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Introduction to USB Connectivity
Industrial USB
Scenario 1 Scenario 2
Scenario 3
(D1)
COM12-COM13
(D2)
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2
Serial transmission applications use names such as COM3 and COM4
to identify COM ports. Unfortunately, most USB-to-serial products
are unable to use fixed COM names on the host PC. This means that
the names of the COM ports change when the USB-to-serial device is
plugged into a different USB port, either on the same or a different PC,
forcing the user to reconfigure the COM names manually from within
the application.
Moxa’s UPort® 1200/1400/1600 USB-to-serial hubs have an advanced
feature that allows them to use fixed COM names. When the user
enables the “COM Preserver™” function, the COM names “go with” the
UPort® device. In fact, Moxa’s drivers can even create the same COM
port names on a different host PC. With this feature, you do not need
to modify application programs, or rebuild the entire project every time
you install a new operating system or upgrade the computer. Don’t
worry about moving the UPort® from one USB hub to another, or even
from one computer to another. Once the COM Preserver™ function is
enabled, the names of the USB-to-serial COM ports will go with the
UPort® wherever it is used.
Note that the COM Preserver™ function is disabled by default. Users
can use the traditional method of enumerating COM ports, or enable
the COM Preserver™ function to make use of this great new feature.
COM port assignment is maintained
across different PCs
COM port assignment is maintained
across different USB ports
Moxa’s UPort® 1000 series, and UPort® 2000 series of products
provide a unique fixed-base COM function that allows users to set
a specific initial COM port number. Regardless of which UPort® is
plugged into the host, the COM port numbers for the UPort®’s serial
ports will be numbered sequentially starting with the initial COM port
number.
For example, assume that you have set COM10 as the first COM
number that will be assigned. If UPort® D1 is plugged into your
computer first, your computer will assign COM10 and COM11 to the
UPort®’s serial ports. When UPort® D2 is plugged in, the computer
will assign COM numbers COM12 and COM13.
Moxa’s 20-plus years of experience in serial board design is now built
into a new top performance CPU called MOXA ART. This chip equips
the UPort® converters with USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed 480 Mbps), a 128-byte
FIFO, on-chip hardware and software flow control, and burst data
mode, making Moxa’s UPort® converters perform far better than the
competition.
Top Serial Performance
Patented COM Preserver
Fixed-base COM Mode
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