Moxa Technologies CA-132/132I user manual Serial Programming Tool

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Serial Programming Tool

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/Me. 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/Me. 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/Me. It is a 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.

The following topics are covered in this chapter:

!PComm Installation

!PComm Programming Library

!Utilities

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Contents Third Edition, November CA-132/132I User’s ManualDisclaimer Copyright NoticeTrademarks Page Table of Contents Introduction Product Features Package ChecklistProduct Specifications OverviewIntroduction Page Hardware Installation Block Diagram of CA-132/132I Hardware InstallationBase Address & Interrupt Vector Settings RS-422/485 Interface SettingsCA-132/132I User’s Manual Initial Inspection IRQ SettingRS-422/485 Pin Assignments Async Port 4-wire RS-422/4-wire 485 Pin Assignment RJ45Async Port 2-wire RS-485 Pin Assignment RJ45 Software Installation Windows NT Installing the driverSoftware Installation CA-132/132I User’s Manual Removing a CA-132/132I serial board Windows 2000/XP/2003 Software Installation CA-132/132I User’s Manual Software Installation 10 CA-132/132I User’s Manual Software Installation 12 CA-132/132I User’s Manual Software Installation Disabling the device Software Installation Windows 95/98/ME Uninstalling the deviceSoftware Installation 18 CA-132/132I User’s Manual Software Installation Removing the device Uninstalling the driver DOS Installing DriverDriver Setup 24 CA-132/132I User’s Manual Port number TxD buffer size RxD buffer size F5 Group Edit Unloading Driver Loading DriverSerial Programming Tool Diagnostic for Moxa boards only PComm InstallationPComm Programming Library UtilitiesTerminal Emulator Monitor for Moxa boards under Windows NT OnlyRS-485 Programming By RTS Mode For back-compatibilityHow to transmit and receive data for Windows NT, 95/98 Service Information Following services are provided Moxa Internet ServicesMoxa CA-132/132I Series Problem Report FormProduct Return Procedure Document Edition Revision Date Revision Details Revision History