User`s manual

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Serial Programming Tools
Moxa supports several easy, but powerful, serial programming libraries and
communication troubleshooting utilities that run under Windows NT and Windows
95/98. Using MOXA Serial Programming Tools can save you a substantial amount of
developing time.
The following sections give details about the installation, the library, and the utilities,
for various OS platforms.
PComm, the professional PC serial comm tool, is a software package for Windows NT
and Windows 95/98 that consists of:
l A powerful serial communication library for easy programming in the most
popular programming languages. The serial communication library is useful for
developing data communication applications for remote access, data acquisition,
and industrial control in a Windows NT or Windows 95/98 environment. It is also
an easier solution compared to the more complex Windows Win32 COMM API.
l Useful utilities such as Diagnostic, Monitor, and Terminal Emulator.
l Illustrative sample programs.
l Comprehensive on-line documentation.
PComm
Installation
To install PComm, run \Setup.exe from the diskette included with the board. Note that
the PComm diagnostic and monitor utilities are for MOXA boards only; therefore,
these two utilities will not work on other brands of serial board.
Once PComm has been successfully installed, click on Start, and select Program
Files and the PComm Lite group to bring up a list of utilities and documents.