The XLC4 control unit is controlled by simple ASCII commands. Operation is possible with any of the available interfaces. Any user application with access to RS232, RS485, USB and Ethernet can be used.
Different software can be used to operate the XLC4 control unit. Chromasens offers the software XLC4 Commander, to which all descriptions in this manual refer to. The freeware tool HTerm is also suitable for sending and receiving ASCII and control sequences. If the USB interface is used for serial communication, use a USB-to-Serial emulator. An applicable serial emulator driver is mchpcdc. It can be downloaded from the Microchip website.