RS232 to /XMLSOAP

[tlindema]

Just wandering if there are some devices which makes possible to easily convert RS232 to some XML/SOAP to the Ethernet. Naturally this can be done with regular CPU board but I'm looking for easier and ready solution.

[Tomi Engdahl]

I don't know any direct RS-232 to XML/SOAP converter box.

But how about some conbination approach:

Use one ready made RS-232 to Ethernet converter box. This kind of converters typically tranfer the RS-232 data through etherner using one fo the following protocols: some proprietary protocol (for example realport), raw data over TCP stream or raw data over UDP packets.
The raw data over TCP or UDP ports are easy to use from practically any software.
This gets your RS-232 signal nicely to Ethernet from one location to another.

Then on the other end you have just a piece of softwar that does the conversion from the raw RS-232 data stream to XML/SOAP protocol that you want to use. Your software could either read the remove device through virtual serial port driver provided by RS-232 Ethernet converter maker (same operating system API as with legacy RS-232 ports and USB RS-232 adapters) or by making ditect data connection to the adapter (usign either TCP or UDP data formats, which one is more suitable depends on the application).