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Using Your Serial Device Server
General Programming Requirements
Windows 2000/NT 4.0
Linux x86/Solaris 2.x
© National Instruments Corporation
This chapter lists some general programming requirements and describes
how to use the following various options available with your serial device
server:
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Using DHCP
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Using the CFG RESET Switch
•
Updating the Firmware
•
Configuring Transceiver Modes on the ENET-485
•
Changing the Bias Resistors on the ENET-485
The serial server software is fully integrated into the standard
Windows 2000/NT communications software. NI serial ports are used
like any other Windows 2000/NT communications (COM) port.
Windows 2000/NT has standard serial communication functions for use
within either Win16 or Win32 applications. For information about
Microsoft Windows serial communication functions, refer to the Win32
Software Development Kit and to the Win32 Overviews and Win32
Reference online help.
If you have LabVIEW, Measurement Studio, or another National
Instruments application software product, and want to use it with your
serial device server, refer to your product documentation for information
about serial I/O functions.
On Linux x86/Solaris 2.x, you can use the NI-VISA API to control the
serial ports on the serial device server; NI-VISA is the National
Instruments implementation of the industry-standard VISA specification.
You can develop NI-VISA applications using any ANSI C compiler. The
subdirectory of your installation contains more information about
NIvisa
NI-VISA.
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