Moxa Technologies 1240 - Manual (Page 24)

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Serial Programming Tools
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Overview
PComm, a professional serial comm tool for PCs, is a software package that runs under Windows
NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98. PComm provides:
y 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 or Windows 95/98. It is a simpler solution compared to the
more complex Windows Win32 COMM API.
y Useful utilities such as diagnostic, monitor, and terminal emulator.
y Illustrative sample programs.
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 products only; these two utilities will not
work with other manufacturers products.
After PComm is successfully installed, click on Start Æ Program Files Æ PComm Lite 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
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 Æ Program Æ PComm Lite Æ PComm Lib Help Æ 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.