Re: Parallel port pinouts

["Ed Okerson" <eokerson-at-fw.telenic.net>]

Paul,

I don't mind hacking code, in fact I wrote the telephony subsystem in the
Linux kernel.  I just wondered if it was already configurable in the ini
file.  It appears some other things use an INDEX setting in the ini file for
that.  Maybe we should add configuration options for that as well.

Ed Okerson


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul" <paul.corner-at-tesco.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <emc-at-nist.gov>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: Parallel port pinouts


>
>
> Hi Ed
>
> Yes, EMC can be forced in to using different pins on the parallel port -
BUT
> it has to be done at the source code level. If you are reluctant to hack
and
> recompile the code, the easiest option is probably a small DB25 jumper
box.
> Maplin in the UK sell them, and I suspect Radio Shack in the USA would
have
> something similar.
>
> Regards, Paul.
>
>
> On Saturday 10 November 2001  3:29 pm, Ed Okerson wrote:
> > Can EMC be made to use the same pins on the parallel port for the same
> > functions as Dancam?  I am hooking up a Dan Mauch stepper driver and it
> > says to use Dancam, but I don't have Dancam, and EMC is already
installed
> > on my machine.  Do I need to rewire the cable to the parallel port, or
can
> > it be done in the ini file?
> >
> > Ed Okerson
>