On Friday 28 December 2012 08:51:33 Kip Shaffer did opine: Great Kip, bookmarked FFR. Thanks.
> Gene, > Not sure if you would be interested in the approach I'm using, but it > may help you or others who are in a similar predicament. > > You can use shift registers to add as many additional lines as you want. > For example, you can take 3 output lines on your parallel port, and > turn them into 8, 16, 24 or more output lines. Shift registers come in > two varieties: Serial-In Parallel-Out, which you would use to create > more output lines, and Parallel-In Serial-Out which you can use to > create more input lines. > > I wrote a HAL module to implement my setup, which uses 4 pins on the > parallel port to create 16 output and 16 input lines. I use these lines > for higher-latency signals, since it takes about 1 ms to shift all the > bits in and out. > > There is a good article explaining it here: > > http://robots.freehostia.com/Software/ShiftRegister/ShiftRegisterBody.ht > ml > > -Kip > > On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 5:15 AM, MC Cason <farmerboy1...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > On 12/28/2012 03:10 AM, Steve Blackmore wrote: > > > On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:34:37 -0500, you wrote: > > >> Mainly the 3 weeks to a month it takes from mainland china for > > >> delivery. But since I've decided to sacrifice the one pin I was > > >> saving for a home pin, that is the path I'll take. > > > > > > That seems a long time? I've had several packages from China most > > > have taken 4 or 5 days, none longer than 10 days from Shanghai to > > > my doorstep in UK. They are usually in the country within 48 hours, > > > the delays are always here! > > > > > > Steve Blackmore > > > -- > > > > > Here in the Southern part of the US, It regularly takes between 10 > > > > days, and 2 weeks for items to arrive from Shenzhen, or Hong Kong, > > Longer, from Shanghai, or Guandong. The latest set of boards I had > > made, were air flighted out of Hong Kong, on the 19th. According to > > the tracking number, they haven't landed yet... > > > > -- > > MC Cason - Assocaite Developer - Eagle3D > > Created by: Matthias WeiŁer > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- Master HTML5, CSS3, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, Knockout.js, Web API > > and much more. Get web development skills now with LearnDevNow - > > 350+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and > > experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122812 > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ Master HTML5, CSS3, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, Knockout.js, Web API and > much more. Get web development skills now with LearnDevNow - > 350+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and > experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122812 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> is up! Happiness, n.: An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" I was taught to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder to find any... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master HTML5, CSS3, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, Knockout.js, Web API and much more. Get web development skills now with LearnDevNow - 350+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122812 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
