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Section
Overview
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1-1-4 Features of PCI Bus Controller Link Support Boards
The Controller Link Support Board for PCI Bus can be used to configure various
communications applications using FinsGateway Controller Link (PCI) Em-
bedded Edition.
User application
PLC Reporter 32,
DataFlowNavi for Access,
AIMAX-FA, etc.
C Library
Compolet
FinsGateway Controller Link (PCI) Embedded Edition
PCI Bus Controller Link Support Board
The Board is equipped with the FinsGateway Controller Link (PCI) Embedded
Edition and C Library (Win32 DLL) as standard features. With the Board, user
applications can be created using the C language (Microsoft Visual C++
Ver. 6.0). An overview of how to use the C Library is described later in this manu-
al.
SYSMAC Compolet Version 2 provides ActiveX controls for PC communica-
tions. User applications can be created more easily using Microsoft Visual Ba-
sic. PLC Reporter 32, DataFlowNavi for Access, and AIMAX-FA are software
packages of communications middleware. These software packages must be
purchased separately. For details, refer to the manual for the appropriate soft-
ware.
1-1-5 Outline of PCI Bus Controller Link Support Board Functions
Controller Link Support Board data link data is stored in the event memory in the
computer. Event memory is shared memory with names such as DM or CIO, and
is stored in the computer memory. Event memory recreates virtually the DM
Area and CIO Area of a PC.
Event memory can be written or read by executing the C Library data link data
read/write functions ClkWriteDatalink( ) and ClkRead Datalink( ) from the user
program.
Computer
User application
ClkWriteDatalink( )
ClkReadDatalink( )
CIO
DM
Event
memory
FinsGateway
Data link
Controller Link Support Board
PC
Controller Link Network
Data Links
