Hi, I've 3 WORKING LPT's and 4 serials in my WINDOWSXP-PRO computer PC = PIII 850 Mhz with only Hi speed SCSI devices otherwise this system would be to slow and I can't upgrade it because ................... NO MORE ISA-SLOTS available
All hardware is controlled via DX4WIN (and other software) LPT1 = My Call BANDDECODER + CW/PTT RIG1 LPT2 = My Call BANDDECODER + CW/PTT RIG2 LPT1 = ARSWIN motorcontrol Com1 = FT1000mp Com2 = FT920 Com3 = FSK + PTT (RTTY) PTT only when running PSK31 Com4 = UPS control In my case all works OK because the 2 LPT ADD-ON card is NOT a PCI card but still with a ISA slot. With ISA based cards you can control every setting of the LPT port PCI LPT based cards don't allow this Because IT's PnP = "Plug and PRAY" and then XP control's it Nomatter what Brand PCI-LPT add-on card on the marked now will work. Sri to say Guy ON4AOI -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Lord Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:04 PM To: 'Larry Gauthier (K8UT)'; dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Multiple parallel ports with DX4WIN and WindowsXP Larry, I've been trying to sort this one out for ages, cannot find a solution (other than to use an old comp running W95), if you get a solution, please let me know!! I have tried here in this reflector to get an answer, but to no avail. As you say XP tries to help but for ham applications/hardware, it isn't any help at all. For the record I am trying to connect ARSWIN and antanna controller to two parallel ports. With NO success, only LPT1 works. No help to you I know, but maybe someone will find a solution?? 73's and good luck Tony G8DQZ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Gauthier (K8UT) Sent: 16 December 2004 12:26 To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] Multiple parallel ports with DX4WIN and WindowsXP I have three auxilliary devices (TopTen Devices antenna switch, ARSWin antenna rotor control, WaveNode remote wattmeter) that connect to my computer via a parallel port. Two of them (TopTen and ARSWin) are controlled via settings in DX4WIN. The computer is a recent model Dell running Windows XP sp2. Unfortunately, DX4WIN ( or the control software that came with these 3 devices ) only functions when the controlled device is connected to LPT1 - the built-in motherboard LPT in the Dell. So -- ALL three devices/software work when I define them as being on LPT1; but NONE of them work when configured for either LPT ports #2 or #3. I have purchased two PCI parallel port cards - the Byte Runner (dual serial, single parallel) and the NetMOS single parallel. I have spent countless hours trying to get these additional parallel ports to resemble "legacy" parallel ports, with selectable memory addresses. Unfortunately, Windows XP wants to "help" by intervening with its virtual port addressing... which is what seems to be defeating the software in DX4WIN, ARSWin and WaveNode. My diagnosis is that although the Windows Device Manager reports that these extra ports are on LPT2 or LPT3, they are not at the expected direct memory addresses that the vendors' software expects. If anyone has successfully installed multiple parallel cards under Windows XP, and managed to get DX4WIN (or other software) to connect to those ports, I would love to hear from you. -larry K8UT _______________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win _______________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
