Re: gecko for notebook

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., JanRwl@A... wrote:

> In a message dated 9/17/2002 10:28:55 PM Central Standard Time,
> alex0young@y... writes:
>
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> > How do I control a gecko driver from a notebook with very limited
> > ports? From where can I get the +5V for the gecko?
>
> Then test your "notebook" to see if it can SOURCE 15 mA per bit,

and strap

> the Gecko jumpers for +ve INPUTS, common ground.

How does one test to see if the port can source >15mA?

> Isn't there a "serial port" or an "external video port" or "joy-

stick port"

> in addition to the LPT-1? The S.port has +5 VDC!!! Enough for

this

> purpose.

Is the serial port the one one normally use for a serial mouse, one
which nearly every computer has? I thought only the game port has
that +5V. If it is the serial port for the mouse, which pin is the
+5V?

Thanks,

Alex

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