ICP DAS USA I-7540D User Manual
Page 9
In some factories, there are old systems still running and in case. These old
systems only support COM port applications. Therefore, the Vxcomm technology
can be used to upgrade these old systems to support Ethernet network.
To recap, the VxComm technology is useful as follows:
z
Provides a much easier interface for software programmers.
z
Keeps the old systems going without program modification
The block diagram of VxComm technology for the i-7540D is given as follows:
The VxComm technology can be used to simulate COM/CAN ports of the i-7540D
to become a COM port of PC. With the help of VxComm driver, users can access
the remote COM/CAN ports of the i-7540D just as them would access the PC’s
COM port.
i-7540D CAN-Ethernet Gateway User’s Manual (Version 1.4, April/2008)
9