A python program to covert a serial port to a TCP socket. It is just like the part of the functions of the utility socat on Linux. Since it is a python program, it can be run on different OS.
https://github.com/JeffreyZhang512/serial2socket/releases
If you want to run it from the source, you need:
- Install python3 since it is a python3 program.
- Install some addtion python libs via pip, such as pyserial, numpy, pillow.
On the server PC which has the serial port physically:
- Run the command
python serial_agent_main.pyorserial_agent_main.exe. It is GUI program. - Select the menu item
File | Open Serial Portand enter the serial port you want to connect. - Click the play button or select the menu item
File | Start TCP Server. The default port number the program listening is 27025.
or - Run the command
python serial_agent.py -c <serial port> -p <tcp port>orserial_agent.exe -c <serial port> -p <tcp port>. It is command line program.
For example:
C:\Developments\serial2socket>python serial_agent.py -c COM12 -p 27025
[2023-05-11 15:59:06] INFO Serial Agent v1.0.0, press x then enter key to quit
[2023-05-11 15:59:06] INFO Open COM12 successfully
[2023-05-11 15:59:06] INFO The thread serial_port_rx is started
[2023-05-11 15:59:06] INFO The thread tcp_server is started
[2023-05-11 15:59:23] INFO Connected: 127.0.0.1:54558
x
[2023-05-11 15:59:51] INFO Close COM12 successfully
[2023-05-11 15:59:51] INFO The thread serial_port_rx is quiting ...
[2023-05-11 15:59:51] INFO The thread tcp_server is quiting ...
[2023-05-11 15:59:53] INFO Closed
On the client PC:
- Run your application and open the socket
server_ip_adress:27025instead of openning the serial port. - Send the command and you will get the response from the remote serail port just like it is a local serial port.