Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Parallel port device | Date | Sat, 21 Aug 1999 22:41:13 +0100 | From | Philip Blundell <> |
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>I think that you can hold the bits high on the parallel port (not sure about >that), but maybe not through the existing parport driver (also not sure).
In SPP mode, the parallel port behaves just like an 8-bit latch for the data lines, a separate 5-bit latch for the control lines and a few status bits. If you set a bit in one of the latches it will remain set until you clear it. The parport driver does provide this functionality.
p.
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