Printer port to control other devices GPIO

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MozOz

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Printer port to control other devices GPIO

« on: December 26, 2017, 08:39:46 am »

how to control the printer port for the use of resetting modems and other devices
and the reading the port for feedback

« Last Edit: December 26, 2017, 09:11:34 am by MozOz »

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fabian

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Re: Printer port to control other devices

« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2017, 09:14:59 am »

If you are looking for a CLI tool, I usually use minicom for RS-232 communication on Linux - It is available for FreeBSD too:
https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?minicom
It might work with a parallel port too.

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MozOz

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Re: Printer port to control other devices GPIO

« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2017, 09:41:16 am »

looked around for minicom parallel port looks like mostly RS232

i found this
https://numato.com/product/8-channel-usb-gpio-module-with-analog-inputs
they also have eg code
maybe can adopt it
https://numato.com/product/8-channel-usb-gpio-module-with-analog-inputs
using Python

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