Challenge: Virtual serial ports from real serial port
Hi,
I've read some messages from people using the serial port with a GPS
connected, wanting to use more than one software at the same time: something
like have a navigation software, while another saves the track, and, for
example, another monitorizes your current speed.
However this is not possible since the COM port can't be shared, right?
So my idea, to which I would like you to comment is: why not make a software
that...
- 'creates' several virtual com ports
- every input from the COM port would be forwarded to these virtual ports
- every output to each of this virtual ports is forwarded to the COM port
This way, each of the running programs can have it's port assigned...
So, is this idea realistic? Does someone feel chalenged to try to do
something like this?
Hoping to ear from you,
Alberto Silva