On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:12:31 +0000 "Tim Ellison" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here is the "deal". Most new parallel ports are not fully compliant > with IEEE 1284; they are compliant enough to connect your PC to a > printer with a parallel or Centronics interface. They are designed > just to drive printers and not all of the data lines (pins) are > enabled. In addition, there is a voltage requirement too (+/- 5VDC) > and very few are compliant with that either, making using them to > control a SDR-1000 a bit of a challenge (assuming a 32-bit OS, of > course). > > When you tell support you are "bit banging" the parallel interface, > their 20 something eyes glaze over and they are looking on the App > Store for an app for that. :-) > > -Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Sent: > Tuesday, December 28, 2010 2:28 PM To: Flex Edge > Subject: [FlexEdge] Parallel Ports > > Steve > > I've tried both the SIIG 2S1P "Combo-Value" P/N JJ-P21111S-5 > www.siig.com and Locrest 1-P, P/N SY-PCI10004 www.locrest.com > > So far SIIG has been the most responsive when I informed them that > the driver does not work. They ask me which printer I was using and I > explained that I was using BCD output to drive relays - (DDUtil) Well > I'm not sure but I think the tech. had a blank look on his face. > Anyway the e-mails have been going on for about 6 weeks and nothing > resolved - I'm guessing I'm the only one saying there is a problem - > so I don't expect much. According to device manager the SIIG chip is > by MosChip but I do not know which one. > > The Locrest board uses a IOC 835ER-AA > > I currently have the SIIG board in the system as that seems the most > promising (it works with win XP- and I have a dual boot system). As > I indicated I currently am using this board with DDUtil. I do not > know of any other software to try the board with. If you can suggest > something I would be happy to try it and report back. > > > Don kd6hq > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It > is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and > experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software. > > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It > is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and > experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software. I have been using a SIIG Cyber I/O PCI Card Model JJ-P11012-S6 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815150098 With winXP 32 bit to control my SDR1000. they list a win7/64 bit driver. http://www.siig.com/Files/Drivers/0006/02-0273C.exe I haven't tried testing in my win7/64 box though. the card works fine as both a serial port and parallel port with the sdr1k. I've been meaning to try it on the other box but it means tearing down a large part of my station to get both pc's dug out to do the swap if anyone really interested i'll move it to the top of my to do list. _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
