Hi I think the answer to the Atom puzzle is that the standard Southbridge chip has an LPT port in it. More or less they get it for the price of the connector or board header plus maybe a few protection devices.
Bob On Jan 11, 2013, at 9:18 PM, Ed Palmer <[email protected]> wrote: > A couple of years ago I bought an Intel Atom Dual Core board. It's equipped > with 2 com ports and 1 LPT port. A quick check at Newegg.com shows that > most, but not all, Atom boards (regardless of brand) still include one or two > COM ports and 1 LPT port. So, for somewhere around $100 or less you can get > a dual core processor, gigabit ethernet, onboard video, and real serial and > parallel ports. > > I use my system as my GPIB and serial port controller to collect data from > test equipment or devices like Tbolt, Z3801A, PICTIC, etc. I reserve the > onboard serial ports for critical timing applications. Other serial devices > are served through a terminal server. Works for me. > > Ed > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
