https://www.eltima.com/farm-equipment-redirection-technology/ Throughout history, mankind’s methods of food production have undergone dramatic changes. Increased food demand required by an increasing population has driven the evolution of new, powerful farming technologies.

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FARM MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE
How to improve farm management systems with
port virtualization technology integration.
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2. Access farm equipment over the network with Port Virtualization
Technology 3
The problem of farm data management 3
What is the solution? 5
Benefits of Eltima Port Virtualization Technology 6
Software solutions powered by EPV Technology 7
TABLE OF CONTENT

3. q EPVT | Introduction 3
ACCESS FARM EQUIPMENT OVER
THE NETWORK WITH PORT
VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY
Throughout history, mankind’s methods of food production have
undergone dramatic changes. Increased food demand required by an
increasing population has driven the evolution of new, powerful farming
technologies. Today’s livestock and crop production is performed with
mechanization and dedicated hardware and software tools.
There are many innovative pieces of equipment found on the modern
animal farm or agricultural facility. They are used to assist in keeping
the crops and livestock healthy, promoting biodiversity, and reducing
pollution. Other uses of technology on a modern farm are to
automatically control irrigation systems and assisting in developing and
performing various agricultural tasks.
In order to optimize the monitoring of the specialized farm hardware
and software employed, as well as to achieve maximum production,
control from a single farm management system is required.
THE PROBLEM OF FARM DATA
MANAGEMENT
Use of a data management system is critical to effective planning
and implementation of farm operations. Control over the system is
primarily carried out by a dedicated farm software application that is
resident on a single computer. Collection of data is centralized on

4. q EPVT | Introduction 4
this server. The server connects to the various farm devices over
serial ports to obtain information from the equipment. Monitoring the
condition and performance of automatic feeders, irrigation systems,
refrigeration units, and other devices is performed in this way.
Remote access to the farm equipment is often necessary when ii is not
located near the computer running the farm application. This is
accomplished by having the server and all peripheral equipment
connected to the same network.
Having all of the devices connected to a single network is not all that is
needed to guarantee communication between the devices and the
central server. Supporting port virtualization technology that enables
USB or serial ports to be redirected from any location is a requirement
for the farm software to simultaneously access all of the networked
equipment.
EPVT INTEGRATED TO THE FARM MANAGEMENT SYSTMES

5. q EPVT | Core benefits of Eltima Port Virtualization Technology 5
WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?
Eltima Port Virtualization Technology (EPVT) is a software application
that enables the virtualizing of serial and USB devices and using
network protocols to redirect them. It is an effective solution that can
easily be integrated into a farm equipment management system. Now a
single data server has the capacity to communicate with all network
attached equipment. It allows the central server to access and control
the devices as if they were directly connected to the computer.
Any unlimited number of virtual serial ports can be created using
Eltima’s Port Redirection Technology. The complete functionality and
parameters of the physical ports are emulated in each virtual interface.
Eltima Software’ engineers offer customized software development
that can help you integrate port redirection technology in any system,
no matter how complex. The technology can be used directly on
electronic farm equipment by modifying the operating systems or
used in combination with your farm management system.
Benefits to manufacturers and developers of integrating
EPVT into farm software include:
• Increased capacity to develop robust systems capable of managing
complex equipment installations and collect data in a single
database.
• Increased quality of production leading to increased sales and the
opportunity to attract new market segments.
• Competitive edge gained by increasing the efficiency and
production capacity of the total operation via a streamlined control
system.

6. q EPVT | Core benefits of Eltima Port Virtualization Technology 6
BENEFITS OF ELTIMA PORT
VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY
Integration of Eltima Port Redirection Technology into your industry-specific
solution lets you significantly improve the usability of your product. With EPVT
you can:
Get access to any remote USB and COM port device wherever it is
Establish virtual connections and emulate the activity of any serial
device
Gain the ability to read data going through any remote USB or COM
interface and record the streams of data it transmits
Improve the functionality of your product and make it more
attractive to the end user
Gain a competitive advantage over other manufacturers of similar
solutions. By adding the port virtualization support to your product
you get the chance to cover new market segments and significantly
increase your company profits
Eltima Software developers will help you make your product a
unique offer in the market.

7. q EPVT | Software solutions powered by EPV Technology 7
SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS POWERED
BY EPV TECHNOLOGY
It’s possible to experience the advantages of EPV technology by using one of
the already existing software solutions based on EPVT:
With that, the versatile technology can be easily integrated in your own
industry-specific product. Let us know what you need and we'll work out the
most cost-efficient and suitable package for you.
Cross-platform integration: Programming languages:
• Mac
• Windows
• Linux
• iOS
• Android
• Embedded
system
• C
• C++
• Objective-C
• Swift
• AJAX
• Python
• PHP
• HTML
• CSS
• Java