Chapter 2 Installation & Setup; Hardware Installation; Network Architecture - Advantech ADAM-4561 User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation & Setup

2.1 Hardware Installation

2.1.1 Network Architecture

Traditional serial port communication uses a COM port board that slides
into one of the slots at the back of your PC. With the ADAM- 4561, you
can access the COM port from USB ports. The ADAM-4561 can be inte-
grated into the network architecture of any protocol.
Note:
The following illustration shows the network architecture:
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All the operating systems on your host
mustsupport USB v1.1 standard, such as Win-
dows 98/ME/2000. USB devices are used in
"Master-Slave" architecture. Before you use
ADAM-4561, you must determine the master
PC
Figure 2.1: Network Architecture
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