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Shared Serial Ports User Manual

Shared Serial Ports is a simple, low-cost and efficient solution to share one serial port among multiple applications at the same time. Our application ensures simultaneous, high-speed, bi-directional and collision-free connection to serial port (RS232 standard) for unlimited number of applications. All applications that connect to shared COM port will be able to communicate (send and receive data) with the device which is attached to real port as if they have an exclusive access to that device. As the result, Shared Serial Ports application lets you bypass one-application-per-one-serial-port limitation and grant custom access rights to certain applications.

How does it work?

Shared Serial Ports uses Eltima accredited virtual serial ports technology (used by thousands of institutions and individuals worldwide) to invisibly create virtual serial ports in your system. To connect many applications to one serial port you just have to share it... with one click. Every time new application connects to shared COM1, new instance of virtual COM1 port is automatically created and access to serial port device is granted (port access is managed by Shared Serial Ports highly secure).

To manage serial port connections Shared Serial Port provides versatile access policy for each application. You may grant read/right access rights to particular application, define application that can manage serial port signal lines (Request To Send, Data Transmission Ready, etc.) and specify serial port connection parameters (Baudrate, Databits, Parity, Stop bits, Flow control).

Flexible and tested technology, simplicity in use and adjustable access policy make Shared Serial Ports a real pleasure to work with. Finally, OEM license allows you to invisible integrate Shared Serial Port's great features into your own software!

• Provide simultaneous access to a single serial port for multiple applications
• Unlimited number of applications are able to work with one device (serial port) simultaneously
• Flexible access policy for each application (read/write to serial port; manage control lines)
• Useful on-screen visualization of shared serial ports, connected applications and communication activity (sent/received bytes, status, etc.)
• RS232 specification standard compliant
• Customize real serial port connection parameters (baudrate, parity, flow-control, databits and stopbits)
• Fully compatible with Windows 2000/XP/2003
• High speed data exchange from/to serial port (up to 256 kbits)