There are three basic ways to use Tibbo's Serial-over-IP devices. Each of the methods described below is fully supported by the Tibbo Device Server Toolkit software with its Connection Wizard — a scenario-based configuration helper that will have your Tibbo device server (board, module) up and running in no time at all.
Virtual Serial Ports
Our Virtual Serial Port Drivers for Windows and Linux allow you to transparently access your device server's serial port as if it was a real COM port of your PC. Your "serial" PC software won't notice the cheat.
Direct TCP and UDP links
All Tibbo serial-over-IP devices support standard TCP/IP and UDP/IP protocols. Open a socket and exchange data with the serial port of your device server directly. It's that simple.
Device-to-device links
Tibbo device servers can talk to each other directly, using standard TCP/IP and UDP/IP protocols. No PC necessary.
HTTP, UDP (DS Manager), and Telnet network setup options.
"On-the-fly" commands for immediate serial port configuration change.
Serial-side "modem" commands for network connections control.
Direct control of ADSL modems.
Supported protocols include UDP, TCP, ARP, ICMP (PING), DHCP, PPPoE, LCP, and HTTP.
Supplied with the Tibbo Device Server Toolkit (TDST) for Windows. The TDST includes Virtual Serial Port Driver (VSPD). A Linux version of the VSPD is also available.
This list is for reference only. Not all devices support all listed features.
