JP1 Remotes

d_hoenich · Joined: 18 Nov 2003 Posts: 5

IR uses a driver that allows versions of Windows above 98 to directly access the parallel port. I have recently moved to XP at home and am thinking of doing the same on a laptop at work. The only issue is that I have an EPROM programmer (Pocket Programmer by Intronics) that is DOS based only. Works fine under a DOS window in 98, but it isn't going to work with XP. Is there a way to load this same driver with a command prompt in XP that would allow me to use this device with XP? Any suggestions? I gues I could do a dual boot thing or boot off a floppy when I wanted to burn an EPROM, but I do that several times during the day and it would be too inconvenient. I know this isn't a JP1 question, but I haven't seen a different driver that worked like that.

BTW, Thank you very much Rob for the Apex 1100 protocol that gets rid of the shift key. Made my life much nicer.

Dennis

johnsfine · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 11:48 am Post subject:

I never figured out how to integrate one of those drivers with an application, so when I need direct I/O access I use the allowio program that does the same job in a command prompt form. For my use that has been less convenient. But for your request I think it is a perfect fit.

Allowio is part of Craig Peacock's PortTalk package
http://www.beyondlogic.org/porttalk/porttalk.htm

d_hoenich · Joined: 18 Nov 2003 Posts: 5

Thank you very much. I'll see if this will work for me. Sounds promising at least.

Dennis