Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] How many LPT ports from a PCI slot?

I was going to suggest to that you see if Indexer will fire data thru that
PCI method.

Chris L

ccs@... wrote:

> > How many parallel ports can be accessed from one PCI slot? I have
> > seen 2 parallel ports on one card, but can you get 3? I'm
> > wondering if I could somehow get one of those all-in-one PC's with
> > a single PCI slot, to work with IndexerLPT, which will need 3
> > parallel ports. Actually making/obtaining the card is another
> > issue....
>
> Short answer: NONE
>
> PCI parallel ports are not real parallel ports. They require special
> software support and so you have to check with your control program
> vendor to see if the specific board you wish to use is supported.
>
> Chris
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