◄Up► ◄Next► ◄Previous► ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The Microsoft Windows communications driver provides a set of functions that Windows can use to open communication ports, set communication configurations, read and write characters, and retrieve error and status information. This topic describes the communication-driver functions. The following topics provide useful information about the communication driver: ◄About the Communications Driver► ◄Base Address and IRQ Selection► ◄16550a UART FIFO Buffer► ◄CommWriteString and EnableNotification Functions► ◄Communication Escapes► ◄Baud Rate Indexes► ◄Communication Functions and Structures► ♦