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Chapter 4 Serial Programming Tools
Moxa supports some easy but powerful serial programming libraries and communication
troubleshooting utilities under Windows NT and Windows 95/98. You will save a lot of
developing time with the MOXA Serial Programming Tools.
The following sections will detail the installation, the library and the utilities for various
platforms.
PComm, the professional serial comm tool for PC, is a software package for Windows NT
and Windows 95/98, which consists of a powerful serial communication library for easy
programming in the most popular languages, useful utilities such as diagnostic, monitor
and terminal emulator, illustrative sample programs and comprehensive on-line
documents.
The serial communication library is useful for developing a system for data
communication, remote access, data acquisition or industrial control in the Windows NT
and Windows 95/98 environment, for an easier solution compared to the more complex
Windows Win32 COMM API.
4.1 PComm Installation
To install PComm, run \Setup.exe from the diskette. Note that the PComm diagnostic and
monitor utilities are for MOXA boards only. MOXA Windows NT or Windows 95/98
device drivers, as well as MOXA boards are required. The drivers are installed separately
and detailed in the “Software Installation” chapter.
Click [Start] and select [Program Files] and the [PComm Lite] group to see a list of
utilities and documents.
4.2 PComm Programming Library
The serial communication library helps you to develop programs for serial
communications for any COM port complying with Microsoft Win32 API. It facilitates