[Dx4win] ByteRunner LPT port problems

[Mel Martin]

I can only share my experience...

I have a Lava card with an extra LPT port...

That does not work either under XP, though it worked fine under Win98.

In my case I use the motherboard LPT port for switch control and the Lava
for printing. A second LPT card may be a problem...

Does ARSWin not support serial port control? All the rotor controls I'm
familiar with use a COM port.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Gauthier (K8UT)" <K8UT@chartermi.net>
To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 07:53
Subject: [Dx4win] ByteRunner LPT port problems


> I am trying to make DX4WIN control two parallel devices from my Dell/WinXP
> computer - a TopTen Devices remote antenna switch and an ARSWin rotor
> control. I added a ByteRunner 2xSerial-1xParallel card to my PC, and the
> ByteRunner serial ports (used for CI-V interface, CW and RTTY) are working
> properly.
>
> However - the ByteRunner parallel port is not working. DX4WIN/TopTen and
> ARSWin both work fine when using LPT1 (the built-in LPT port), but NEITHER
> program works when trying to use ByteRunner's LPT2.
>
> This card is out of warranty, so my only solution is buying a new card.
> Before I spend more money on a replacement ByteRunner, can anyone out
there
> confirm that they are successfully using a ByteRunner card for LPT control
> with DX4WIN on Windows XP? I see (on the ByteRunner web site) that they
now
> sell a simple, USB-to-LPT cable -- has anyone tried that?
>
> Or, if you are successfully controlling DX4WIN or ARSWin with another
> expansion card, please advise me of the product you are using.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -larry
> K8UT
>
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