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Questions tagged [lpt]

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How to wire the LPT and COM port headers on a motherboard?

I would like to add an LPT and a COM port to my computer. The board has no LPT or COM port on the I/O panel on the back. However, there are LPT and COM port headers on the board. You can see these pictured in the image below. So instead of buying…
Samir
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How to print from old computers that have only a serial or parallel port, using modern printers (like thermal printers)?

Old computers and devices have no USB support so they can only output via LPT or serial port. New printers are either wireless or use USB, and require a computer to translate the data coming from old computers. As such if you have many old computers…
rataplan
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Communicating with the LPT port through USB adapter

I have a proprietary hardware which accepts input on the parallel port. The problem is the PC which needs to communicate with the hardware doesn't have a parallel port and I can't change it's configuration. I have an USB to LPT adapter, but the…
alex_and_ra
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Printing from DosBOX on USB-Printer: layout messed up

my father is still using a very old DOS application and I'm in charge to make it run on newer systems. Right now I have the problem that I want to print, but the program only supports direct printing to LPT1-3. I installed an DosBOX SVN (ykhwong,…
Rincewind
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How do I Simulate a LPT Printer to a legacy 16b MS-DOS PC from a Host PC

I have to simulate a LPT Printer for a legacy PC on 16b running MS DOS, from another host pc running windows, in order to capture the print job and further process it. There is no access to the legacy PC. Only physical access to the LPT port. The…
Vladds7
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Parallelize USB data? Or simply use LPT?

I need to generate a simple system in which host computer interrupts lead out to a non-standard RJ-45 connection (6 pins in binary on/off state) that can be triggered with little latency. The only outputs available on the host is an ethernet…
Hoon
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Local printer port using system variable as a counter

Anyone know of a way to set a local printer port to use a system variable or some form of method to create a counter or unique identifier. I currently have a printer setup where I have a new port as \\someserver\share\printjob.pcl This then creates…
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Is it possible to use USB print server with LPT printer using LPT/USB adapter?

I would like to share my old Laserjet 6P printer (LPT only) in home network. The printer is really old but still working well and enough for our needs. However I do not want to buy LPT print server as it is more difficult to buy any and in case of…
Juhele
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Windows Update not working in the Windows 8 Add Printer dialog

I am trying to add a legacy LPT EPSON printer to my Windows 8 system, but it isn't listed in the base list in the Add Printer dialog (the one which opens when I choose to add the printer manually). The problem is, when I click the Windows Update…
vgru
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LPT Sound Interface

I am wanting to run two ZX Spectrum (a home computer that was popular during the '80s & '90s) emulator programs (one called Z80 by Gerton Lunter and another called Warajevo) in the "ykhowong" version of DOSBox. The eumulator programs communicate…
Ælfstangard
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Able to setup printer to use LPT1: in Win10 even though port doesn't exist but can't access LPT1?

I have Win10 x64 Pro. The system doesn't have any COM or LPT ports, yet when I look at printer properties I have all the normal LPT1->LPT3, and COM1->COM4. I assigned the ABS PDF Driver v400 to LPT1: presuming that attempting to write to LPT1…
user3161924
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Connect LPT printer to serial port

I have a printer with LPT port and it needs to be connected to serial COM1 port via adapter. Printer output is being rerouted to serial port COM1 with a command: mode LPT1=COM1 mode COM1: 9600,n,8,1 and nothing is comming out. Is this possible to…
Hrvoje T
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Consuming parallel (LPT) communication

I have a hardware device that outputs textual data via Parallel port (DB25) to a printer. What I would like to do is to consume this data into my application (preferably with a USB cable). I've purchased an LPT2USB cable and tried some other…
Yoav
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Can DB9 send data to another DB9 and DB25 together?

I have been asked to create a connection that would send data from a device to computer via DB9 connector. There it will be processed by our application. The same data should also be sent to a printer using LPT (DB25). I have been looking around…
user358980
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How can I simulate a USB printer to LPT on Linux?

I have an Intermec printer connected on an USB port to my computer, the computer doesn't have a parallel port. I want to send some raw commands to the printer, the printer interprets the file send as commands only if it is send on the parallel port…
Mihai Crăiță
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