Re: (slightly OT:) Parallel port question

From: Groepaz (groepaz_at_gmx.net)
Date: 2003-10-15 01:50:42

On Tuesday 14 October 2003 20:02, Gianmario.Scotti@nokia.com wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ext Rainer Buchty [mailto:buchty@cs.tum.edu]
> > Sent: 14 October, 2003 01:24
> > To: cbm-hackers@cling.gu.se
> > Subject: RE: (slightly OT:) Parallel port question
> >
> >
> > Why would you need a hardware hack to do so? The STROBE line
> > is bit0 of
> > the control register
>
> It is? So, you can freely set that bit? I admit ignorance of this.
> Well, if that's the case, then probably there isn't a 100% foolproof
> solution.

if you dont use BIOS calls (IRQs), but program the parallelport directly
using raw port access, you can ofcourse set the pins however you like...
check 8055 datasheet :)

gpz


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