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specrafi
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Parallel Port Access - Help Needed

02/14/2009 5:05 AM

I want to access ( read / write) parallel port in connection with my academic project. Help is needed for software selection / programming. Can anyone help me ?
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Re: Parallel Port Access - Help Needed

02/14/2009 5:24 AM

Parallel port of what?
A PC or a microcontroller port?
Access it with what? A PC, a microcontroller? We need more information if we are to help.
Here's a picture of a CD drive which I accessed with a bow pistol

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02/14/2009 11:18 PM

You need more RAM for full access.

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02/15/2009 7:27 AM

Hello garth:

Just a little point garth........................

When you do not know what the OP is accessing from, and/or accessing to...........how can you say they need more RAM? Doesn't make sense mate.

Sorry..............

Take care...................

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02/15/2009 4:15 PM

Hello babybear,

It was a pun , RAM --- PUSH his photo did not show full penetration of the case!!

Maybe not the best answer but then neither was the photo.

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02/15/2009 10:35 PM

Hello garth,

How are you garth?

Please forgive me my friend.............? That went straight over my head. Sorry!

Perhaps you could put at the start of a post....."JOKE" is in this post OK babybear?"

Sorry mate.

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02/16/2009 9:36 AM

Hello babybear,

It was a bit ambiguous , still I had a bite.

No doubt I will probably have a lot more rocks thrown at me before I depart this forum.

All is well thankyou. I think keywalker gave a good link and specrafi should say thanks.

Just off topic has anybody heard from sparkstation? he has been off my screen for a while, I hope he is keeping well.

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02/16/2009 11:08 AM

Del-

It appears to me you are using a serial technique with a parallel device...
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02/14/2009 10:16 AM

"Reach out, reach out and touch someone"

C'mon - everybody sing along!

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02/14/2009 12:15 PM

You might find this link useful:

http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/parallel_output.html

or alternatively you might just try googling it yourself.

"parallel port software program"

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02/15/2009 8:08 AM

Your request leaves so much open that what I might say, might be completely off base, but for a CNC machine, a sourceforge program called EMC2 which runs under Linux (unbuntu), via a parallel printer port on a PC.

If you need further details, just ask.

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02/15/2009 7:09 PM

parallel port try this site?

Regards JD.
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