I was wondering: Has anyone tried to connect an MCP40 to a modern PC?
I assume that if the motherboard has a parallel port it's probably just making a cable with the right pins connected, but how would you do it with a PC without any parallel or serial port, like something that only has USB ?
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Re: MCP40 on a PC
I don't have MCP40 to try it, but I'm using successfully USB to Parallel converter with some old matrix printers.
This is the converter - cheap and chinese - but works.
I succeeded to use it even with an old LPT EPROM programmer.
This is the converter - cheap and chinese - but works.
I succeeded to use it even with an old LPT EPROM programmer.
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Re: MCP40 on a PC
The only MCP I have have the mecanical part broken so I haven't tested it, but yeah, the connection is basically a normal centronics port, so you can plug it to a PC without any problem.
Apart that you will need a driver...
Apart that you will need a driver...
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I have one but i've never tried it
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Re: MCP40 on a PC
Driver?Godzil wrote:The only MCP I have have the mecanical part broken so I haven't tested it, but yeah, the connection is basically a normal centronics port, so you can plug it to a PC without any problem.
Apart that you will need a driver...
Is it not just possible to send bytes to the port?
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Not directly, I mean with a real Parallel port yeah using the corresponding IO ports, on a USB adapter it's a different story.Dbug wrote:Driver?Godzil wrote:The only MCP I have have the mecanical part broken so I haven't tested it, but yeah, the connection is basically a normal centronics port, so you can plug it to a PC without any problem.
Apart that you will need a driver...
Is it not just possible to send bytes to the port?
By driver I mean some code to send data to the parallel port specifically for the printer.
It's definitely possible of course but a USB adapter is not working the same way as a standard parallel port
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