Moxa Technologies CP-134U Universal PCI, Operating System Support, MOXA Serial Comm Tools

Introduction

PCI BIOS. This means that the board MUST be plugged into the computer first before installing the driver software. For more PCI information, refer to the Technical Reference Appendix.

Universal PCI

The 32/64-bit PCI local bus specification specifies both 3.3V and 5V connector types for the PCI hardware. Moxa’s universal PCI card allows the user to plug into both a 3.3V and 32/64-bit slot.

Operating System Support

The Industio CP-134U series is compatible with most major industrial platforms, including Windows NT/2000/XP, Windows 95/98, and Linux. MOXA device drivers are provided for smoother installation, configuration, and performance. In this manual, sections for MOXA Windows NT, Windows 2000/XP, Windows 95/98, and Linux are included.

MOXA Serial Comm Tools

For application development, MOXA provides an easy-to-use serial communication library called PComm that runs under Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98. You can use this library to develop your own applications using Visual Basic, Visual C++, Borland Delphi, etc. Utilities, such as Data Scope, Monitor, Terminal Emulator, Diagnostics, etc., are included for debugging or monitoring the communication status, terminal emulation, or even file transfer.

Board Applications

The board is suitable for many industrial applications, including:

Multipoint data acquisition

Factory automation

Critical industrial control

Remote serial device control

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