OpenCom Statement

Open an RS-232 communication port.

Syntax
OpenCom #portNumber

Parameters

portNumber

Specify the RS-232C port number to be opened as an integer value.

SPEL + Real Part

1 to 8

Windows Part

1001 to 1008

Description
You need to connect the specified RS-232C port to the controller.

To use the SPEL+ real part ports, option I/O board must be installed to the Controller.

To use Windows part ports, RC+ setting must be done. For details, refer to the description regarding RC-232C in the following manual:
"Epson RC+ User’s Guide - [Setup] Menu"

See Also
ChkCom, CloseCom, SetCom

OpenCom Statement Example

Integer PortNo

PortNo = 1001
OpenCom #PortNo
Print #PortNo, "Data from COM1"
CloseCom #PortNo