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Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Winwods NT

Posted by Jon Elson
on 2002-05-21 10:35:49 UTC
"sdiken.rm" wrote:

> I am sending signals to parallel port and with a driver I am turning
> step motors. I am using windows 98 at home, but in firm I have
> Windows NT. So parallel port seems to be die. Any opinion?

There is software called DirectIO that allows old software, even
DOS programs, to access the parallel port on NT, Win2000, etc.
systems. But, don't expect it to work well for motion control, as
Windows is in control of the time slicing, so it is far from real
time.

Jon

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sdiken.rm 2002-05-21 09:03:53 UTC Winwods NT Jon Elson 2002-05-21 10:35:49 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Winwods NT Bill Vance 2002-05-21 11:02:28 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Winwods NT vavaroutsos 2002-05-21 16:54:53 UTC Re: Winwods NT gittt2000 2002-05-22 10:09:28 UTC Re: Winwods NT