Use With A Virtual Com Port - KERN YKI-01 Installation Manual

4.3

Use with a virtual COM port

Many conventional applications still work exclusively with a direct RS-232 interface
connection and are not network-enabled. To continue to be able to use these programs as
usual, the adapter offers an option of simulating an RS-232 interface on the computer in
the form of a virtual COM port.
To install and configure a virtual COM port, please do the following:
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Double click on the entry with the adapter to be configured.
This will open the "Configuration" dialogue box:
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Change to the "Operating Mode" tab.
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Make sure that the mode "Real COM Mode" is listed in the "OP Mode" menu.
This is the standard setting.
Changing the operating mode is described in the next chapter.
After configuring the adapter, a virtual COM port must be installed and assigned to the
adapter. Proceed as follows:
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From the directory map on the left in the main window,
select the entry "COM Mapping".
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Click on "add" in the tools menu:
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