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PCOMM32PRO
INTRODUCTION TO USER MANUAL
About PComm32PRO
The Delta Tau PComm32PRO Communication Driver is a set of more than 400 functions written as a
development tool for the creation of PMAC applications on Windows 98/ME/2000 and XP. The routines
were designed with robustness, speed and portability in mind. PComm32PRO may be used by all PMAC
types.
Methods of communication include the bus (ISA and PCI), Dual Ported RAM, Serial, USB and Ethernet.
PComm32PRO is compatible with the 32 bit Borland and Microsoft development products, which
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Microsoft Visual C/C++
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Microsoft Visual Basic
Borland Delphi
Borland C++ Builder
This manual assumes that you know Windows basics and general programming practices.
A Global View of the Library
PComm32PRO can be used for Windows 98/ME/2000 and XP application development. Use of this
driver is the same regardless of what operating system is in use.
PComm32PRO itself consists of three sets of files.
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PCOMM32.DLL - A 32-bit DLL.
PMACx.SYS (where x = ISA, SER, PCI, ETH, or USB, USBL and USBT) - Windows 98/ME or
Windows 2000/XP kernel drivers.
PMACx.INF (where x = ISA, SER, PCI, or USB) - Windows Setup Information files.
PMACSERVER.EXE - Running in the background when any application is communicating to the
PMAC.
USBCONFIGURE.EXE and ETHCONFIGURE.EXE - responsible for configuration of the USB and
Ethernet communication boards (including loading the appropriate firmware and assignment of an IP
address [Ethernet] or Serial number [USB] along with other settings such as ACC54E, PC104,
QMAC or CPCI baords and creating other related registry values.) For Ethernet mode of
communication, the choice between TCP and UDP modes of communication is also provided by
ETHCONFIGURE.EXE.
Introduction
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