User`s manual

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4 Serial Programming Tools
Moxa supports some easy but powerful serial programming libraries and communication
troubleshooting utilities under Windows NT and Windows 95/98. You will save a lot of developing
time with the MOXA Serial Programming Tools.
The following sections will detail the installation, the library and the utilities for various platforms.
PComm , the professional serial comm tool for PC, is a software package for Windows NT and
Windows 95/98. It consists of a powerful serial communication library for easy programming in the
most popular languages, useful utilities such as diagnostic, monitor and terminal emulator, illustrative
sample programs and comprehensive on-line documents.
The serial communication library is useful for developing a system for data communication, remote
access, data acquisition or industrial control in the Windows NT and Windows 95/98 environment, for
an easier solution compared to the more complex Windows Win32 COMM API.
PComm Installation
To install PComm , run \Setup.exe from the diskette. Note that the PComm diagnostic and monitor
utilities are for MOXA boards only. MOXA Windows NT or Windows 95/98 device drivers, as well as
MOXA boards are required. The drivers are installed separately and detailed in the “Software
Installation” chapter.
Click [Start] and select [Program Files] and the [PComm Lite] group to see a list of utilities
and documents.
PComm Programming Library
The serial communication library helps you to develop programs for serial communications for any
COM port complying with Microsoft Win32 API. It facilitates the implementation of multi-process
and multi-thread serial communication programs and hence greatly reduces developing time.
For a complete library function description and sample programs for Visual C++, Visual Basic and
Delphi, please click [Start] and select [Program Files] and [PComm Lite] and [PComm