RealPort COM/TTY port redirection software for LabVIEW Real-Time Module ETS

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The DIGI ethernet interface that Xantrex has for it’s instruments is not VX-11 compliant (VXI-11 is the industry standard ethernet protocol for test and measurement instruments). But I am able to test it using a VISA TCP/IP resource “TCPIP::10.15.117.167::771::SOCKET” but not communicate.

I know that the Xantrex PS is VISA compliant for GPIB and Serial. Xantrex gets it’s ethernet interfaces from Digi’s One Family Single-Port Serial to Ethernet Connectivity I believe. I need your help because we are using the LabVIEW Real-Time Module ETS platform (beleive they use Pharlab or QNX and the RTOS); on windows referencing this virtual COM port works fine but I am not sure what settings their s/w does to make it work under windows. I need to do the same on LabVIEW Real-Time.

Has anybody come across this before. I appreciate your help.

FYI…
What Is VXI-11 and Is It Supported by NI-VISA?
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/3DD043326CF5BF6786256C10005151DC?OpenDocument

Ethernet/RS-232 Interface
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/909/docserve.asp

VISA TCP/IP RAW SOCKET
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/80C28CC795611E4A86256AB100209521

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Is there a dll in the windows system directory that does this port redirection? If so, then I can cope that dll in the RTOSes system dir and see how it goes. In the past copying dlls has worked but I am not sure how the OS influences this or what kind of jitter will it bring to the RTOSes performance.

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If this is of any help…

Xantrex ENET
Current Firmware: Version 82000923_A 11/24/2003
Current Boot/POST: release_82000924_A