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Got it to work and include that in my corrected version for download from my website.

I managed to find the correct setup file elsewhere and

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Issues with the softwareДЇirst issue is when pyparallel-0.2.zip is downloaded from and unzipped the install will fail. Next one will still need to be a member group lp if it's there: $ sudo adduser whoever lpД®ven if the module is removed to allow access to the parallel port one must still be a member of group lp or operate as root. Open the following with a text editor such as leafpad: $ sudo leafpad /etc/rc.localДЄdd before 0: ' rmmod lp' save and close. Next we must gain access to the parallel port by removing module lp: $ sudo rmmod lp To have ppdev loaded on bootup (if you had to load it) do the following with your favorite text editor: $ sudo leafpad /etc/module This is default with most 2.6 and later Linux kernels. If it isn't there then 'sudo modprobe ppdev'. See Live Linux Distro for Using Printer Port with ElectronicsД¬heck to see if /dev/parport0 exists with your file manager.

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Update August 2104: a Linux live DVD is now available to allow one to experiment and use the programs presented here without installation to one's computer. Setup for use of parallel port under Python

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I chose this obsolete machine to demonstrate how to reuse an older computer. It worked a little better than Raspberry Pi. In this demo I used a circa 2002 Dell Optiplex Gx50 with 512K of RAM. Read how to setup Raspberry Pi on my website for more information on Linux. I'll assume the user has some knowledge of Linux but I'll walk the process through step by step. I design my programs to work across multiple platforms with minimal use of special libraries. In fact the Python programs I wrote for this with modifications will work on Raspberry Pi as far as the hardware interface. The screens look and operate identical to my Raspberry Pi system. I stayed with Debian based distributions and chose light weight systems such as Sparky Linux or Chrunchbang.

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Another advantage is these machines include real serial ports which we can use with python pyserial.

In using an older PC or even a new one I employ the very same fast desktop system I created for the Raspberry Pi and the setup of the system is nearly identical. (Above) Here in this series we will learn how to read an external analog voltage and operate a LCD display by using python's bitwise operators. There are even modules to allow use of I2C which I won't go into. The advantage over the Raspberry Pi is a more powerful real computer, more I/O, 5-volt TTL level inputs/outputs, real data storage, and greater computing power. These are all at standard TTL 5-volt levels so we don't deal with the 3-volt mess from Raspberry Pi. This includes an 8-bit output data port, five individual input lines and four additional output lines. Using a Python module known as pyparallel we can access the 17 I/O pins on the printer port connector. I've even used it under GW Basic and Borland C++ for DOS.ДOS is long gone, Windows XP forward is a mess, but Linux is here to stay. This can be tapped into to control external hardware in DOS, Windows, and Linux. The IBM PC has been around close to three decades and most older machines have a printer port. While the Raspberry Pi is the rave for learning Python and interfacing hardware, a much better alternative is sitting in most people's closets. Here we will learn how to use the IBM PC printer port to control external hardware.

Hardware Review Connecting PC Parallel Ports.

Salvage, Test 2012 AAEON EMB-B75A Industrial Motherboard.

Presario 1999 CM1001 Gaming Computer Salvage.

For an updated and better way to program a printer port see the following:

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