view parallel port output????

[AntunB]

to can use hyperterminal to view what is sent to a serial port


what can u use for a parallel port???

i want to test a device and to do that i want to see if it outputs anything

thansk

 

[edfair]

printer. voltmeter. logic probe. parallel to serial converter and hyperterminal.
Personal choice is the parallel to serial converter into a laptop using DOS terminal emulation software.

Ed Fair
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[AntunB]

thanks

but i hav a barcode scanner that has a serial port connection, and it works fine


however we use dumb terminals with no serial port only parallel

so i want to put a serial >> parallel connector and test it on a windows machine to see if it works

 

[edfair]

I'm not sure what you are saying. It sounds like you want to test the dumb terminal as that is the only parallel port you mention. That will be an output only port and I use a parallel to serial to dump to the screen of my laptop. I have also used the same converter to a second terminal.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.

 

[ceh4702]

Most device drivers for printers on a parallel port can test for 2-way communication.

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