TheWaterboy
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I'm using a Lantronix xPressDR+ for serial to ethernet to serial encapsulation to an RS485 ASCII string of instruments. The software part (ComPortRedirector) give the PC a normal COM3 interface for Kepware to connect to. That traffic gets sent over the network to the device that then converts it to RS485 and bobsyouruncle.
This thing works but the config and serial monitoring software is just junk. Documentation is as well. There isn't much to configure but knowing where it really is and what's important is guesswork. Even their latest "Device Installer" software shows settings from the device that disagree with what the devices own web interface says.
Anyone have one of these they like for the process instrumentation? Not a laptop dongle - something meant to be used on the factory floor in our industry with good diagnostics, live serial port monitor and clear configuration.
This thing works but the config and serial monitoring software is just junk. Documentation is as well. There isn't much to configure but knowing where it really is and what's important is guesswork. Even their latest "Device Installer" software shows settings from the device that disagree with what the devices own web interface says.
Anyone have one of these they like for the process instrumentation? Not a laptop dongle - something meant to be used on the factory floor in our industry with good diagnostics, live serial port monitor and clear configuration.