Moxa Technologies CA-132/132I user manual PComm Installation, PComm Programming Library, Utilities

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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 manufacturer’s serial boards.

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 hence remarkably reduces development time.

This serial communication library provides a complete function library and sample programs for Visual C++, Visual Basic, and Delphi. To view detailed function descriptions and sample programs, click on [Start]

"[Program] " [PComm Lite] " [PComm Lib Help], [PComm Porting Notes] or [PComm Programming Guide], or refer to the sample programs in the PComm directory.

Utilities

In this section, we give brief descriptions of each utility. For more information about these utilities, see the on-line help from the software diskette.

Diagnostic (for MOXA boards only)

A convenient diagnostic program, ONLY for MOXA boards and ports, provides internal and external testing of IRQ, TxD/RxD, UART, CTS/RTS, DTR/DSR, DTR/DCD, etc. It allows the user to check the function of both software and hardware.

To run the Diagnostic program, click on [Start]"[Program]"[PComm Lite]"[Diagnostic].

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Contents CA-132/132I User’s Manual Third Edition, NovemberCopyright Notice TrademarksDisclaimer Page Table of Contents Introduction Product Specifications Package ChecklistProduct Features OverviewIntroduction Page Hardware Installation Hardware Installation Block Diagram of CA-132/132IRS-422/485 Interface Settings Base Address & Interrupt Vector SettingsCA-132/132I User’s Manual IRQ Setting Initial InspectionAsync Port 4-wire RS-422/4-wire 485 Pin Assignment RJ45 Async Port 2-wire RS-485 Pin Assignment RJ45RS-422/485 Pin Assignments Software Installation Installing the driver Windows NTSoftware 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 Uninstalling the device Windows 95/98/MESoftware Installation 18 CA-132/132I User’s Manual Software Installation Removing the device Uninstalling the driver Installing Driver DOSDriver Setup 24 CA-132/132I User’s Manual Port number TxD buffer size RxD buffer size F5 Group Edit Loading Driver Unloading DriverSerial Programming Tool PComm Programming Library PComm InstallationDiagnostic for Moxa boards only UtilitiesMonitor for Moxa boards under Windows NT Only Terminal EmulatorBy RTS Mode For back-compatibility How to transmit and receive data for Windows NT, 95/98RS-485 Programming Service Information Moxa Internet Services Following services are providedProblem Report Form Moxa CA-132/132I SeriesProduct Return Procedure Revision History Document Edition Revision Date Revision Details