This one is available at fry's and claims full compatibility with the standard:<div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-GUC1284B-USB-Parallel-Adapter/dp/B00018RT1E">http://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-GUC1284B-USB-Parallel-Adapter/dp/B00018RT1E</a> </div>
<div><br></div><div>Its $25 at frys though. At least they have a good return policy.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 1:48 PM, bandit <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bandit@cruzio.com" target="_blank">bandit@cruzio.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The converters you can find via a google search claim to *only* work on a<br>
printer, and nothing else. Several of the negative reviews I read on such<br>
products seem to bear this out.<br>
(I was looking for one to control an EPROM burner.)<br>
<br>
If you can make the PC side driver into an HID driver (ie you own the PC<br>
side), I suggest a teensy 2.0 ++ ... I found it very easy to get the HID<br>
example and driver working. I can supply you with example code (all open<br>
source) if you wish. Then you can bit-bang the teensy ports to the printer<br>
port as you need. The CPU is at 16 MHz, so it should be fast enough.<br>
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> Thank you for the reply, Gopiballava.<br>
><br>
</div><div class="im">> However, I don't think Arduino-parallel converter can be used in a<br>
> situation that I need it to control MAXNC CNC machine in realtime, from<br>
> EMC2/Axis software on my laptop. Can it?<br>
><br>
</div><div class="im">> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Gopiballava Flaherty<br>
> <<a href="mailto:gopiballava@gmail.com">gopiballava@gmail.com</a><br>
>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> If you have access to the source and are willing to hack a bit, you<br>
>> could<br>
>> probably easily make an Arduino be a USB to parallel converter.<br>
>><br>
>> The Arduino wouldn't be an official USB to parallel converter, but would<br>
>> let modified software on the laptop talk to a simple app on the Arduino<br>
>> that would twiddle the right pins.<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks,<br>
>><br>
>> gopi@iPhone<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Jun 26, 2012, at 17:06, Hao <<a href="mailto:hao@dorabot.com">hao@dorabot.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Or, any noisebridger know how to make one?<br>
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