Kramer Electronics FC-24ETH - Manual (Page 9)

Overview 5
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A 5V DC power supply
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A compact Kramer TOOLS
™ enclosure (FC-21ETH, FC-22ETH) or
MegaTOOLS ™ enclosure (FC-24ETH) which can be mounted side by side
in a 19-inch rack using suitable rack adapters
The FC-21ETH, FC-22ETH and FC-24ETH include the Virtual Serial Port Manager
(Kramer VSPM) for compatibility with applications based on COM-port
communication. The virtual serial port:
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Makes the FC-21ETH, FC-22ETH and FC-24ETH compatible with all
Windows
®
-based applications which require a physical COM port. This
includes all versions of K-Router and other Kramer control applications. It
lets you operate all RS-232 and RS-485 controllable devices via an Ethernet
LAN using their existing PC software
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Operates like a physical COM port, that is, a logical COM port that behaves
like a standard hardware COM port. In reality, it transparently reroutes the
data using the TCP/IP network to the FC-21ETH, FC-22ETH or FC-24ETH
interface via a virtual connection which you can emulate over the Ethernet or
Internet
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Can be created in any quantity on your PC and does not occupy a physical
serial port