What have any Google searches turned up? I found http://bigasterisk.com/projects/parallel, which seems to fit your need, even has a GUI if you want to use it. Be sure to let us know what you end up using, it be interesting to find out.
Jeremiah E. Bess Network Ninja, Penguin Geek, Father of four On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 03:43, David Timothy Roberts < david.timothy.robe...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am trying to build a robot using an older laptop and some automobile > windshield wiper motors. I have Debian Linux (Lenny) installed on the > laptop and intend on using SSH over WiFi to communicate with the > laptop on board the robot. > > The wiper motors are 12 volts. > > I'm interested in using the parallel port of the laptop to power > mechanical switches to control the wiper motors. It wouldn't actually > power the motor, just the switches to turn the motors on and off. > > I was wondering if anyone's had experience using the parallel port to > communicate with switches and if so, how to accomplish this in Linux? > > Thanks. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri > Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rulesor > http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rules or http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf)
