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7. Software interfaces to EasyPort USB
Software interfaces to EasyPort USB
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The lowest level is a command interpreter. The command interpreter
knows all the commands that can be executed by the EasyPort USB.
Direct communication with EasyPort USB and execution of the desired
commands is possible with the help of a terminal program, for example
the Windows HyperTerminal.
ActiveX control is used as an interface for programming the EasyPort
USB. It can be added to software projects as a COM object. The only
prerequisite is that the utilised software supports the COM port. This is
the case for programming languages such as Visual Basic and C++. It is
also offered by programs for measured value recording and evaluation
such as LabVIEW, as well as visualisation systems.
If you use EasyPort USB in combination with other Festo Didactic
products, communication between them is easy to establish. The EzOPC
server, a program with graphic user interface, is used to do this.
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