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Hoagie_one:

--- Quote from: cholin on March 08, 2005, 05:46:09 pm ---Last time I checked...it was for sale too...

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That is correct sir

ShinAce:
I saw the LPT switch thread, great read. But there are a few problems. First, I want the LPT to control the switches(ie, another encoder), not the other way around. Can the lpt WRITE to pins 1-10? If so, I can use the switch to get more lines, but that's it.

Secondly, the driver for that switch will also be backwards, so I still need to write my own driver.

Back to square 1.

Hoagie_one:
i see, you want software to operate switches.  To what end?

ShinAce:
For making combo videos. I need to be able to do 1 thing. Hold a button for a certain amount of time (x/60 sec). But I also need to access all buttons at once(or rather, within 1/60 of a second).

It will be controlling encoders for various systems, which are active low. So all I need to do is pull the proper pin to gnd at the right time. But the question is, which pins on the LPT are capable of transmitting? And secondly, where to find info on writing programs that transmit via the LPT.

The reason I want to do it this way is because it would become a universal programmer that I can use on just about any joystick.

Hoagie_one:
i dont get it...but good luck with it

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