ISISComputingGroup / ISISComputingGroup/IBEX

MOXA NPort: Explore and Develop an Asyn driver for IP Serial

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Description

As a support person at ISIS using MOXA NPort devices, I would like to see if using IP Serial can provide different options for working the NPort systems

**Acceptance Criteria**
1. There is an Asyn driver in the support modules using IP Serial for use with MOXA NPort devices
1. There is an IOC that can be used for interactions with the server
1. There is the option to use IP Serial rather mapping ports in NPort

**Notes**
1. IP Serial is part of the NPort Administration suite and provides functions that may not otherwise be available, such as resetting a port or the server
1. There is another library PComm that may need to be explored depending on how this relates to the modes of operation, that library does not provide any server level functionality
1. This would require writing a comms driver, but it could provide diagnostic and maintenance benefits
1. If servers could be reset during a config change or ports during IOC restarts some of the potentially "time of running" issues could be reduced

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