Any idea where I could get hold of these OCX files? I have a couple of USB printer adapters which I'd like to use as I/O Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Adam Davis" To: Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 4:01 AM Subject: Re: [PIC]: USB opportunity > The USB to centronics printer adaptors make a standard windows accesable > printer port (ECP/EPP, IIRC), and there are OCX's out there to gain > access to such a windows printer port... The only limitation being that > I've never seen USB drivers for windows 3.1, and they barely work under > win95. You'd have to adapt the centronics connector to whatever you > needed but the pinout is standard. > > Have you tried one of these adaptors? About $36 at your local computer > shop. > > -Adam > > James Newton, webmaster wrote: > > >There is a HUGE opportunity right now for a design OR production > >unit matching the following description: > > > >General purpose USP to parallel adapter with an OCX we can use in > >VB or other simple minded language on the PC under Win 3.1 > >through to XP. Just USB to a standard EPP port (8 bits of > >bi-directional data, read/write, a strobe and an ack). Anybodys > >software can then use the OCX to send or recieve data from the > >unit. This is the documentation of the interface at the parallel > >end: > >http://techref.massmind.org/techref/io/parallel/1284/eppmode.htm > > > >We have looked long and hard for a unit like this off the shelf, > >but can't find one WITH BOTH the OCX control AND EPP > >(bi-directional support). > > > >It seems like this might be something that would be of general > >use... > > > >James Newton (webmaster, former admin #3) > >http://www.piclist.com > >jamesnewton@piclist.com > >1-619-652-0593 VM > >1-208-279-8767 FAX > > > >-- > >http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > >[PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics