[Robotgroup] USB to LPTx legacy cable for laptops with USB only needed

[Paul Atkinson]

Andre',

I was looking at a Prop-stick and wondered if it could be programmed to act
like the USB to P-port cable you were looking for? I figure you probably
know more about the propeller than anyone I know. What do you think? I'm
guessing the host driver would be a pain...

Paul

On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 2:02 AM, Andre Lamothe <ceo at nurve.net> wrote:

> Correct. Has to support low level parallel port I/O. So I can write to
> ports
> 0x378... or rather my tools that support the parallel port can.
>
> And its not just the chip, but their needs to be a driver that makes the
> port seem as an LPTx port as well at the kernel level.
>
> Andre'
>
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> only
> needed
>
>
> so, you just need a cable that uses the PL2305 or FT245 , I get a lot of
> hits with those chips.
> Also for some reason PL2503 gets hits for parallel cables.
>
>  You do not want ones that explicitly say 'Important Technical
> Information:
> THIS DEVICE IS TO BE USED ONLY WITH PRINTERS, NO OTHER PARALLEL DEVICES
> WILL
> WORK. NOT EVEN MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICES'
>
> but then you've already found out that part.
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