On Sat, 24 Aug 2002, Rodrigo Real wrote:

>Hi Russell
>
>
>Maybe I my explanation was not clear, I am not very good in english.
>
>My problem, by now, is to capture the PRN file, if I had the PRN file
>I could use the software you suggested, and probably I would like to
>have it.

Try to manipulate the READY/BUSY signal with a flipflop instead of that
complex NZ project. You'd clear the BUSY signal and the machine would set
it with a STB. Then you can read 8 bits and clear the flipflop again.
This could be done directtly with a PIC. If the machine ignores READY then
you have a problem. But I've never seen anything drive a pp that ignores
the READY/BSY signal.

Peter

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