User`s manual

Chapter 1 l l Introduction
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Surge Protection
To prevent the boards from damage caused by lightning or high potential voltage, TVSS
(Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor) technologies are introduced in some connection
options to protect the multiport controller. This is critical to harsh environment such as
factory, severe weather such as lightning, or other high interference situations.
Operating System Support
Support for Windows NT and Windows 95/98 with user-friendly installation,
configuration and performance.
MOXA Serial Comm Tool
For application development, MOXA provides an easy-to-use serial communication library
(PComm) under Windows NT and Windows 95/98. You can use this library to develop your
own applications using Visual Basic, Visual C++, Borland Delphi, etc. Utilities, such as
diagnostic, monitor, terminal emulation, etc., are included for debugging or monitoring
the communication status or terminal emulation, or even file transferring.
1.2 Features
The Smartio C104 PCI Series consists of members as follows,
C104H/PCI 4 RS-232 ports, high speed TI550C UART
C104HS/PCI 4 RS-232 ports, surge protection, TI550C UART
v Support PCI, Plug and play, no switch, no jumper
v Reliability¡ÐHigh speed TI550C Communication Controllers with on-chip hardware
flow control guarantees no data loss
v Compact size design, half-size
v Surge protection (C104HS/PCI)
v Easy installation¡Ð32-bit PCI bus with Plug and Play capability
v Powerful Serial Comm tool¡ÐPComm
v Popular OS support¡ÐWindows NT, Windows 95/98