Multiplicity

Multiplicity

Stardock
Virtual Serial Port Driver

Virtual Serial Port Driver

Electronic Team, Inc.
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About

Our KVM switch virtualization frees up your workspace, removing the cables and extra hardware of a traditional KVM switch. Whether you are a designer, editor, call center agent or road warrior using both a PC and laptop, Multiplicity makes working across multiple computers a breeze. Quickly and securely drag and drop and copy/paste between PCs. Control multiple PCs with one keyboard and mouse. AES 256 encryption of all data sent between PCs. A single keyboard and mouse can control multiple PCs, each with dedicated displays. Smoothly move the cursor across multiple displays connected to multiple computers.

About

Virtual Serial Port Driver is a system utility by Electronic Team that emulates a serial port and pairs it with another virtual serial port via a virtual null modem cable. All ports created with the help of the software completely emulate serial port settings exactly like real ones, and support HandFlow control and signal lines. This makes virtual serial ports visible to an operating system, which recognizes them as “standard” hardware serial ports. All data sent to one virtual COM port immediately appears in the other one and vice versa. Once a virtual serial port pair is created, users can find the ports in Device manager. They are available for use on system startup, even before logging in to the system. Users developing their own applications can integrate a Virtual Serial Port Driver (DLL, ActiveX, or Core level usage) into their software to create and manage virtual COM ports directly from it.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

IT teams searching for a wireless KVM software solution to control multiple PCs with one keyboard and mouse

Audience

Developers, Software engineers, QA engineers

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$21.24 one-time payment
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

$89.95
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 3.5 / 5
ease 1.0 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 1.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.5 / 5
features 4.8 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 4.8 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The UI is pretty. When you need to use the UI, which really only when you need to configure it, it works well for the most part.
  • Like the brochure says, you can control multiple pcs with one monitor, one keyboard and mouse. I normally have 4 pcs running all at the same time. One for downloading stuff. Another for gaming. 1 for business stuff. And 1 for personal stuff. Before I got Multiplicity, I would have a monitor, a keyboard and a mouse for each PC. Suffice to say, it was a mess. All the wires and connections. Pain.

Cons

  • * The thing is very unstable. It seems to have a hard time deciding when it should connect to another machine. * Often disconnects on the 2nd machine even though in the fancy UI it says it can connect. * Using the audio broadcast feature, this often disconnects too. Imagine watching a video or something and the audio just randomly cuts out. The worst of all of this is there is ZERO feedback from the tool. Which is really baffling really. Why wouldn't they have some kind of connection console, some connection log that can be displayed to see the status of the connection? It is as if they just don't care about the users, just their money. There is little to no support. On their forums people complain about the issues too and it's all "your fault". "Oh must be a problem with your network", etc.
  • The wifi connections break off every now and then. I use Multiplicity with 4 pcs. 2 mini pcs, 1 desktop and 1 laptop. 2 pcs are linked via ethernet. The other 2 wifi. Wifi needs to be relinked via the software every now and then. No big deal since the benefit of only having one monitor, one wired keyboard and one wireless mouse to share amongst 4 pcs is worth the small hassle.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Easy to install and configure. Reliable performance with GPS/NMEA data sharing between multiple applications. Excellent technical support and clear communication.
  • Fast and user friendly. Very easy to install and configure the required options.
  • The product installed in a matter of seconds, and the serial ports I configured were immediately available without so much as a reboot. The connection is stable and ultra-fast. Integration with Device Manager is perfect. I'm using only a fraction of the features this product offers as a virtual nullmodem cable is all I need.
  • Clear interface, even for those with little experience! Fast and easy setup! 100% reliable, so I'm confident I won't have any other setup issues!

Cons

  • Absolutely none on installing and setup. We are remote sailing and run nav systems on a NUC computer. If this computer failed could we transfer licence to spare computer?
  • License is applicable only for once. A limit of users with single license would be more helpful.
  • The user interface could be improved in the area of accessibility for blind users, but for my very basic configuration of just a single pair of serial ports without any bells and whistles, I didn't run into anything serious.
  • I haven't found any at the moment in the features I'm using!

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Stardock
Founded: 1993
United States
www.stardock.com/products/multiplicity/

Company Information

Electronic Team, Inc.
United States
www.virtual-serial-port.org

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