Establishing a TCP/IP Connection with a Device Server
Setting up the Device Server for TCP/IP Communication
The simplest and most reliable way to set the DS up for TCP/IP communication is using the Connection Wizard .
| • | Click Start > Programs > Tibbo > Connection Wizard: |
| • | Click Next. |
| • | Select Configure a Device Server for direct communications with an application on this PC. Click Next. |
| • | Click Select from the list. |
| • | Select the DS you would like to work with. If its IP address is invalid (it says so on the status bar), click Change IP. |
| • | Having made sure the IP of the device is correct, select the DS in the list, click Select to go back to the Wizard, and click Next. |
| • | Select Your application. Click Next. |
| • | Select TCP/IP transport protocol. Don't change the port, but remember it's 1001. You'll need this for later. |
| • | Set whatever serial parameters you need. Just remember what you set here, as you might need it for later (or for Establishing a Serial Connection with a Device Server). If you are going to perform a loopback test, set RTS/CTS flow control to Disabled or remote. |
| • | This is just a summary screen. Click Finish. |
Now we know the IP address and port for this device server, and have set it so it would listen for incoming TCP connections. On to the next phase:
Setting up HyperTerminal for TCP/IP Communications
We resume from where we left off on Setting Correct Parameters on Startup . To establish a TCP/IP connection with the Device Server, open the drop-down titled Connect using , and select TCP/IP (Winsock) :
Next, enter the IP address and the port number we got earlier from the DS Manager:
Now click OK .
The following screen should appear:
Congratulations! You're connected. Continue to Sending Commands To the Device Server or Using HyperTerminal to Test a Connection .