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During operations the RigWatch Master receives WITS data on device "COM1 - Remote 6" (via the network). I.e. the RigWatch instance on Remote 6 (aka 192.168.1.11) passes COM1 data to the RigWatch Master--when the Master is configured to listen for that device.

This diagram accurately depicts the flow and handling of winch position telemetry through the present Dell laptop. The COM port numbers in the diagram are superseded by the text above.

Starting the Winch Telemetry Laptop

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