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    Windows XP doesn't allow to directly access the parallel port so we have to use third party drivers which opens the specific ports. Generally the address of the parallel port is 0x378-0x37F. If not the check its address in the specific port properties in device manager.

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    Windows XP doesn't allow to directly access the parallel port so we have to use third party drivers which opens the specific ports. Generally the address of the parallel port is 0x378-0x37F. If not the check its address in the specific port properties in device manager.

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    Windows XP doesn't allow to directly access the parallel port so we have to use third party drivers which opens the specific ports. Generally the address of the parallel port is 0x378-0x37F. If not the check its address in the specific port properties in device manager.

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    Parallel port tutorial

    Male Connector Æ

    D0 – D7 Data pins (8)


    S3 – S7 Status pins (5)
    C0 – C4 control pins (4)
    Rest all pins are grounded

    Female connector Æ
    (on computer)

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    Robotics Club
    Sending Commands to the Port:

    „ Sending commands involves only the


    data pins [D0 to D7 ]
    „ #include <dos.h>
    void main(){
    outportb(0x378,0xFF);}
    „ (FF)16 = (1111 1111)2

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    Robotics Club
    Sending Commands to the Port:

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    Robotics Club
    Connect to motor: H bridge circuit
    5V (for IC)

    12V (for motor)

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    Robotics Club L293D
    Driving the DC motor:

    outportb(0x378,0x00);--------- STOP MOTOR


    outportb(0x378,0x03);--------- STOP MOTOR Break!
    outportb(0x378,0x01);--------- MOVE MOTOR(CCW)
    outportb(0x378,0x02);--------- MOVE MOTOR(CW) .
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    Robotics Club
    Some tips
    „ Windows XP doesn’t allow to directly access
    the parallel port so we have to use third party
    drivers which opens the specific ports.
    „ One such software is Userport.
    http://www.embeddedtronics.com/public/Electronics/minidaq/userport/UserPort.zip

    „ Generally the address of the parallel port is


    0x378-0x37F.
    „ If not the check its address in the specific
    port properties in device manager.
    Copyright ® IIT Guwahati
    Robotics Club

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