A null modem cable wont be any good as they will have RX & TX crossed, and is primarily a cable for serial use.
You will need a cable that has ALL 25 pins connected (one to one), some dodgy parallel cables may have the GND lines all connected together. Here's one from element14: https://nz.element14.com/multicomp/spc20023/computer-cable-parallel-10ft-gray/dp/1189912?ost=1189912 http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1657741.pdf On 7/11/20 1:10 pm, andrew beck wrote:
hey everyone I found that I am missing a parallel port cable for between one of my mesa 5i25 and 7i77 cards I am in new zealand and don't really want to buy a cable from america as shipping is heaps just for a cable. if I buy one locally what am I looking for? here are some options pbtech parallel port cable <https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/CABDNX1024/Dynamix-C-NM25-FF-2M-Null-Modem-Cable-DB25-FF> I have heard that you can't use just any parallel port cable as some have the wires crossed inside regards Andrew _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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