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USB to parallel adapter with Parallel JP1 cable
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:26 pm
by vdubuclet
My new laptop does not have a parallel port. Would a usb to parallel adapter work with with my parallel JP1 cable?
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:35 pm
by The Robman
I highly doubt it. We have USB cables now.
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:17 pm
by vdubuclet
Really, not a chance, I am attached to my JP1 cable, it was my first solder project. For $15 it would be a cheaper option for those of us with parallel jp1 cables to upgrade to USB
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:09 pm
by Tommy Tyler
Can't be done. The USB port is a strictly high speed serial comm port, whereas the parallel port interface uses just a few of the pins to "bit bang" data to and from the remote's EEPROM in I2C format at relatively slow speed. It's apples and oranges.
Tommy