1. Before Using the Product
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COM-1(PM), COM-1D(PM)
Support Software
You should use CONTEC support software according to your purpose and development environment.
Standard COM Driver Software
COM Setup Disk
(Bundled)
The purpose of this software is to allow the CONTEC serial communication PC cards to be used under Windows or
Linux in the same way as the standard COM ports on the PC. By installing additional PC cards, you can use COM ports
in the range COM1 to COM256.
The PC cards 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).
Under Linux, the serial ports are compatible with the operating system's standard tty driver. The standard routines
including open( ), close( ), read( ), write( ) are supported.
< Operating environment >
OS
Windows XP, 2000, NT, Me, 98, Linux etc..
CAUTION
Up to two cards can be installed on one PC.
Driver Software Package
API-PAC(W32)
(Available for downloading (free of charge) from the
CONTEC web site.)
API-PAC(W32) is the library software that provides the commands for CONTEC hardware products in
the form of Windows standard Win32 API functions (DLL). It makes it easy to create high-speed
application software taking advantage of the CONTEC hardware using various programming languages
that support Win32 API functions, such as Visual Basic and Visual C/C++.
It can also be used by the installed diagnosis program to check hardware operations.
CONTEC provides download services (at http://www.contec.co.jp/en/) to supply the updated drivers and
differential files.
For details, read Help on the bundled CD-ROM or visit the CONTEC’s Web site.
< Operating environment >
OS
Windows XP, 2000, NT, Me, 98, etc..
Adaptation language
Visual C/C++, Visual Basic, Delphi, Builder, etc..
Others
Each piece of library software requires 50 megabytes of free hard disk space.
CAUTION
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This library provides local routines that are specific to CONTEC (SioOpen( ), SioWrite( ), SioRead( ), SioStatus( ),
etc.). These are not compatible with the standard Win32 API communication routines (CreateFile( ) and
WriteFile( ), etc.).
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Up to two cards can be installed on one PC.
