Tunnel serial com port windows 10

Question

I'm currently developing a python automation which communicates and control FPGA platform via serial com port. The platform connected to a PC setup in the lab at my workplace. to connect to the FPGA with Python i'm using pyvisa as follows:

    import pyvisa as visa
    rm = visa.ResourceManager('@py')
    self.inst = rm.open_resource('ASRL8::INSTR')

my problem: To test my code I must pull the new code to the lab-PC. Is there a way that i'll "tunnel" the serial com port so I can can connect to the FPGA from my PC over LAN? or any other method that will enable me to connect to the FPGA platform using my development PC?

*an additional hardware can be considered if needed...

'ASRL8::INSTR' --> 'TCPIP0::LABPC-IP::inst0::INSTR'

Answer 1

Yes, that is called Virtual Com Port, VCP, and can run both TCP and UDP.

Search for "Virtual Com Port TCP" for instance and you get a lot of software you can install to manage that.