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| blocks:drivers:serial [2023-08-25 13:37] – Added note on serial through player USB admin | blocks:drivers:serial [2026-10-14 13:57] (current) – mattias | ||
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| - | ====== Controlling devices with RS232/RS485 serial data ====== | + | ====== Controlling devices with RS232/RS485 serial data over TCP ====== |
| While network control, using the TCP or UDP IP standards is preferable for best performance and reliability, | While network control, using the TCP or UDP IP standards is preferable for best performance and reliability, | ||
| some devices may only support control over a serial data (COM) port. Such devices can be controlled eirther through a USB-to-Serial device connected to a USB port on a PIXILAB Player or through a TCP-to-serial data bridge, such as the [[https:// | some devices may only support control over a serial data (COM) port. Such devices can be controlled eirther through a USB-to-Serial device connected to a USB port on a PIXILAB Player or through a TCP-to-serial data bridge, such as the [[https:// | ||
| + | :!: NOTE: While the method described here for controlling serial devices still work just fine, Blocks now also supports connecting serial devices through USB on any Display Spot running PIXILAB Player. See " | ||
| ==== Prerequisites ==== | ==== Prerequisites ==== | ||