Serial redirector device and associated methods

摘要

Systems and methods for a serial redirector device to provide services using serial communication redirection through a packet-based interface. In one implementation, the serial redirector device is configured to receive messages via a packet-based interface and redirect the same to a device in serial communication with the serial redirector device. The serial redirector mediates the communication between serially connected devices and devices connected via packet-based interfaces.

主权项

1. A serial redirector device comprising:
a serial communication interface providing one or more serial connections; a packet-based network communication interface in communication with a network providing one or more connections to the network; and a message processing circuit coupled with the serial communication interface and the packet-based network communication interface, the message processing circuit comprising:
a message queue; anda message processor configured to redirect messages between a first device coupled with the serial communication interface and a second device coupled with the packet-based network communication interface, said redirecting comprising:
identifying a location in the message queue based at least in part on a characteristic of the serially connected peer or the second peer; andstoring a message in the identified location.