The Lightolier Compose PLC Communications Card permits direct communication to the Compose PLC Firewall. The CPLCOMM Card will transmit all commnads received on it's RS232 Interface to the RS485 Network. It will also echo commands and responses on the RS-485 Netwrork to the RS232 Interface.The Compose PLC Protocol is designed around a simple ASCII command Set. The CPLCOMM card has been programmed to isolate the Computer and act as a gateway to the proprietary RS485 Network.