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In <4e8344$975@unix13.u-3mrs.fr>, kris@esil.univ-mrs.fr (Christophe Cassar) writes:
>Does anybody know how to receive more than 5 information on Parallel port.

I assume that "5 information" means you want to read in more than 5 different signals from the
parallel port. In fact, there is a possibility:
You can read in 4 more signals over the connectors STROBE, AUTOFEED, RESET and SELECT_IN.
Normally these pins are used as outputs. Fortunately these outputs are "open collector".
If you program these port bits (via control port, that is ports base address + 2) to generate
high output (5V) this level is provided via pull up resistors. If your external hardware
generates enough output current to drive low level against these pull ups, you
can read the information back via status port (ports base address + 1).
Keep in mind, that STROBE, AUTOFEED and SELECT_IN are inverted:
You program must, for instance, set ctrlport, bit 0 to 0 to get 5V at the physical pin STROBE. 
If the physical pin STROBE is at 5V level, you will read statusport, bit0 to be 0 (inverted 
again!).
The RESET pin does not have this inversions, it is straight forward.

Hope this helps ...
[Jens]

Jens Berg
Hagenuk GmbH, Kiel - Germany
Phone: +49 431 8818 70020, email: berg@hagenuk.de
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