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Parallel port
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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Hi,
Is it possible to have a parallel port in Darwin?
There's an open source App I'd like to use, but it talks to hardware through the Parallel port.
Can I get hardware that will behave as a parallel port?
Can Darwin even use a parallel port?
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Join Date: May 1999
Location: San Jose, CA
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My first thought is: What hardware is it you need to talk to?
If you're talking about some output device or other then you might be able to get away with a USB<->Parallel converter.
If it's a hardware key (dongle), I think you're out of luck. But, then again, it's an open source app, so just grab the code and uncomment the hardware key locks
I can't think of anything else that's likely to require a parallel port nowadays.
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Join Date: May 2001
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You've obviously never controlled a robot using a parallel port, blinking lights showing processor usage, or hooked up a homemade RTTY.
Parallel and serial ports have their uses, not so many they're desperately needed as PC manufacturers seem to think but they can indeed be useful. If you are building something using a BASIC stamp you don't exactly have a USB option. A UART and a 555 chip are much cheaper and easier to use than a USB controller chip, especially in low powered devices.
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