Moxa Technologies C104H/PCI Series user manual Serial Programming Tools, PComm Installation

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Serial Programming Tools

Moxa supports some easy but powerful serial programming libraries and communication troubleshooting utilities under Windows NT and Windows 95/98. It will save your 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 consisting of:

a powerful serial communication library for easy programming in the most popular languages. The serial communication library is useful for developing an application for data communication, remote access, data acquisition or industrial control in Windows NT or Windows 95/98 environment. Also it is an easier 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 documents.

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; therefore, these two utilities won’t work on other serial boards but only on MOXA boards.

After PComm is successfully installed, simply click [Start] and select [Program Files] and the PComm Lite group to select a list of utilities and documents.

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Contents Smartio 4 Ports Serial Board for PCI Bus Jun 2nd Edition Smartio C104H/PCI Series User’s ManualTrademarks Copyright NoticeDisclaimer Moxa Internet Services Introduction About This ManualTable of Contents Uart 16C550C DB37 Connector Pinouts Board Applications Smartio The Smart Multiport Async SolutionIntroduction OverviewMoxa Serial Comm Tool PCI SolutionSurge Protection Operating System SupportUart FeaturesWindows NT and Windows 95/98 ¡Ñ1 Check ListInstallation Installation GuideProgramming Tools 6Smartio C104H/PCI Series User’s Manual Installing the Smartio C104H/PCI Series board Hardware InstallationSoftware Installation Connecting the Fan-out CableStep Windows NT Software InstallationFirst Time Installing Driver Installing DriverSoftware Installation Page Software Installation Page Software Installation Re-configure Port Setting Configuring Board and PortSoftware Installation Add Another C104H/PCI Series Board Configuration Remove Existing C104H/PCI Series Board Configuration Updating Driver Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel dialog boxWindows 95/98 Board and Port See Section Board and Port Ready Stage First Time Driver Installation StageSee Section First Time Driver Installation Stage See Section Port Configuration StagePage Software Installation Page Port Configuration Stage Page Software Installation Board and Port Ready Stage Select Ports Configuration tab Page Updating Driver Click on Moxa C104 PCI Series and click Properties button Removing driver Click OK button in Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box Serial Programming Tools PComm InstallationWindows NT and Windows 95/98 consisting Utility PComm Programming LibraryDiagnostic Diagnostic for Moxa boards onlyMonitor for Moxa boards under Windows NT Only Terminal Emulator 6Smartio C104H/PCI Series User’s Manual RS-232 Cable Wiring Connection Cable and Cable WiringType 1 To connect C104H/PCI Series to a DTE device DTR GND DSR RTS CTSType 2 To connect C104H/PCI Series to a DCE device Connection Cable and Cable WiringGND RTS CTS DSR DTR DCD GND RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD 6Smartio C104H/PCI Series User’s Manual General Troubleshooting TroubleshootingSoftware Causes and Solutions System fails to find the Smartio C104H/PCI Series board Windows NT system panic blue screen4Smartio C104H/PCI Series User’s Manual Technical Reference SpecificationUart 16C550C RI1 DCD1 DTR1 GND DSR1 CTS1 RTS1 DB37 Connector Pinouts4Smartio C104H/PCI Serieses User’s Manual Smartio C104H/PCI Series Problem Report FormReturn Procedure