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multiple parallel ports through one connector?

on 2002-01-24 08:40:55 UTC
Hi All -

Does anyone know if it is possible to take the PC's signals from
three "parallel ports" and output them via one PCI card with a
50-pin SCSI or Centronics connector? Is such a thing available?
I am trying to get IndexerLPT set up to talk to my controller box,
and I'd like to find a cleaner way than using three separate
parallel cables, and the associated breakout boards. Each port
uses 14 pins plus ground. I know that 3 ports sounds excessive,
but to drive 4 axes and use the joystick feature with the G-code
frontend, I need 3 ports. The benefit is a lot of extra I/O.

TIA,

Carlos Guillermo
VERVE Engineering & Design

Discussion Thread

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