbase acts as a socket client in this mode. It tries to connect to the server IP address
and the socket number assigned when a certain server waits for connection on the
network.
All data between the socket and the serial port is transferred untouched after the socket
connection is established.
J tcp_mserver
Portbase works as a server, accepting upto 5 simultaneous connections from socket
clients.
Data transmitted from Portbase is broadcast to each socket client.
J udp_server
Portbase works as a UDP server, waiting for UDP connection from the client on the
network.
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