A long-awaited upgrade of Serial to Ethernet Connector for PC* is here – welcome version 6!

Our developers worked hard on adding new features and polishing the existing ones and here what we’ve got in result.

The first novelty, which won’t go unnoticed, is new interface. Starting from version 6 the interface becomes more logical and user friendly. As a result creating connections and managing them is even more convenient (connections are comprehensively visualized).

We’ve also improved Serial to Ethernet Connector for PC functionality. Among the newly added features are:

- totally redesigned interface;

- you can now specify several remote computers for simultaneous UDP connection;

- possibility to turn off Serial to Ethernet Connector (requires Administrator rights and permits to temporarily disable created connections without deleting them);

- possibility to create sample client-server pair to see how Serial to Ethernet Connector works;

- you can check connection’s summary and statistics (available upon click on the required connection in the tree);

- Serial to Ethernet Connector can now be run and used (including the registration procedure) under user account;

- support for Ipv6 and beta version of Windows 8 was added;

The full list of all newly added features can be found here.

How to upgrade?

If you are a registered user of Serial to Ethernet Connector (pack of 2 licenses for Windows), you can upgrade with 50% discount; if you are a registered user of Serial to Ethernet Connector (pack of Linux & Windows licenses), you can also upgrade with discount. In both cases you can request your discount here.

If you have purchased Serial to Ethernet Connector within Grace period (i.e. March 17, 2012 – April 17, 2012) or have Lifetime Upgrades Guarantee, you will receive Serial to Ethernet Connector 6.0 for absolutely free (send us your Order ID and we’ll send you the new registration code in return).

* Serial to Ethernet Connector for PC is a solution that will let you share up to 500 serial port devices over network (Internet or LAN) easily. Doesn’t matter how many serial ports you have: with Serial to Ethernet Connector your computer can have dozens of serial ports with serial devices connected to them.

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Hey guys! You know, this post had to be an ordinary case study, but the way this user utilized our software impressed us so much, that we decided to devote a little bit more attention to this case.

Several weeks ago we were contacted by Bath University Racing Submarine Team. These guys were looking for software which would help them create virtual serial ports and connect them, and have Googled Virtual Serial Port Driver.

“We will be using your product to communicate between the commercial software that runs our multibeam sonar, which is designed to receive NMEA GPS & compass data over a serial port, and new Labview software the students have developed to control the submarine. Both need to use the same serial port information simultaneously, and so your port duplicator will allow the control software to capture the navigation information and feed it right out to the sonar software for display to the pilot during the race.”

“The benefit of the solution is that the students will be able to focus on the mechanics of the submarine and the fluid dynamics around it to develop their control solution, rather than spend hours developing workarounds to deal with the monopolisation of the COM port by the sonar software.”

We are pleased that Virtual Serial Port Driver was a part of a cohesive team and (we hope) helped Bath University Racing Submarine Team to sail well at submarine races at Vobster Quay Diving Centre.

“The team did quite well in the end, despite a series of setbacks that started with US Customs. The Minerva’s top speed of 3.3 kts was good enough for the middle of the twenty-boat pack – official results haven’t been released yet, but somewhere between 8th and 10th overall. Really not bad considering the budget differentials – there were some beautiful boats on the race course this year! We can claim to have been the fastest international boat (i.e. non-Canadian/American), and clinched third place in the unofficial women’s division.

The competition isn’t all about speed, however – there are several awards for innovation and design – and we collected one of those: for Best Use of Composites!

All in all, a result we can be happy with. Lots of room for improvement, but there always is… The important bit is that the students now have a real appreciation for systems engineering, and what’s involved in bringing a stack of ideas from concept to finish line.”

We want to thank members of Bath University Racing Submarine Team for their interest in Virtual Serial Port Driver and for the possibility to participate (even not being there personally) in submarine races – this was a new and interesting experience for us.

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Gary Miller, a weather, electronics and computers enthusiast, uses Serial Splitter when working with his 24/7 Personal Weather Station. Keep on reading to learn more about his hobby.

industry: Hobbyist/Weather Enthusiast

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Hey everyone! Today we’re extremely happy to let you know that Virtual Serial Port ActiveX Control 7 was recently released and all of you can download and evaluate it!

Virtual Serial Port ActiveX Control 7 offers you nice benefits, among which there is the possibility to create and control virtual serial ports on multi-core computers.

Moreover, Virtual Serial Port ActiveX Control 7 allows you creating virtual ports on machines running Windows 7 as now it fully supports this OS (64-bit systems are supported as well as 32-bit ones).

In new version of Virtual Serial Port ActiveX Control IDE restart is not required after registration is complete, so nothing will distract your attention from working with it.

If you are thinking of getting OEM license of Virtual Serial Port ActiveX Control, please, be aware that Windows 9X support in OEM license is now available upon request only.

You can find detailed information about Virtual Serial Port ActiveX Control 7 along with changelog and download links here.

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Do not hesitate to test Virtual Serial Port ActiveX Control 7 and let us know what you think of it : )

Virtual Serial Port Driver is one of those products Eltima started from in 2001! And now our team is glad to inform you that Virtual Serial Port Driver 7 is finally here!

For those, who are not familiar with Virtual Serial Port Driver – this utility creates virtual serial ports and connects them in pairs via virtual null-modem cable. For example, Virtual Serial Port Driver can be in use if you want to test or debug different applications that use null-modem cable, or to test or debug different serial port device emulators such as modems, fax, GPS etc. You can find detailed usage scenarios here.

The most significant improvement is that Virtual Serial Port Driver now fully supports Windows 7! The user interface has also been refreshed. Feel free to upgrade and try the new version on your Windows 7 computer! BTW, application restart is no longer required after entering registration info, so nothing will distract you from learning new Virtual Serial Port Driver options.

Once you’ve installed it and started creating pairs, pinout scheme will visually show you how signal lines are connected, thus making process of pinout customization more convenient.

Moreover, updated Virtual Serial Port Driver can easily detect what application virtual serial port was created with.

Please, note also, that Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 support is available only in OEM version now.

So, feel free to upgrade and let us know what you think about new options!

Waiting to hear from you!

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Dag Hovden, an owner of Penguin Programs, explains the necessity of Serial Port Monitor ActiveX in his daily work. Read his case study and find out how Dag is going to use Serial Port Monitor ActiveX.

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In this case study you will find out how Michael Parry-Thomas uses Serial Splitter by Eltima for earthquakes forecasting.

industry: weather forecasting

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