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phattyguy

Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:45 pm


Parallel port drivers

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Does anyone know where to download a parallelport driver? and does anyone know how to check which pins are get pins? My teacher mentioned that the get pins vary from computer to computer.


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HeavenAgain

Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:50 pm


RE:Parallel port drivers

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uh, i just went to google, first thing i found was [url=http://www.expnet.com/know.nsf/0/422c3e5aebef4ec585256af600658cbf?OpenDocument]this
and also, for which pin is which... i think you gotta test it out on a breadboard, because theres not "colour coding" for the pins, and its best if you get a tape and label each pin, if i remembered correctly there should be some useless pins.... 
anyways, have fun ;)


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phattyguy

Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:13 pm


Re: Parallel port drivers

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Haha, awesomee. Thanks.  I was starting to get bored of this assignment too. Do you know if the buffer chip is really nessesary to prevent damage?


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HeavenAgain

Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:24 pm


RE:Parallel port drivers

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for something simple like an LED, i doubt anything bad would happen, but for example, if you uses motor.... or things like that, i remember those things are dangerous to play around with, you dont wanna bust your motherboard, so on the safe side, just use the chip, because you do not **** up your mother board... :)


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phattyguy

Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:49 pm


RE:Parallel port drivers

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Ahh, super, thankss. =D