BECKHOFF DK9322-0411-0041 - Manual (Page 4)

TwinCAT
IP 67
Application Note DK9322-0411-0041
Fig. 3 Access to the virtual COM port through applications/programs (e.g. HyperTerminal)
Practical example: Virtual Serial COM Driver with EP6002 | Handheld bar code scanner
integrated in the field
The software for the third-party device, for example a handheld bar code scanner, is installed on the central control system,
where data are to be processed. Here the software interface is a standard Windows COM interface. However, the handheld
scanner is used at a remote I/O station in the field. The software for the hand scanner cannot be implemented in TwinCAT, and
the scanner data are not processed with TwinCAT. In addition, the software for the third-party device does not know about
EtherCAT and need not be Ethernet- or EtherCAT-capable. The TwinCAT Virtual Serial COM Driver supplement enables the use
of EtherCAT as a transmission medium for the scanner data (Fig. 4).
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