Moxa Technologies CP-168U - Manual (Page 71)

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Serial Programming Tools
Moxa supports a class of easy to use, yet powerful serial programming libraries and
communication troubleshooting utilities under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 and Windows
95/98. Use these MOXA Serial Programming Tools to decrease your software development
time.
In the following sections, we describe the installation of the library, and the utilities
supported for various programming platforms.
PComm, a professional serial comm tool for PCs, is a software package that runs under
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 and Windows 95/98. PComm provides:
! A powerful serial communication library for easy programming in the most popular
programming languages. The serial communication library is useful for developing
applications for data communications, remote access, data acquisition, and industrial control
under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 or Windows 95/98. It is an simpler solution compared to
the more complex Windows Win32 COMM API.
! Useful utilities such as diagnostic, monitor, and terminal emulator.
! Illustrative sample programs.
! Comprehensive on-line documentation.
PComm Installation
To install PComm, run \Setup.exe from the diskette enclosed in the package. Please note that
the PComm diagnostic and monitor utilities are for MOXA boards only; these two utilities
will not work with other manufacturers serial boards.
After PComm is successfully installed, click on [Start], select [Program Files], and then
PComm Lite group to select a list of utilities and documents.
PComm Programming Library
The serial communication library assists you in developing serial communications programs
for any COM port that complies with Microsoft Win32 API. It facilitates the
implementation of multi-process and multi-thread serial communication programs and