The serial data are tunneled to the Com-Server and the controllers connected to it via TCP/IP or even over the Internet if needed. The three essential steps are as follows:

The Com-Server is connected to the RS232/PPI Multi-Master Cable and the network.

The COM Port Redirector is used to create a virtual COM port on the STEP7 PCs, …

Wiesemann & Theis GmbH was founded in 1979 by Reinhard Wiesemann and Rüdiger Theis. With 50 employees, the company produces microcomputer and network technology at its Wuppertal location. In 2001, Wiesemann & Theis introduced the first industrial temperature sensor with a network interface, the Web-Thermometer, and has almost 20 years of experience in the areas of Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things.

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