Moxa Technologies C360 manual DOS API-232 Library and Programming Languages, Administrations

Chapter 3 ∙ ∙ For DOS Users

3.3 DOS API-232 Library and Programming Languages

For DOS programming, API-232 includes powerful libraries supporting languages like Microsoft C, Turbo C, Macro Assembly, QuickBasic, Turbo Pascal, Clipper, etc. Sample programs for each supported language are included. See the files in the sub-directory EXAMPLE\language of the API-232 directory.

For complete API-232 function description, see API-232 User's Manual or file API-232.TXT in the API-232 directory for more details. The following functions illustrated in C are for C360 only. Some language may vary in function name and some does not support sio_getACs( ) due to its restriction.

1.sio_getACs( ) : Get C360 Async Concentrators' serial numbers

2.sio_ACstate ( ) : Get C360 Async Concentrator's status

3.sio_ACdiag ( ) : C360 Async Concentrator’s diagnostics

Function, sio_loopback(), is not available for C360. Function, sio_ACdiag( ) is recommended instead.

3.4 Administrations

The utility, BIN\SP-ADM.EXE, is for C360's status monitoring and hardware diagnostics.

Async Concentrator Status Monitoring

This utility gives user a quick view about the status of all the Async Concentrators linked with each Control Board. Status "Running" means the Async Concentrator with corresponding serial number is working. Status "No response" means the Async Concentrator is powered off or defective or the Ethernet cabling goes wrong somewhere.

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