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PCI VELOCITY / OPTO ISO RS422/485 Serial Solutions
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demonstrate in depth serial port programming
in a variety of languages but they are also
useful tools for using serial devices.
Comtest.exe Comtest is a short but invaluable program that is
used to check that the serial port at a particular I/O
address is functioning correctly and is connected to
the particular IRQ line. The program correctly
identifies the UART type by employing the built in
loop back capability of the PC serial port chip, a
full test of the baud rate generator, transmitting and
receiving buffer, parity enable and start stop bit is
performed. There is no need for a second serial
port or a cable when using this utility.
Serial Solutions For Windows 3.x
Serial Solutions for Windows 3.x works with Windows 3.0,
3.1 and 3.11 as well as Windows For Workgroups 3.11.
Serial Solutions for Windows 3.x consists of the following
programs: -
Setup.exe The install routine for the package.
Port.DLL Enhanced Control Panel applet. Allows
configuration of extra serial ports from the
Windows Control Panel. Supports single as well
as multiport cards using shared interrupts.
BbLynx.drv Replacement for COMM.DRV.
LynxAPI.dll Enhancement to the Windows Comms API’s
allowing support for more than 9 ports.
Term.exe Terminal program.
EasyCWIN C source code, project files and ready to run.exe
program for an easy to understand Windows
terminal program. Learn how to write Windows
comms apps correctly the easy way.
Serial Solutions For Windows 95.
Windows 95 has an improved communication API and
directly supports up to 255 ports. Our Windows 95 driver supports