Kip, Would you be willing to share your module. I am in need of a similar solution. Marius
On 2012/12/28 02:54 PM, Kip Shaffer wrote: > Gene, > Not sure if you would be interested in the approach I'm using, but it > may help you or others who are in a similar predicament. > > You can use shift registers to add as many additional lines as you want. > For example, you can take 3 output lines on your parallel port, and turn > them into 8, 16, 24 or more output lines. Shift registers come in two > varieties: Serial-In Parallel-Out, which you would use to create more > output lines, and Parallel-In Serial-Out which you can use to create more > input lines. > > I wrote a HAL module to implement my setup, which uses 4 pins on the > parallel port to create 16 output and 16 input lines. I use these lines > for higher-latency signals, since it takes about 1 ms to shift all the bits > in and out. > > There is a good article explaining it here: > > http://robots.freehostia.com/Software/ShiftRegister/ShiftRegisterBody.html > > -Kip > > > On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 5:15 AM, MC Cason <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 12/28/2012 03:10 AM, Steve Blackmore wrote: >>> On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:34:37 -0500, you wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Mainly the 3 weeks to a month it takes from mainland china for delivery. >>>> But since I've decided to sacrifice the one pin I was saving for a home >>>> pin, that is the path I'll take. >>> That seems a long time? I've had several packages from China most have >>> taken 4 or 5 days, none longer than 10 days from Shanghai to my doorstep >>> in UK. They are usually in the country within 48 hours, the delays are >>> always here! >>> >>> Steve Blackmore >>> -- >> Here in the Southern part of the US, It regularly takes between 10 >> days, and 2 weeks for items to arrive from Shenzhen, or Hong Kong, >> Longer, from Shanghai, or Guandong. The latest set of boards I had >> made, were air flighted out of Hong Kong, on the 19th. According to the >> tracking number, they haven't landed yet... >> >> -- >> MC Cason - Assocaite Developer - Eagle3D >> Created by: Matthias Weißer >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Master HTML5, CSS3, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, Knockout.js, Web API and >> much more. Get web development skills now with LearnDevNow - >> 350+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. >> SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122812 >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> -- Regards / Groete Marius D. Liebenberg MasterCut cc Cel: +27 82 698 3251 Tel: +27 12 743 6064 Fax: +27 86 551 8029 Skype: marius_d.liebenberg Skype Me^(TM)! <skype:marius_d.liebenberg?call> Get Skype <http://www.skype.com/go/download> and call me for free. --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 130102-0, 2013/01/02 Tested on: 2013/01/02 09:11:40 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2013 AVAST Software. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Java SE, Java EE, Eclipse, Spring, Hibernate, JavaScript, jQuery and much more. Keep your Java skills current with LearnJavaNow - 200+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Java experts. SALE $49.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122612 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
