programming the parallel port to control device

griffmaster2005 · 02-14-2005, 04:35 AM

hi there i am new to the forum, I am working on being able to write a program in C that will allow me to control the parallel port. The reason for this is that I would like to be able to control a light bulb from the PC, thru a DAC, ADC and breadboard etc. I know that the port is 0x378 which can be set, but is there any other specific details I need to know?

Your advice and suggestions would be much appreciated.

Griffmaster

**Salem** · 02-14-2005, 05:53 AM

Search: Key Word(s): parallel, port
Oh look
How to read/write to parallel port?

griffmaster2005 · 02-14-2005, 07:15 AM

thanks for the link, i will be using windows 95/98 and MS visual studio 6 as compiler. most of the info i have found has been on linux. Just wondering if anyone has ever done this before and what the best way to approach it, have not used C to control hardware, just used it to write some simple programs.

thanks

**Salem** · 02-14-2005, 07:50 AM

So did you do the search yourself, or did you just click on the first link offered to you?

I can only assume that you gave up and posted another reply before you got to the "For Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me/Xp" part of the first link I posted.

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griffmaster2005 Griffmaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Posts: 3	programming the parallel port to control device hi there i am new to the forum, I am working on being able to write a program in C that will allow me to control the parallel port. The reason for this is that I would like to be able to control a light bulb from the PC, thru a DAC, ADC and breadboard etc. I know that the port is 0x378 which can be set, but is there any other specific details I need to know? Your advice and suggestions would be much appreciated. Griffmaster
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griffmaster2005 Griffmaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Posts: 3	thanks for the link, i will be using windows 95/98 and MS visual studio 6 as compiler. most of the info i have found has been on linux. Just wondering if anyone has ever done this before and what the best way to approach it, have not used C to control hardware, just used it to write some simple programs. thanks
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02-14-2005, 07:50 AM	#4
Salem and the hat of vanishing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The edge of the known universe Posts: 21,214	So did you do the search yourself, or did you just click on the first link offered to you? I can only assume that you gave up and posted another reply before you got to the "For Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me/Xp" part of the first link I posted. __________________ If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut. Up to 8Mb PlusNet broadband from only £5.99 a month!
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