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CA Series PC/104
Serial Programming Library
The serial programming library assists you in developing serial communications programs for any COM port
that complies with the Microsoft Win32 API. It facilitates the implementation of multi-process and multi-thread
serial communication programs and can remarkably reduce development time.
The library provides a complete set of functions as well as various sample programs for Visual C++, Visual
Basic, and Delphi. To view detailed descriptions of the available functions and sample programs, go to Start
Program PComm Lite and select PComm Lib Help, PComm Porting Notes, or PComm Programming
Guide. You may also refer to the sample programs in the PComm directory.
PComm Utilities
This sections provides brief descriptions of the PComm utilities. For more information about these utilities,
please refer to the help files or to the API-232.txt file for DOS.
Installation
To install PComm, run Setup.exe from the installation diskette. Please note that the PComm diagnostic and
monitor utilities are for Moxa boards only. These two utilities will not work with other serial boards.
PComm Diagnostic
PComm Diagnostic is designed for Moxa boards only. It provides internal and external testing of IRQ, TxD/RxD,
UART, CTS/RTS, DTR/DSR, DTR/DCD, and other items. You can use PComm Diagnostic to check the operation
of both software and hardware.
To run the Diagnostic program, go to Start Program PComm Lite Diagnostic.
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Serial Programming Tools
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