* Fernando Gleiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-08-03 13:04 -0300]: > I need to control some external hardware with a small program in > FreeBSD. I thought about using the 8 data bits of the parallel port > for sending the control bits to the hardware. > The hardware is a very simple combinational logic, triggered by level, > I don't need any flow control or such. > > The soft opens /dev/lpt0 and then writes whatever value is needed (i.e, > if I need the 2 lsb to be high and the rest low, I write 0x3)
Wouldn't ppi(4) fit your needs better? Nicolas _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
