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01/16/07 04:45
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#130843 - Programming the PC
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Hi Ellappan,

How you access a particular hardware port, or how you enumerate the available ports on a given PC for that matter, depends very much on which operating system you are running.

If you are running Wondows 9x, NT, me, XP or whatever, then you will need to access the hardware port via a DCB (Data Control Block). You can look up information on doing so on a forum dedicated to such matters. And then, once you've regained your sanity, you can buy a SiLabs CP2102 UART to USB bridge and save yourself a whole heap of headache and trouble.

If you're running DOS then it becomes a much simpler proposition, but I'm afraid it's been far too long since I've dealt with it to be of much help.

So what operating system are you running?

Joe

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doubt about ports            01/01/70 00:00      
   and one more doubt            01/01/70 00:00      
   Programming the PC            01/01/70 00:00      
   Off Topic            01/01/70 00:00      
      Wrong forum            01/01/70 00:00      
   Win ports            01/01/70 00:00      
      Bad practice...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Bad practice            01/01/70 00:00      
            some thoughts            01/01/70 00:00      
   Do not hard-code adresses!            01/01/70 00:00      
   You need to tell us more ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      MS-DOS            01/01/70 00:00      
         why?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Misunderstanding ?            01/01/70 00:00      
               Not quite so            01/01/70 00:00      
               a parallel in '51            01/01/70 00:00      
            Sharing            01/01/70 00:00      
         OK, the sad facts            01/01/70 00:00      
         MS-DOS will allow and do anything the PC can do            01/01/70 00:00      
            ...and the reason is ...            01/01/70 00:00      
               If Windows were truly multi-user/multitasking ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  it's broken            01/01/70 00:00      
               So much for the "Good Old Days"            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Yes, and the ones that worked, worked really well            01/01/70 00:00      
                     The Right one            01/01/70 00:00      

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