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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
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