Moxa Technologies C168HS user manual Introduction Surge Protection, Operating System Support

Introduction

Surge Protection

To prevent the boards from damage caused by lighting or high potential voltage, surge protection technology is introduced in some model to protect the board.

Operating System Support

The family is operational under most popular operating systems such as Windows NT, Windows 95/98, SCO UNIX/XENIX/OpenServer, DOS, Linux, QNX, FreeBSD, UNIX SVR4.2, However, MOXA device drivers for Windows NT, Windows 95/98, Linux, SCO UNIX/OpenServer, UNIX SVR4.2 and DOS are provided for easier installation, configuration and better performance. In this manual, chapters for MOXA Windows NT, Windows 95/98, UNIX and DOS device drivers are included. For other compatible systems not mentioned, please refer to the respective operating system’s manual for how to install and configure the standard driver.

MOXA Serial Comm Tools

For easy application development, MOXA provides an easy-use serial communication library under Windows NT/95/98 (PComm) and DOS (API-232). Users can use this library to develop your own applications using Microsoft C, Turbo C, Assembly, QuickBASIC, Turbo Pascal, Clipper, Visual Basic, Visual C++, Borland Delphi, etc. Utilities, such as diagnostic and monitor, are included for diagnosing the board/port or monitoring the communication status.

Wide Applications

The Smartio C168 Series are suitable for many applications. Here are a few:

•Internet/Intranet Connection

•Remote Access Application

•Multi-user Application

•Industrial Automation

•Office Automation

•Telecommunication

•PC-based (vending) Machine or Kiosk System

•Point-of-Sale (POS) System

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