About Software; About Sample Programs - Contec COM-1C-LPE User Manual

5. About Software

The "Standard COM Driver Software COM Setup Disk" from the supplied CD-ROM provides the
following functions.
- Operation under Windows and Linux.
- The serial ports can be used in the same way as the standard COM ports on the PC.
- The boards can be used for all types of serial communications such as for remote access service
(RAS) and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) applications.
- Under Windows, the serial ports can be accessed using the standard Win32 API communication
routines (CreateFile( ), WriteFile( ), ReadFile( ), and SetCommState( ), etc.)
- The serial ports are also compatible with the Visual Basic communication control (MSComm).
- Supports the communication class of .NET Framework (SerialPort class).
- Under Linux, the software functions as a standard Linux tty driver. The standard open( ), close( ),
read( ), and write( ), etc. routines are supported.
Refer to the \PCI\Readmee.txt and \Linux\Readmee.htm files on the CD-ROM for details.

About Sample programs

Sample programs are provided in the \Samples folder on the CD-ROM. Use the sample programs for
reference and testing when developing software.
Visual Basic sample programs
(1) Transmit/Receive sample
- Sends data entered from the keyboard and displays received data on the screen.
- Source folder: \Samples\Vb folder
Visual Basic 2005 sample programs
(1) Transmit/Receive sample
- Sends data entered from the keyboard and displays received data on the screen.
- Source folder: \Samples\VB.NET folder
Visual C# 2005 sample programs
(1) Transmit/Receive sample
- Sends data entered from the keyboard and displays received data on the screen.
- Source folder: \Samples \VCS folder
5. About Software