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Chapter 4 Serial Programming Tools
Moxa supports an easy to use yet powerful serial programming library and communication
troubleshooting utilities under Windows NT, Windows 95/98, and Windows
2000/XP/2003.You can save a lot of development time by using MOXA’s Serial
Programming Tools.
The following sections give details about the installation, the library, and the utilities for
various 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:
z 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 a simpler solution
compared to the more complex Windows Win32 COMM API.
z Useful utilities such as diagnostic, monitor, and terminal emulator.
z Illustrative sample programs.
z Comprehensive on-line documentation.
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 95/98/NT/2000/XP device
drivers, as well as MOXA boards are required. The drivers are installed separately, with
details given in the “Software Installation” chapter.
After PComm is successfully installed, click on [Start], select [Program Files], and then
PComm Lite group to select a list of utilities and documents.