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Target IP #1

Closed micha122 closed 2 years ago

micha122 commented 2 years ago

Hello,

unfortunately I can't get any further with the setup... We have an Aten VM0404HA this I have connected via RS323 to USB with the computer. How do I now get the target IP address? I can control the device via PuTTY without any problems.

krocheck commented 2 years ago

Hi @micha122. Since that model does not have an Ethernet port (as you've noted, just USB and RS232) you won't be able to control it with Companion. Companion only supports control of devices via network control.

istnv commented 2 years ago

generic-tcp-serial will add a small TCP server interface to the RS232 port. Then you can use the generic-tcp-udp module to send commands.

jbubik commented 2 years ago

Please note that VM0404HA/HB RS232 port uses different commands than VM0404HB telnet connection. This companion module implements "LO" and "SS" telnet commands. Serial commands like "sw i01 o02" would need a completely new companion module. There is a (closed) request for it in https://github.com/bitfocus/companion-module-requests/issues/241 Companion module generic-tcp-serial or an ethernet-to-serial convertor box would be necessary. I don't know if I buy VM0404HA+converter or VM0404HB. In the first case, I will write a new companion module. No promises though.