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VxComm (Virtual COM) Driver/Utility

"VxComm" stands for "Virtual Communications Ports".
The VxComm Driver creates virtual COM ports in Windows and maps them to the serial ports of the tDS-700/7188E/8000E/PDS series device servers through the Internet/Ethernet network. The user's RS-232 client programs need only to change to the virtual COM port to access the serial devices connected to the device servers through the network.

1. Search Servers
VxComm Utility can search the 7188E/PDS on local network (via UDP protocol).
Note: The firmware of 7188E/PDS should be v3.2.30[2/20/2008] or later.

2. Server Configuration in UDP
Serving error may be the result of incorrect network settings including IP/Mask/Gateway/MAC addresses in the device servers. If the settings are wrong or invalid, user still can use the “Configure Server (UDP)” function of VxComm Utility to modify it through the local network instead of RS-232.

3. Ping Server
The VxComm Utility can ping the device servers by calling ping.exe that is built-in in Windows. The device servers should be no network setting problem if it response to ping successfully. This function can also be used to test if the IP is already occupied by other device.

4. Compatible with the Windows XP SP2 Built-In Firewall
The "VxComm Driver" setup program adds VxComm Utility to the exception list of the firewall that is built-in in Windows XP SP2. It enables the “Search Server” function to work correctly under the Windows XP SP2 firewall.

5. Batch Adding Servers by IP Range

New "Batch Add Servers" function is for adding amounts of device servers by assigning a range of IP address in the VxComm Utility. The function can connect to the device servers and get name of each server automatically. It replaces the "Addsingle Server" function (in old version) with the batch processing ability.

Users can set the PC side Server-Options in the “Server Options” page. Settings include Connection-Broken Time, Keep-Alive Time, Connect Timeout, Command Port (TCP) and Virtual I/O Port (TCP).

6. Import/Export Configuration File

Settings in the VxComm Utility can be exported and saved in a configuration file, and can be imported to other computers later. The configuration file format in the new utility is changed to XML. With XML editor, users can modify the configuration more easily before importing.

Note: Free download Microsoft XML Notepad 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7973

ICP DAS provides a configuration DLL for user's program to import configuration from file just in a single function call. This enables user's system to support dynamic mappings between virtual COM ports and device servers.

7. Device Information Display and Setting

8. Serial Ports Remote Configuration (Using TCP)

9. Multiple COM or TCP Terminal Windows
User can open multiple COM or TCP terminal windows, that provided by the new VxComm Utility, for basic communication test. The terminal window supports sending/receiving data in text or hex mode.

VXComm Driver

Type	Files	Size	Ver.	Update	Download
	VxComm Driver W7	3.6 MB	2.13.14	Jun-27-2018	FTP	Web
	Virtual COM Driver for 32-bit Windows XP/7/8/2012/10 and 64-bit Windows XP/7/8/2012/2016/10. Includes kernel driver to provide serial/COM port interface. Supports PDS/DS/tDS/7188E/8000E series controllers Supports Windows XP Embedded system (Like XP-8000) Provides VxComm Utility for virtual COM port mappings. Built-in COM/TCP terminal program. Note: This driver requires SHA256 support, please refer to the link for more information. http://www.icpdas.com/root/support/faq/card/software/045_VxComm_SHA256_en.pdf
	VxComm Driver Vista	3.15 MB	2.13.04	Sep-25-2015	FTP	Web
	Virtual COM Driver for 32-bit Windows 2003/2008/Vista and 64-bit Windows 2003/2008/Vista. Includes kernel driver to provide serial/COM port interface. Supports PDS/DS/tDS/7188E/8000E series controllers Supports Windows XP Embedded system (Like XP-8000) Provides VxComm Utility for virtual COM port mappings. Built-in COM/TCP terminal program.
	VxComm Driver 2k	1.17 MB	2.12.06	Jan-22-2014	FTP	Web
	Virtual COM Driver for Windows 2000. Includes kernel driver to provide serial/COM port interface. Supports PDS/DS/tDS/7188E/8000E series controllers Supports Windows XP Embedded system (Like XP-8000) Provides VxComm Utility for virtual COM port mappings. Built-in COM/TCP terminal program.
	VxComm Driver 98	2.8 MB	1.02	Oct-17-2002	FTP	Web
	VxComm Driver for Windows 95/98/ME. Serial/COM port interface. Supports I-7188E/8000E series controllers. Note: MSIE301.EXE is MS Internet Explorer v3.01, HHUpd132.EXE is MS HTML Help Upgrade v1.32. For more information, please refer to the readme.txt file.
	User's Manual	4.4 MB	1.4	Apr-24-2015	FTP	Web
	VxComm Driver User's Manual for 32/64-bit Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista/7/8/10. This manual Includes the following topics: 1. Overview, 2. Software Installation, 3. VxComm Environment Basics, 4. Starting, 5. Diagnostics, 6. Troubleshooting

Linux VxComm Driver

Type	Files	Size	Ver.	Update	Download
	Linux VxComm Driver	685 KB	0.2.5	Oct-12-2017	FTP	Web
	VxComm Driver for Linux kernel 2.6.25~4.10.x (Support x86 architecture only.) Serial/COM port interface. Supports I-7188E/PDS/tDS series controllers.
	Linux User Manual	41 KB	1.0	Jun-25-2011	FTP	Web
	User's Manual for Linux VxComm Driver This manual Includes the following topics: Adding/removing a 7188E/PDS server Configuring and Installing the Linux VxComm Driver. Configuring the virtual COM port mapping/removing.

Utility

Type	Files	Size	Ver.	Update	Download
	MiniOS7 Utility	4.1 MB	1.0.05	Jun-16-2004	FTP	Web
	The MiniOS7 is the utility to download firmware, update MiniOS7, and configure the Ethernet/Internet and COM port settings of the 7188E/8000E. It provides the most intuitive and friendly interface for you to interact with MiniOS7(on Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP). (See more)
	7188 Utility	0.3 MB		Jun-17-2004	FTP	Web
	The MiniOS7 and firmware download utility (DOS version) provides more features/commands to interact with MiniOS7. The 7188x.exe program is designed for DOS while the 7188xw.exe program is for Win32 console mode. (See more) Related Links: . To Update MiniOS7 . To Download exe/firmware/files to 7188 . MiniOS7 Command List . 7188 Utility Command List

PDS-8x1 Firmware & OS Image

Type	Files	Size	Ver.	Update	Download
	VxComm Server	171 KB	3.2.30	Oct-05-2009	FTP	Web
	Firmware for PDS-8x1 series controllers. To use the virtual COM ports, you should install the VxComm Driver on PC and run the VxComm Server on PDS-8x1, so VxComm Driver can then connect to the PDS-8x1 and provides the COM port service. When accessing PDS-8x1 via TCP/IP sockets or programs directly, please refer to the following document. Related Link: VxComm Server Command List
	MiniOS7 OS Image	0.4 MB		Jan-7-2009	FTP	Web
	This is the MiniOS7 OS image file for the PDS-8x1 series controllers. MiniOS7 has the following advantages: Developed for PDS-8x1 series controllers Fast booting (about 1 second) Can be updated via serial port Controls PDS-8x1 hardware directly Supports Flash memory and controller diagnosis

PDS-842/PDS-882 Firmware

Type	Files	Size	Ver.	Update	Download
	VxComm Server	439 KB	1.0	Jan-20-2010	FTP	Web
	Firmware for PDS-8x2 series controllers. To use the virtual COM ports, you should install the VxComm Driver on PC and run the VxComm Server on PDS-8x2, so VxComm Driver can then connect to the PDS-8x2 and provides the COM port service. When accessing PDS-8x2 via TCP/IP sockets or programs directly, please refer to the following document.
	PDS-8x2 OS Image	64 MB	1.1	March-22-2011	FTP	Web
	PDS-8x2 OS Image

PDS-700/DS-700 Firmware & OS Image

Type	Files	Size	Ver.	Update	Download
	VxComm Server	197 KB	3.2.32	Jul-06-2012	FTP	Web
	Firmware for PDS-700/DS-700 series controllers. To use the virtual COM ports, you should install the VxComm Driver on PC and run the VxComm Server on PDS-700/DS-700, so VxComm Driver can then connect to the PDS-700/DS-700 and provides the COM port service. When accessing PDS-700/DS-700 via TCP/IP sockets or programs directly, please refer to the following document. Related Link: VxComm Server Command List
	MiniOS7 OS Image	0.1MB		Apr-19-2010	FTP	Web
	This is the MiniOS7 OS image file for the PDS-700/DS-700 series controllers. MiniOS7 has the following advantages: Developed for PDS-700/DS-700 series controllers Fast booting (about 1 second) Can be updated via serial port Controls PDS-700/DS-700 hardware directly Supports Flash memory and controller diagnosis

7188E Firmware & OS Image

Type	Files	Size	Ver.	Update	Download
	VxComm Server	0.1 MB	3.2.32	May-26-2010	FTP	Web
	Firmware for 7188E series controllers. To use the virtual COM ports, you should install the VxComm Driver on PC and run the VxComm Server on 7188En, so VxComm Driver can then connect to the 7188En and provides the COM port service. Related Link: VxComm Server Command List When accessing I-7188EN via TCP/IP sockets or programs directly, please refer to the following document.
	MiniOS7 OS Image	0.1 MB		Aug-21-2009	FTP	Web
	This is the MiniOS7 OS image file for the 7188E series controllers. MiniOS7 has the following advantages: Developed for I-7188 series controller Fast booting (about 1 second) Can be updated via serial port Controls I-7188E hardware directly Supports Flash memory and controller diagnosis

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