Serial Port Tool focuses on COM Port communication software for RS232 related works.
Comm Operator PPC User Manual
How to Install Comm Operator PPC
How to Open Connection
How to Add Data
How to Send Data
How to Load Data

How to Install Comm Operator PPC

1. Required Hardware

The following is the minimum hardware that is required to run Comm Operator PPC:

  • Pocket PC 2003 or later
  • Microsoft ActiveSync and synchronization hardware for application installation
  • RS232 serial adaptor cable suitable to connect the Pocket PC with a standard DB9 serial port on the peripheral devices

About the serial adaptor cable, one solution is a Compact Flash to Serial adaptor such as the Serial I/O CF Card manufactured by Socket. Another option is to obtain a serial adaptor that connects directly to the synchronization port of the Pocket PC.

 

2. To install Comm Operator PPC

  • Connect the Pocket PC to the desktop PC and ensure that ActiveSync is operating correctly.
  • Run Comm Operator PPC setup executable file on your desktop PC and follow the installation wizard to finish intalling.

Another way to install Comm Operator PPC:

  • Copy Relay Time PPC setup *.cab file from desktop PC to Pocket PC.
  • Run the *.cab file on Pocket PC to finish intalling.

 

How to Open Connection

1.Select Menu-> Connection -> Open to show Open Connection dialog

2. Click icon to open Connetion Setting dialog.

3. Select the connection type(Serial Port, TCP Server, TCP Client or UDP), edit the parameters on the dialog.

4. Click button to return to Open Connection dialog.

5. Select the item, click button to open connection. It will be shown on the Status Bar.

 

How to Add Data

1. Select Menu -> Edit -> Send Data List to open Send Data List dialog.

2. Click icon to open Data Editor dialog.

3. Fill the name, format, content and comments of the data.

4. Click to return to Send Data List dialog.

5. Click to return to MainGUI.(Repeat step 2 to step 4 to add other data)

 

How to Send Data

There are two places supporting send data, Immedieatelypanel andSend Data List panel.

Send data from Immediately panel

1. Input the data to Immediately panel.

2. Click button to send the data directly.(Clickicon on Tool Bar can send the data too.)

Send data from Send Data List panel

1. Select the data in list.

2. Click icon on the Tool Bar.

Send data in order

1. Select the first data in the send data list.

2. Click icon on Tool Bar continuely, the data will be sent one by one.

NOTE: Before sending the data, the connection must be opened at first and the data must be selected.

 

How to Load Data

1. Select Menu -> Edit -> Load Send Data List to show Open dialog.

2. Click the Send Data Setting file (*.sds) from the list to load send data

Note: Clicking icon on Send Data List dialog can also show Open dialog.