[WT-support] using LPT1 band data info on a USB to parallel adapter

[Frank Steinke]

Hi Bob,

I’m faced with the same issue since years, but found no solution so far. 
My SO2R setup is as simple as possible. Key device is a CW switch which 
passes the CW signal to radio 1 or 2, based on the radio information on 
LPT pin 14. I have no understanding to buy a MK2R+ SO2R box or something 
similar for almost 1000 € to cover just this single usecase, where the 
LPT interface cable was made in half an hour with a few parts out of the 
tinker box.

The lack of LPT ports on new computers is a mess.

73 Frank DL8WAA


Am 22.06.2018 um 02:29 schrieb Bob Wilson, N6TV:
> The short answer is no, though you can use hardware like the microHAM 
> MK2R+ SO2R box to get BCD band data onto a DB25 connector, based on 
> the frequency read from the radio's serial port (with a single USB 
> cable connection from the MK2R+ to your computer), without using the 
> LPT BCD options in Win-Test.
>
> But please share, what kind of radio are you using, and what kind of 
> device requires the BCD data?  There are probably many alternative 
> hardware solutions, including adding a LPT card to your PC.
>
> Though challenging, it's still possible to buy brand new Windows 10 
> desktop computers with real physical serial ports, or add an LPT 
> card.  But it's almost impossible to do the same with a modern 
> Notebook computer.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
> On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 4:58 PM, VE2TZT <ve2tzt at rac.ca 
> <mailto:ve2tzt at rac.ca>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     I'd like to know if it is possible to use a USB to parallel cable
>     (DB25 output) adapter to get the band data info on it.
>
>     If yes is the DLPORTFOLIO.DDL  must be used ?
>
>     73, Gilles VA2EW
>
>
>
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