Rockwell Automation 1747-PCINT API Software for 1746 I/O - Manual (Page 3)

Preface
Publication 1747-6.5.3 June 1998
Using This Manual
Who Should Use
this Manual
Use this manual if you are responsible for developing control applications using the
1746 I/O PCI Interface API (application programming interface) software in an
MS-DOS or Windows NT environment.
This manual documents the 1746 I/O PCI Interface API software for DOS and the
API software for Windows NT. The APIs use most of the same calls. Differences
are noted as appropriate.
Terminology
Throughout the language of this document, we refer to the 1746 I/O PCI Interface
card (1747-PCIS) as the scanner and the 1747-PCIL chassis interface module as the
adapter.
There are two versions of the PCI Bus Interface Card. 1747-PCIS has a 256k
memory capacity and the 1747-PCIS2 has a 1M capacity.
Reference
Material1746 I/O
PCI Interface
The following books might be useful as you develop your 1746 I/O PCI Interface
applications:
Support
Due to the PC-based architecture of the 1746 I/O PCI Interface, the telephone
support provided with the purchase price of the 1746 I/O PCI Interface consists
primarily of determining if the system software and hardware is operating within
documented specifications. The tools for this support are:
•
diagnostic utility disk that ships with the 1746 I/O PCI Interface
•
1746 I/O PCI Interface system diagnostic LEDs
The diagnostic utility disk uses the DOS API as its programming interface, which
provides examples of how to use the API. The diagnostic utility disk is a good tool
to help diagnose your API application software. See appendix B for more
information.
When you purchase a 1746 I/O PCI Interface system, you also receive firmware
upgrades during the 12-month warranty period.
You can purchase extended support in blocks of 5 hours by ordering support
contracts (1747-OCTS).
This document: By: Has this ISBN number:
PC System Architecture Series
PCI System Architecture MindShare, Inc.
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN: 0-201-40993-3
PCI Hardware and Software Architecture and Design Edward Solari and George Willse ISBN: 0-929392-28-0