User`s manual

SDK 2 Programmer’s Guide Introduction
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SDK Function Group Overview
The SDK Library contains several groups of function calls. The following table lists the function
call groups along with their primary function.
SDK Library Function Group Overview
Function Call Group Description
Serial I/O API
Serial communication function calls that follow the
same style as PComm Library. This API includes
communication parameters, character read/write, block
read/write, I/O control, break generation, and more.
BSD Socket API
Standard BSD Socket API for TCP/IP programming.
Supports TCP and UDP communication.
Simplified Socket API
Simplified TCP/IP programming. Supports TCP and
UDP communication.
System Control API
Overall system control for NPort Module, including
system configuration, system restart, system timeout
counter.
Flash ROM Access API Read, write, erase user storage space on flash.
Debug API
Sending messages to the debug window in SDK
Manager.
Thread Control API
Multi-thread functions to control thread open, close,
suspend, resume, and get thread status.
Time Server API
Set and retrieve time server, time zone, and time zone
index.
Memory Management
API
Allocate and free system memory dynamically.
Refer to “NPort PCG SDK 2 API Reference” for detailed information on how to use each of these
functions.